Fishtailing on snow

[1987cp]

Just to add to the discussion about winter driving:

I HATE when they massively over-salt the roads. Driving home, there were a few times where I spun at less than half throttle on an ostensibly dry and clear road, just because of the thick powder of salt from doing two coatings of salt for an inch of snow. What good is salting if it makes the ENTIRE road surface slick even when it's dry? Not to mention what it does to the underside of cars and the greenery.

True enough. Plus the fact that if it's snowed normally, it turns the snow into slush while it's still too cold for it to really melt completely, slinging slush all over your car and deteriorating traction further in a surprising number of cases and generally making life incredibly sloppy. I don't much appreciate having to clean salt stains from my boots, either.

[pantera77]

Just to add to the discussion about winter driving:

I HATE when they massively over-salt the roads. Driving home, there were a few times where I spun at less than half throttle on an ostensibly dry and clear road, just because of the thick powder of salt from doing two coatings of salt for an inch of snow. What good is salting if it makes the ENTIRE road surface slick even when it's dry? Not to mention what it does to the underside of cars and the greenery.

It can not snow for weeks here, and the roads will still be completely white from the salt. It's ridiculous.

[Pirate]

That could be really exciting if the nearest oak tree was a mile or so away...

Not to mention fun to watch for spectators.

[chitownvic]

It can not snow for weeks here, and the roads will still be completely white from the salt. It's ridiculous.

Yup..same here...Plus when its wet out ya get all that salty road spray..Ehhhh fucking shit..I go through a gallon of washer fluid....Then the car is one big salt lick..Ehh

[pstrbrc]

The traction control on the aero panthers is shitty,

The traction control on my '84 gm is a complex "smart" device that has been refined over the last 37 years of highly diverse inclement weather conditions.

"Winter was meant for drifting!" "Yeeeeeeeee-HAWWWWWWWWWW"

[pstrbrc]

Maybe I'm an adrenaline junkie. My GM has an open 3.55, and very bald 235/75-15's. Ya know how sideways you can get one of these things and still save it?

[1990LTD]

I am in love with RWD in the snow. Unless it's icy and you gotta go uphill at an extreme angle from a dead stop....

[chitownvic]

I am in love with RWD in the snow. Unless it's icy and you gotta go uphill at an extreme angle from a dead stop....

X2...LOL

[1987cp]

Just as an update, I'm doing pretty well so far with the ballast in the position I showed a few posts back.

[Nathan in MI]

Yup..same here...Plus when its wet out ya get all that salty road spray..Ehhhh fucking shit..I go through a gallon of washer fluid....Then the car is one big salt lick..Ehh

Did somebody say salt lick?