any tips on driving in this snow - SR20 Community Forum

bgreen · 02-13-2008, 09:18 AM

? lol I was on my home from work last night and couldn't make it up a hill in my p10 so I had to hit a 180 and take a 4 min detour......i don't have no winter wheels...figured we were done with snow lol guess not..so anyone got anytips....which gears to stay and **** I was revvin like a bat outtttta helll

SUNNYboi · 02-13-2008, 09:56 AM

Go faster into the hill =) naw j.k don't do that. I'm in miami we don't have snow :'(

dcr1d3r13 · 02-13-2008, 09:59 AM

dont drive hahaha

robj80 · 02-13-2008, 10:05 AM

slow and steady! Don't rev it. Once you slip your done, you will never get traction back unless you spin the tires until you melt the snow and dry the ground. If you don't have good tires it's not going to matter. A good set of tires and you will feel like your driving on dry pavement! A trick I do is to put it in a higher gear. So if I would normally be in third, I put it in fourth. Reason for this is less chance for the tires to break traction.

KrAsH · 02-13-2008, 10:15 AM

Just floor it (j/k)

Best advice is to get a good set of winter tires, and once you start going up the hill, keep your right foot exactly where it's at until you make it up. Not any higher, not any lower. It may take a long time, but you'll eventually make it.

Domiken · 02-13-2008, 10:27 AM

I drove last night in the snow, im from Miami. I actually have a parking spot in my house but its on a strong incline and when I back out im on another incline in the other direction. I backed out slowly (holding the e-brake a lil) and drove off, but it took me 3 tries to park it, I couldnt get up the parking hill in front of the house, and the car would slide sideways so I would just back it up, so then I threw it in first, came in with more inertia, spun a lil and got it up.

Im from South Florida too lol

paNX2K&SE-R · 02-13-2008, 10:46 AM

If you are having trouble climbing a snowy incline try quickly sawing the wheel back about one full turn each way and forth, that usually gets you more traction. As a last resort I'd had success backing up hills that I couldn't make it up going forward.

Stopping requires much more distance than you are used to on flat ground and MUCH more time when going downhill. Your car is going to exaggerate its normal handling characteristics in the low traction conditions. For instance if your car is set up to minimize under steer in the dry then expect it to be pretty tail happy in the snow. Things like lifting off the throttle on low speed corners in the dry with no effect can turn into unexpected spins in the snow so be careful.

If you are about to hit something head on because you can't stop, pull your e-brake and crank the wheel to spin the car. This will dissipate a lot of your forward energy and there is a good chance that you will stop before hitting whatever it is thats in your path. This method has same my bacon many, many times in the past.

Finally, don't drive on bald tires or performance tires as thats asking for trouble. Use all seasons at a minimum and snow tires are best. Before you say you can't afford new tires let me ask this: Can you afford to buy a new car to replace the one you just wrecked in the snow?

Good luck!

Chriscar · 02-13-2008, 10:48 AM

^someone needs to take his own advice Mr. "I drove home from Rochester on Sunday in the blinding snow on my 40 series watchamacallits."

C

paNX2K&SE-R · 02-13-2008, 10:57 AM

Hey they are M + S rated and really not that bad as we didn't get stuck in the 5" of snow on the ground when we got off the highway in Edinboro.

KrAsH · 02-13-2008, 11:10 AM

From personal experience, I know for a fact that cheap winter tires are still better than very good 4-seasons.

DEAD SE-RIOUS · 02-13-2008, 11:55 AM

Dont Smoke...it Isnt Good For You.

BROOKLYN NX · 02-13-2008, 01:04 PM

Slow and sure is the way to go i used high gear as well to move around. I hit a curb yesterday and it carved out about 2 1/2 gash on the rim lip complimentents of a taxi dead stopping in from of me in the snow

bgreen · 02-13-2008, 02:16 PM

lol i was countersteering outta some turns lol and i felt like a drift king

Chriscar · 02-13-2008, 02:25 PM

I have dedicated snows on my daily driver, my wife's car, and my daughter's car. Once you run full winter tires on all 4 corners of your car, you'll never go back to anything less.

A set of 14" snows on steelies is going to cost less than your insurance deductible. Remember that next time you're sliding into a ditch.

C

bgreen · 02-13-2008, 02:29 PM

^jinx!

02-13-2008, 09:18 AM	#1 (permalink)
bgreen ^Liar Join Date: Jan 2008 iTrader: (1)	any tips on driving in this snow ? lol I was on my home from work last night and couldn't make it up a hill in my p10 so I had to hit a 180 and take a 4 min detour......i don't have no winter wheels...figured we were done with snow lol guess not..so anyone got anytips....which gears to stay and **** I was revvin like a bat outtttta helll

02-13-2008, 10:15 AM	#5 (permalink)
KrAsH Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Montreal, QC, Canada iTrader: (0)	Just floor it (j/k) Best advice is to get a good set of winter tires, and once you start going up the hill, keep your right foot exactly where it's at until you make it up. Not any higher, not any lower. It may take a long time, but you'll eventually make it. __________________ Matt Enduro Race Car (non-Nissan) project to start in 2009! 2009 Inferno Red Dodge Caliber SXT --> New daily driver 2001 Blackout Nissan Sentra SE w/pp (SR20VE powered) --> Sold 1992 White Nissan NX1600 --> Sold

02-13-2008, 10:27 AM	#6 (permalink)
Domiken P11 Guru Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New York, New York iTrader: (3)	I drove last night in the snow, im from Miami. I actually have a parking spot in my house but its on a strong incline and when I back out im on another incline in the other direction. I backed out slowly (holding the e-brake a lil) and drove off, but it took me 3 tries to park it, I couldnt get up the parking hill in front of the house, and the car would slide sideways so I would just back it up, so then I threw it in first, came in with more inertia, spun a lil and got it up. Im from South Florida too lol __________________ 07' M35 Sport - Dual Exhaust FS: New 50lb Top feed Injectors (new style inj)

02-13-2008, 10:46 AM	#7 (permalink)
paNX2K&SE-R www.FAIRTAX.org Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pittsburgh iTrader: (0)	If you are having trouble climbing a snowy incline try quickly sawing the wheel back about one full turn each way and forth, that usually gets you more traction. As a last resort I'd had success backing up hills that I couldn't make it up going forward. Stopping requires much more distance than you are used to on flat ground and MUCH more time when going downhill. Your car is going to exaggerate its normal handling characteristics in the low traction conditions. For instance if your car is set up to minimize under steer in the dry then expect it to be pretty tail happy in the snow. Things like lifting off the throttle on low speed corners in the dry with no effect can turn into unexpected spins in the snow so be careful. If you are about to hit something head on because you can't stop, pull your e-brake and crank the wheel to spin the car. This will dissipate a lot of your forward energy and there is a good chance that you will stop before hitting whatever it is thats in your path. This method has same my bacon many, many times in the past. Finally, don't drive on bald tires or performance tires as thats asking for trouble. Use all seasons at a minimum and snow tires are best. Before you say you can't afford new tires let me ask this: Can you afford to buy a new car to replace the one you just wrecked in the snow? Good luck! __________________ 91 SE-R w/DET 02 G20 Sport 5spd 94 Miata w/turbo in the works 93 240SX Family Project Liberalism is a Mental Disorder Michael Savage NObama 2008

02-13-2008, 10:57 AM	#9 (permalink)
paNX2K&SE-R www.FAIRTAX.org Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pittsburgh iTrader: (0)	Hey they are M + S rated and really not that bad as we didn't get stuck in the 5" of snow on the ground when we got off the highway in Edinboro. __________________ 91 SE-R w/DET 02 G20 Sport 5spd 94 Miata w/turbo in the works 93 240SX Family Project Liberalism is a Mental Disorder Michael Savage NObama 2008

02-13-2008, 09:56 AM	#2 (permalink)
SUNNYboi NISSAN: My Anti Honda * Forum Supporter * Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Miami, FL iTrader: (4)	Go faster into the hill =) naw j.k don't do that. I'm in miami we don't have snow :'(

02-13-2008, 09:59 AM	#3 (permalink)
dcr1d3r13 Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: poughkeepsie ny iTrader: (0)	dont drive hahaha

02-13-2008, 10:05 AM	#4 (permalink)
robj80 AKA robkris8079 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: central CT iTrader: (1)	slow and steady! Don't rev it. Once you slip your done, you will never get traction back unless you spin the tires until you melt the snow and dry the ground. If you don't have good tires it's not going to matter. A good set of tires and you will feel like your driving on dry pavement! A trick I do is to put it in a higher gear. So if I would normally be in third, I put it in fourth. Reason for this is less chance for the tires to break traction.

02-13-2008, 10:48 AM	#8 (permalink)
Chriscar Member Join Date: Dec 2007 iTrader: (1)	^someone needs to take his own advice Mr. "I drove home from Rochester on Sunday in the blinding snow on my 40 series watchamacallits." C

02-13-2008, 11:10 AM	#10 (permalink)
KrAsH Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Montreal, QC, Canada iTrader: (0)	From personal experience, I know for a fact that cheap winter tires are still better than very good 4-seasons. __________________ Matt Enduro Race Car (non-Nissan) project to start in 2009! 2009 Inferno Red Dodge Caliber SXT --> New daily driver 2001 Blackout Nissan Sentra SE w/pp (SR20VE powered) --> Sold 1992 White Nissan NX1600 --> Sold

02-13-2008, 11:55 AM	#11 (permalink)
DEAD SE-RIOUS SR20DEEP NYC Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: DA 5 BORO'S iTrader: (3)	Dont Smoke...it Isnt Good For You. __________________ SR20DEEP

02-13-2008, 01:04 PM	#12 (permalink)
BROOKLYN NX SHIFT_NEW YORK Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: BROOKLYN NEW YORK iTrader: (0)	Slow and sure is the way to go i used high gear as well to move around. I hit a curb yesterday and it carved out about 2 1/2 gash on the rim lip complimentents of a taxi dead stopping in from of me in the snow __________________ Jason 92 NX2000 AKA Slingshot (crashed) 90 300zx 2+2 (RB25 swap in the works) 93 XE (New DD)

02-13-2008, 02:25 PM	#14 (permalink)
Chriscar Member Join Date: Dec 2007 iTrader: (1)	I have dedicated snows on my daily driver, my wife's car, and my daughter's car. Once you run full winter tires on all 4 corners of your car, you'll never go back to anything less. A set of 14" snows on steelies is going to cost less than your insurance deductible. Remember that next time you're sliding into a ditch. C

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