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PAIR of winter Blizzaks is dangerous ...
Posted by TomA (more from TomA) on Sat, 19 Jan 2002 23:00:02
In Reply to: Re: Icy roads and Sandbags, Kevin K
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, Fri, 18 Jan 2002 16:24:07
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I say again, dangerous. For a short time I drove my 86 900 w/ Blizzaks on front & regular tires on rear. Tested configuration in parking lot with hard packed snow. Drove in a circle and gradually, very gradually increased speed. When speed was high enough to break traction, the back end spun out sharply. (the Blizzaks on the front held their line.) Later tried same test with 4 regular tires and 4 blizzaks. In that case the car was balanced. It never spun out, merely scribed a larger circle.
Don't mix tires with significantly different performance characteristics on any car.
PS. Credentials: Have lived in Minnesota all my life. 32 yrs driving experience on all kinds of snow and ice, front & rear wheel drives. Always playing with the limits and have never hit anything, spun out on the road, or found the ditch.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Icy roads and Sandbags, Liz, Fri, 18 Jan 2002 14:37:08
- What?!?! 180's on a hill? Slows on an incline??, Don B., Sat, 19 Jan 2002 09:13:13
- Couldn't be better than Saab, Thor, Sat, 19 Jan 2002 03:49:44
- Front Wheel Drive..Add no weight in rear!!!, KeithR, Fri, 18 Jan 2002 21:46:54
- Friends dont let friends smoke crack, Matt VW, Fri, 18 Jan 2002 18:22:38
- I frequently run with>>, Liam, Fri, 18 Jan 2002 16:43:48
- get yourself some snow tires...., Boris 88SPG, Fri, 18 Jan 2002 16:26:09
- Re: Icy roads and Sandbags, Kevin K
, Fri, 18 Jan 2002 16:24:07 - Only things that help on ice are either chains, or, Texron, Fri, 18 Jan 2002 14:56:19
- Well..., JustinHiFi
, Fri, 18 Jan 2002 14:51:44 - Saabs are excellent snow cars..., Hans, Fri, 18 Jan 2002 14:51:20
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