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How is a lowered car in the snow??

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Old 05-03-05, 02:57 PM
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Default How is a lowered car in the snow??

Not that it would be driven often cuz i have a truck but I NEED TO LOWER MY CAR and in the case i have to drive it in the snow how well will it "work" with the snow meaning am i looking at a messed up bumper ect.... what is the problems of having a lowered car in the winter?

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P.s. the drop will be like "1.5" like l-tuned s/s
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well im sure you are aware of how bad these cars are already in the snow

and driving a lowered Gs in the snow will only be harder because of the amount of snow we get out here

leave her home
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My car would end up being a Lexus Plow on wheels if it ever snows in So. Cal. haah
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a dropped GS in snow is a
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Dag.....ok i guess thats it! i better keep my 3rd vehicle if i lowering my lexus i was just wondering because sometimes taking the truck is too extra but i guess i have no choice when i lower it!

Thanks 4 the help!
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My car is lowered.. and it works fine in the snow. Im in the midwest so you know we get snow However, during the winter i drive on the stock rims w/ blizzak snow tires. That is the ONLY way this car can drive in the snow. Now if ur drivin through a high snowfall, and u have a lowered car....hehehe...good luck
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lol thanks god there is no snow here....the only time I actually like snow is when I go snowboarding during the winter time LOL :P
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lowered on eibachs with snow tires I'm coasting on the highway in ice storms at 90 w/o issue...in fact w/o factoring in ground clearance (as there clearly is none) I am doing better than SUVs in snow


RWD+SNOW TIRES=OWNAGE!!!!
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Your local City will thank you so much one extra plow to move all the snow on the streets . You'll be helping them out in a big way. Even with snow tires this car is no fun in the snow just slip in and sliding all the way.
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Originally Posted by LEXUS_KID
Your local City will thank you so much one extra plow to move all the snow on the streets . You'll be helping them out in a big way. Even with snow tires this car is no fun in the snow just slip in and sliding all the way.

we're not talkin about dandruff now....we mean actuall precipitation and until you've even seen snow, much less driven in it you cannot talk.....

or maybe explain to me your lack of knowledge considering you dont have snow tires, and probably never owned them in your life



and trust me, the only thing I'm plowing with my car are the haters who think I'm not grabbin traction
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Originally Posted by Alexus-Kia
Not that it would be driven often cuz i have a truck but I NEED TO LOWER MY CAR and in the case i have to drive it in the snow how well will it "work" with the snow meaning am i looking at a messed up bumper ect.... what is the problems of having a lowered car in the winter?

Thanks

P.s. the drop will be like "1.5" like l-tuned s/s
No GS's on the Snow!
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Originally Posted by NT2SHBBY
lowered on eibachs with snow tires I'm coasting on the highway in ice storms at 90 w/o issue...in fact w/o factoring in ground clearance (as there clearly is none) I am doing better than SUVs in snow


RWD+SNOW TIRES=OWNAGE!!!!
Doing 90 in an ice storm huh...

This guys hilarious! Not in a GS your not! lol
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Originally Posted by maaloxx
No GS's on the Snow!
Was that a Maaloxx moment?

Also, what's with the SC430 wheels on the GS?
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Originally Posted by Alexus-Kia
Dag.....ok i guess thats it! i better keep my 3rd vehicle if i lowering my lexus i was just wondering because sometimes taking the truck is too extra but i guess i have no choice when i lower it!
Taking the truck is 'too extra' Why can't you just use the truck in the snow? I wouldn't let ANY weather stop me from lowering a GS and you're not planning on slamming it.
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Originally Posted by maaloxx
Doing 90 in an ice storm huh...

This guys hilarious! Not in a GS your not! lol

gotta love how ppl talk out their buttcheeks with ZERO knowledge....

do me a favor, buy some snow tires or take a ride with me next snow storm (next winter) you will eat those words guaranteed


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