nethngbtstk
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Yeah i definitely like that idea. Next snow fall Ill take her to parking lot and let her get the feel of controlled wheel spin. Get her confidence up. that’s will help a lot cause I think she’s just scared more than anything
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Yeah i definitely like that idea. Next snow fall Ill take her to parking lot and let her get the feel of controlled wheel spin. Get her confidence up. that’s will help a lot cause I think she’s just scared more than anything
If you can, take her to the Bridgestone winter driving school. They are a Blast and everyone will learn something.
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Casper421
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Mud tires suck in snow due to siping. You get better traction from snow on snow rather than rubber on snow. Most BF KO's sizes are extreme snow rated and have the snowflake. They "get by" but I wouldn't get them specifically for snow.
nethngbtstk
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Haha thats awesome on the home page its got 4runners slidding around. Very cool find thank you!! Have you done this??
Yeah I have done it twice with the Audi club. It was a blast.
flnycus
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Im in no way an expert but siping from what ive researched is what is needed for snow and ice. It gives the tire more gripping edges so the more siping the better! Mud tires usually suck because of too much space (which allows the mud to channel) or lack of siping. Fourms can be confusing sometimes lol.
How Do Winter / Snow Tires Work? - Alex's Automotive Performance guide | Tire Rack
Sipe your tires for better snow wheeling performance - SnowTrek.org
Siping (rubber) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tire Siping - Discount Tire
rebelbowtie
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I believe this is exactly what he may have meant to say or did say you just interpret it differently.
nethngbtstk
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Thats a good find. I had no idea this is something that can be done.
TRDCal
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I like how they only use Toyota/Lexus vehicles. It would be lots of fun to do one of those courses but they're alittle pricey to do just for kicks.
Get Nokians or something with the same pattern. Studded if the vehicle is driven a lot at night. Black ice is nasty stuff. Consider 245/70R17 for stock height or 245/75R17 for a little larger than stock, narrower tires do better in slick conditions and will hydro-plane less in slush and standing water.
When placing weight in the rear of a vehicle for traction try to keep it close to the rear axle. If the weight is placed too far back it makes it harder to regain control of a sliding tail. Some bags of sand in the rear passenger foot wells would be ideal for weight distribution albeit inconvenient. When I ran pickups I'd put the weight in front of the rear fenders.
A winter or two with a RWD vehicle will make your GF a safer winter driver for the rest of her life. Very good experience to get.
When placing weight in the rear of a vehicle for traction try to keep it close to the rear axle. If the weight is placed too far back it makes it harder to regain control of a sliding tail. Some bags of sand in the rear passenger foot wells would be ideal for weight distribution albeit inconvenient. When I ran pickups I'd put the weight in front of the rear fenders.
A winter or two with a RWD vehicle will make your GF a safer winter driver for the rest of her life. Very good experience to get.
