TRSCobra Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 I'm driving through Wyoming and decided to stop in Rawlins because I'd rather not die on I-80 at night. I pull into a local hotel for a room and got my LGT stuck in 6" of snow in the middle of the flat parking lot! Talk about embarrassing! It took 45 minutes to dig it out with a borrowed shovel and a good samaritan pushing... My ABS, check engine, and cruise control lights came on too, but my accessport took care of those (speed sensor code). I guess my cobb springs and all-season tires just dont cut it in the hard, deep snow! /rant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanjk3 Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 What kind of tires do you have? Friends don't let friends drink cheap beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liljonson Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 all-season. Car is only as good as the rubber its wearing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underground000 Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 most all seasons are good for 'light' snow 5eat downshift rev match:) Powder coated wheels: completed:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco-REX Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 I don't mess with all seasons. They're just not great at anything. Get someone's take off rims and wrap some real snows around them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRSCobra Posted December 1, 2010 Author Share Posted December 1, 2010 Ohtsu Zexius XI-427. Cheap Les Schwab junk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRSCobra Posted December 1, 2010 Author Share Posted December 1, 2010 I'd get a set of snow tires if i didn't just spend all my money throwing a new engine in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aziankingz Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 also if your car is dropped on lowering springs, you will get stuck easier.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boulderguy Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 A little windy on I-80 was it? There's an old territorial prison in Rawlins with ghost tours. Of course if you can't leave the parking lot... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRSCobra Posted December 1, 2010 Author Share Posted December 1, 2010 I-80 is the devil's highway, I say! http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a204/TRSCobra/2010-11-30144913.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stang70Fastback Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Could be worse, lol. Last year I drove from Virginia to NJ on I-81 during a massive snow storm. I've never seen a major highway so deserted, or so un-plowed with deep snow that EVERYTHING was white and the only way to tell where the highway went was the mile-marker signs because even the guardrails were covered with snow, haha. That was a fun drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRSCobra Posted December 1, 2010 Author Share Posted December 1, 2010 I lived next to I-81 for over 20 years, it's nice when it's deserted! The difference is on I-80 in wyoming, there's ice under the blowing snow, traffic is going 70, (75mph speed limit!) and there's 55mph crosswinds! Much scarier than anything I've encountered on the east coast. And to think I don't have my bumper beam on the car right now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawkins20 Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Its the drop. I had my stock 08 on awful RE92s (when new, so that helped) in over 10 inches of fairly loose snow over hardpack in VT without too much trouble. I like the look of a drop, but refuse to do it b/c of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeblow Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 It also depends what you parked on. If you pulled into the lot and were on a sheet of ice, you won't be able to gain any traction to pull out whether there's an inch of snow or 10 inches. I got my car stuck after I went over a small curb and the front wheels just spun on the grass and ice while the rears just turned the snow it was on into ice. It's cool; I'm with the band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thestratomaster Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 i rock all seasons in upstate ny. they're fine in crazy snow storms. I'm at stock ride height though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRSCobra Posted December 1, 2010 Author Share Posted December 1, 2010 ^ It didnt help that the snow was iced over and i was totally high-centered on it! I also have ~400lbs of tools, etc in my car weighing it down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakabakablah Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 That picture in post #10 is simply stunning... seems like an amazing drive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rweezy Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 That pic reminds me of Highway 40 between Tabernash and Granby(I swear ive seen that exact image driving thru there). Same kind of conditions ice packed with blowing snow over it. It takes a brave soul and a puckered a**hole to make that kind of drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRSCobra Posted December 1, 2010 Author Share Posted December 1, 2010 I did this same drive in early January '07 with my (temporarily) RWD, lifted Jeep Cherokee. The wind blew right through the jeep and thew it all over the road. I could have been in Utah by now if it weren't for this weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanjk3 Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Ohtsu Zexius XI-427. Cheap Les Schwab junk. You get what you pay for. Some all-seasons are good in snow (Conti DWS), while others (RE-92) aren't. Friends don't let friends drink cheap beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drift Motion Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 I always wondered how it would be like to drive my 240sx in weather like that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSFW Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Tires and ride height make a huge difference in the stuck-vs-not-stuck equation. Allow me to re-use a picture from a couple winters ago... http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z151/Legacy_NSFW/MiscLegacy/2Stuck.jpg The vehicle in the foreground has stock suspension and snow tires, and is not stuck. The other two? Lowered and stuck. One has all-seasons, but IIIRC one has snows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Capacity Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Even if you had snow's, if you high center the car, it's not moving. I've done that a few times playing around. Got the same CEL's. They go out after you start the car 4 times. I have also driven on RT91 in MA during a white out where you had to follow the guardrail, that was in the mid 90's in the civic with all seasons and the ski rack on top. Yep, I have high centered that car too. 305,600miles 5/2012 ej257 short block, 8/2011 installed VF52 turbo, @20.8psi, 280whp, 300ftlbs. (SOLD). CHECK your oil, these cars use it. Engine Build - Click Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merc6 Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Could be worse, lol. Last year I drove from Virginia to NJ on I-81 during a massive snow storm. I've never seen a major highway so deserted, or so un-plowed with deep snow that EVERYTHING was white and the only way to tell where the highway went was the mile-marker signs because even the guardrails were covered with snow, haha. That was a fun drive. I wasn't too far from you PA was the same. I was going at my slow pace while cars and trucks would come barreling past me ending up in a ditch or ping ponging the guard rails. 2005 Satin White Pearl Subaru Legacy 2.5 GT Unlimited 5EAT (Project Car) 2019 Agate Black Ford Explorer XLT 4WD (DD) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagcars26 Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 I'm running Michelin Pilot Sports ultra high performance A/S tires. Great year round tire for my area and my driving habits. If it snows over a foot I stay home anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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