snow tires
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I lived in Northern Wisconsin most of my life.
Land of snow and ice.
Best advice.
Jack up car. Put on jackstands. Let the suspension springs rest. Keep the tires off the ground.
put sta-bil in your tank, run engine until Sta-bil is well and truly into the carb. (About 5 minutes). Fog engine with fogging oil. Disconnect battery.
Wait until the first really hard rain in spring before setting it back down.
Drive your winter beater through winter!
Your frame will thank you!
My 2 cents from a former member of the land of snow ice!
Land of snow and ice.
Best advice.
Jack up car. Put on jackstands. Let the suspension springs rest. Keep the tires off the ground.
put sta-bil in your tank, run engine until Sta-bil is well and truly into the carb. (About 5 minutes). Fog engine with fogging oil. Disconnect battery.
Wait until the first really hard rain in spring before setting it back down.
Drive your winter beater through winter!
Your frame will thank you!
My 2 cents from a former member of the land of snow ice!
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And I might also mention, my 47 year old car that lived most of it's life in the Salt belt, still has a very, very good frame !
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If I had to guess, these are BFG Radial T/As. (not my video)
EDIT: This does not constitute a recommendation. The available 255/60R15 all-season tires aren't even good for rain.
EDIT: This does not constitute a recommendation. The available 255/60R15 all-season tires aren't even good for rain.
Last edited by Bikespace; Dec 1, 2023 at 03:53 PM.
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50 years ago I had a 67 vert with a 390 big block.It was the only car I had and had to drive it year round.I had big snow tires on it and with the 4:11 posi I could just about plow snow with it. But back then,we had bias ply tires and there was no such thing as "restoring" Corvettes. We just drove them! Now those cars are all babied. And this was in Wisconsin with real SNOW! I am now 78years old and drive a 4wd Suburban most of the time. I have a hard time even getting in and out of my 68.
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When my C-3 was my daily driver, I drove it multiple times in the snow in WA and BC. Used to take it up to Steven's pass with skis in passenger seat. Also drove it up to Whistler/Blackcomb. Think I had BFG T/As at the time.
Nowadays, the winter tires are Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac 285/75/R18 on the F-250 Tremor.
Nowadays, the winter tires are Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac 285/75/R18 on the F-250 Tremor.
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I use Bridgestone Blizzacks on our '20 CT6V during the winter. It's AWD and AWS and those tires rock in snow. I normally use our 4WD truck in snow, but the V does great with those when needed.
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I have run Blizzaks and Michelin Ice-X on two different CTS-V’s with much wider tires and more rear wheel drive power than my C3. I liked the Blizzaks better in the snow, but here in Denver we have a lot of just cold days (no snow on roads) and the Ice-X were better in just cold conditions. I got crap for driving that in the snow and I get crap for driving the C3 as much as I can (today in the low 20’s). The C3 is harder because of no traction control, but very doable. Plus, abandoned high school parking lot donuts in the snow are still really really fun! Cheers.
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For me, "back in the day", I drove my '71 Chevelle SS454 through two winters, as it was the only car I owned. Even with 4, "early generation" radial snow tires on it (GR70-14), it was still quite the handful in the snow.....but as I said, it was my only car.
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Back in the day drove my DD 68 L89 in Watertown NY (240 inches snow avg). Had snow tires but with the engine torque and low clearance def was not a snowmobile. I would recommend alternative snow transportation if possible.
