Winter Advice
11-13-13, 08:53 AM
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I am in the same situation - for several years I was able to keep the SC out of chicago winters, but I now need to drive it daily - Does anyone have a recommendation/supplier for snow tires??
11-13-13, 07:40 PM
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I also used Hankook Winter Icept on another car - tough to balance properly but once done, rock solid in the snow.
11-13-13, 10:13 PM
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With my SC430, the colder it is, the better the fuel mileage I get. If it's steadily below -10 Celsius, I'll average over 21 mpg in the city. My winter tires are mounted on very lightweight 17" x 7" rims which contributes to this.
It's usually better to have narrower treads when driving through accumulated snow, but this comes at a cost of reduced traction in other conditions. Any wider than 245 mm would probably be pushing it. I have 225's mounted on my wheels, I wouldn't recommend going below that either..
It's usually better to have narrower treads when driving through accumulated snow, but this comes at a cost of reduced traction in other conditions. Any wider than 245 mm would probably be pushing it. I have 225's mounted on my wheels, I wouldn't recommend going below that either..
11-17-13, 09:51 PM
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Another couple of tips. If your running winter tires, you need to keep the pressure much lower than all seasons or summer tires. I have mine at 35 psi, which is a bit high, but it also varies from tire to tire. Make sure you measure the pressure when the wheels are cold.
You can also let out a couple psi's from all-seasons to get more grip.
If you don't want to waste trunk space on a sand bag, you can fit one under the mat in the slot for the spare tire. I put one which I believe was 18 kg's (might have been 16 though) and it was a perfect fit. Another option is, if you have room behind the front seats, you could put them in between the front and rear seats. Personally, my seat is more or less touching the back seat, so it's not really an option for me. My head is also only a couple of inches from the roof when I sit up straight. I actually hit my head on it a quite a few times before I got adjustable coilovers. The really weird part is that I'm only 5'8. Anyway...
You can also let out a couple psi's from all-seasons to get more grip.
If you don't want to waste trunk space on a sand bag, you can fit one under the mat in the slot for the spare tire. I put one which I believe was 18 kg's (might have been 16 though) and it was a perfect fit. Another option is, if you have room behind the front seats, you could put them in between the front and rear seats. Personally, my seat is more or less touching the back seat, so it's not really an option for me. My head is also only a couple of inches from the roof when I sit up straight. I actually hit my head on it a quite a few times before I got adjustable coilovers. The really weird part is that I'm only 5'8. Anyway...
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