2WD Sucks in Snow
When I bought my '94 FWD Pearlie last summer I figured I'd willingly sacrifice AWD for easier maintenance and lower costs (less to go wrong!) Well, it's been a snowy couple of weeks in Utah and I've found my SVX to be worse in snow than other FWD cars I've had. Anyone else had that experience? I've already been stuck once (requiring a push from my AWD Subaru wagon!) and slipped around way more than I expected. Anyone else had that same experience? I'm running Goodyear TripleTred all seasons in the front which supposedly are great in snow, but I'm not seeing it. I'm seriously considering transferring over the AWD from my parts car!
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Might be cheaper to pick up a good set of snows on someone's leftover factory wheels. :)
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TripleTreads are meh at best in snow, especially compared to real snow tires. They have heavy tread blocks and minimal siping. Goodyear says they're good in snow, but what else would they say?
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Agreed, all-seasons and snow tires are two different animals. Passenger tires fall into two categories... ones that dont wear out fast, and ones that bite into snow. Its either or. Id try some good snow tires with lots of siping, im sure you will see a world of difference.
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Not only are the TripleTreds 'meh' in snow, they're annoyingly noisy! If I was the original purchaser (they came on my parts car) I'd take them back and demand a refund.
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Dedicated snow tires will cure your problem. I drove my Mercedes SL500 (rwd) all winter last year and didnt get stuck once. All it takes is a decent set of snows.
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I get to deal with that all the time. The shop I work for during the summer months sells a lot of Goodyear stuff, but we discourage people from buying the TripleTreds as much as possible. Despite being Goodyear's "premium" tire we have a constant flow of return customers saying they're noisy, they shake, the ride comfort isn't very good... And we've never once seen them hit the wear targets Goodyear advertises. They look great and have excellent wet traction (from a touring tire perspective), but that's about it.
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.....But I had the same problem with my 94 fwd so I bought another one. Only this time I bought an AWD one and it cured the problem lol and they look pretty cool sitting in the driveway together! Can you get studded snow tires? My buddy has them on his new corolla and that thing gets crazy traction. |
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I tried my SVX out yesterday for the first time on the road ( I have been fixing everything since i bought it). I have 4 almost bald all season tires and it still went up my hill wich was really slick. We have about 6 inches of snow.
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LOL, yes even close.
AWD /w Dedicated Snows > AWD /w All Seasons >/= 2WD with Dedicated Snows > 2WD with All Seasons. AWD with crappy tires is going to be better than 2WD with crappy tires, but the proper solution is to put good snows on both. Quote:
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Blizzaks my man...the best way to fly. Whatever you do, don't just put them on the front because you have FWD. I did that once and had massive oversteer on packed snow and ice.
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My XT Turbo was the best car I ever had in snow. I remeber one time when i was blocked in back when i lived in a trailer park and I had to drive through 2 yards to get out and there was about 6 inches of snow. I was pushing snow with the front of that car. My wife felt invicible in that car in the snow. Sometimes that can get you in troube. But my XT Turbo was definately the best vehicle i had in snow and that includes all of my trucks i have had.
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