proflashrtist Posted January 4, 2014 Posted January 4, 2014 Curious to hear from people who live or have lived in states with real snow accumulation. I'm probably moving to new england area ..hopefully Maine..and want to know if I should be throwng sandbags in my trunk to make sure im getting the most out of my grip and awd. Thanks in advance for input.
bigleben Posted January 4, 2014 Posted January 4, 2014 You're overthinking this !! Get good winter tires and change your driving habits under snowy/slippery conditions and you'll be fine. Give it some time and you will wish for snowstorms all year long
idiot4hire Posted January 4, 2014 Posted January 4, 2014 No sand bags I just have winter tires and have been blasting snow drifts, parking lots and my unplowed drive way all week
HAMMER DOWN Posted January 4, 2014 Posted January 4, 2014 I put 2, 50lbs. salt bags in the trunk. Sense are cars are noise heavy, IMO give the car little more balance feel in the slick stuff. Plus you have traction aid (Salt) if you need it. I have driven the car with & without weight in the trunk & I prefer weight in the trunk for my 120 mile round trip to work & back. Mileage:331487 Retired/Sold
samcuomo Posted January 4, 2014 Posted January 4, 2014 I actually have less weight in the truck than stock since my spare, jack, and tool tray are out and don't have a problem in PA winters at all.
ehsnils Posted January 4, 2014 Posted January 4, 2014 I put 2, 50lbs. salt bags in the trunk. Sense are cars are noise heavy, IMO give the car little more balance feel in the slick stuff. Plus you have traction aid (Salt) if you need it. I have driven the car with & without weight in the trunk & I prefer weight in the trunk for my 120 mile round trip to work & back. Don't use salt - use sand. If the salt gets out in the car and attracts humidity you have an immediate rust problem on your hands. Salt is bad for cars. If you get loose sand in your car all you need is a good vacuum cleaner. But there's no need for any deadweight in AWD cars - they do very well anyway. And if you want deadweight in the car - a towing rope, a shovel and a set of chains are even better. You will probably use the rope more to pull up other cars than to be towed yourself - so get a good rope.
chato Posted January 4, 2014 Posted January 4, 2014 in my experience, weight all the way at the back of the car can actually make the back end more prone to slide out. w/ awd and decent tires, traction shouldn't be an issue.
proflashrtist Posted January 4, 2014 Author Posted January 4, 2014 Thanks for all the answers. I can't wait to hit snow in my LGT. Just left -30 temps in Maine and snowbanks 10-20ft high. Good times. Back in TX and it's 70.. blah Appreciate the exp. in using and not using the weight.
proflashrtist Posted January 4, 2014 Author Posted January 4, 2014 Where you moving to? I'm in central maine. With any lucl ill be working out of South Portland and living maybe gray or windham? Family is all from there..just flew home feom there today.
chato Posted January 5, 2014 Posted January 5, 2014 heh, I'm home visiting my family in scarborough. wish I had my lgt soooo badly.
rob-2 Posted January 5, 2014 Posted January 5, 2014 Front heavy is good. We have a glorified fwd car. Once an front wheel opens up you have 1 wheel drive.
mwiener2 Posted January 5, 2014 Posted January 5, 2014 Front heavy is good. We have a glorified fwd car. Once an front wheel opens up you have 1 wheel drive. My Mods List (Updated 8/22/17) 2005 Outback FMT Running on Electrons
Pavoni8297 Posted January 5, 2014 Posted January 5, 2014 dedicated snows are great and I don't add weight I do have a heavy girlfriend as ballast so...........maybe I do
rob-2 Posted January 5, 2014 Posted January 5, 2014 Yup. Done it multiple times and you can see it on YouTube. We don't have a locking center diff.
proflashrtist Posted January 5, 2014 Author Posted January 5, 2014 heh, I'm home visiting my family in scarborough. wish I had my lgt soooo badly. I feel your pain. Had to drive my dad's little Barbie car. Volvo S80 hard to convertible. Yuck.
mwiener2 Posted January 5, 2014 Posted January 5, 2014 4EAT - FWD which can send power to the rear 5EAT - 45/55 electronic limited slip center and mechanical limited slip rear 5MT - 50/50 viscous center with limited slip rear So with the exception of the 4EAT, our cars are 3wd and then 2wd if one slips. It's not 4x4 with lockers, it's AWD. My Mods List (Updated 8/22/17) 2005 Outback FMT Running on Electrons
rob-2 Posted January 5, 2014 Posted January 5, 2014 4EAT - FWD which can send power to the rear 5EAT - 45/55 electronic limited slip center and mechanical limited slip rear 5MT - 50/50 viscous center with limited slip rear So with the exception of the 4EAT, our cars are 3wd and then 2wd if one slips. It's not 4x4 with lockers, it's AWD. And our limited slip rears are viscous not mech like on the STI. This makes a big difference.
mwiener2 Posted January 6, 2014 Posted January 6, 2014 On the street, not really. My Mods List (Updated 8/22/17) 2005 Outback FMT Running on Electrons
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