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    #16
    I've driven mine in the snow with horrible tires, it did fine with no special prep work. DOes a lot better with decent tires though as long as I don't romp the gas. Doing that = 180 time. I don't see why people say these things are so horrible in the snow, but then again I'm the guy who used to drive around in an S10 2wd with no weight in the back and tires at like 30% tread and not understand why people complained about the roads. The only thing I've ever driven in the snow that I would classify as horrible was my 88 Dakota. Not sure why, but I couldn't drive around the block at 10 mph without it spinning around. My S10 is nearly as bad now, but its the tires mostly. I need to get some cinderblocks in there for this winter so I can drive it instead of the Lincoln.
    86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
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      #17
      I've never really had a problem with it...I much prefer the handling of a RWD car in the snow over FWD, despite all the people who seem to think the FWD is so much better. I've almost never been stuck, either, except for when the snow gets so deep that the car is hung up on it and the wheels can't hardly touch the ground. And all this is with no weight except my spare tire, a set of jumper cables, and a few other miscellaneous items of negligible weight. As long as you know what you're doing and don't drive like a maniac, winter driving just really isn't that hard.

      2001 Ford Crown Victoria P71 - "The Fire Engine"
      1985 Lincoln Town Car Signature Series
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        #18
        Originally posted by import convert View Post
        so it was the first reall snow storm of winter here and the first storm ive driven in with my merc and with a rwd car. i was taking my cousin home and found that the merc didnt stop well at all and had no traction from a stop. i checked the tires and put 35 psi in them and they still sucked.

        so im thinking bout getting mark VII rims with new tires and a 3.55 LSD. i need better traction and i think this could help. i do need new shocks which ill do soon and put some weight in the trunk as well.

        you guys think this will help and be good info for others?
        why would you add air to your tires? I always thought you let some air out for better traction.

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          #19
          Originally posted by 86VickyLX View Post
          why would you add air to your tires? I always thought you let some air out for better traction.
          I wouldnt be worrying about letting air out during the winter the psi will drop on its own.
          Give a man a fish and he will be fed for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will promptly forget that he once did not know, and proceed to call anyone who asks, a n00b and flame them on the boards for being stupid.

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            #20
            Originally posted by 86VickyLX View Post
            why would you add air to your tires? I always thought you let some air out for better traction.
            Mud (sometimes) and sand yes. Not for snow. you want as much pressure as you can (within reason) to keep the contact patch small and force through the snow to the road.
            Builder/Owner of Badass Panther Wagons

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              #21
              Originally posted by cld783 View Post
              I wouldnt be worrying about letting air out during the winter the psi will drop on its own.
              Which means it's time to check your tires and add pressre!
              Builder/Owner of Badass Panther Wagons

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                #22
                Originally posted by mrltd View Post
                Mud (sometimes) and sand yes. Not for snow. you want as much pressure as you can (within reason) to keep the contact patch small and force through the snow to the road.
                Oh ok. It was something wasn't sure it was snow or not. Thanks for clearing that up for me.

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                  #23
                  Originally posted by gadget73 View Post
                  I've driven mine in the snow with horrible tires, it did fine with no special prep work. DOes a lot better with decent tires though as long as I don't romp the gas. Doing that = 180 time. I don't see why people say these things are so horrible in the snow, but then again I'm the guy who used to drive around in an S10 2wd with no weight in the back and tires at like 30% tread and not understand why people complained about the roads.
                  with the storm i got on thursday she did fine in the snow.
                  the only time i had trouble was when i got stopped on a hill, then the tires had trouble hooking. i think a lot of it was me getting used to driving a rwd car. i might be getting new tires and rims this week though so well see how the merc does in the next storm

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