speedyquest Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 Heya guys, I was thinking today about my winter car and I was curious if anyone has experience running 7" fronts on all four corners of the car and using a spacer in the rear to bring it back to its proper position. My thought process on this is the same as how guys use skinnier tires for mudding etc. Am I totally crazy to think that the thinner wheels with some nice blizzak tires would work well in the winter? Allen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
importwarrior Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 My first thought is DONT DO IT !!! but if you have to then blizzak is in the right direction. BUT i still think your going to need 150 pounds or more in the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedyquest Posted October 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 Well I'm all for your thoughts on this one way or the other. What is the reasoning for saying "don't do it"? Are you refering to driving the car in the snow or more specifically the wheel sizes? For reference, this car IS my winter car : ) http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i275/mangledbmx/775886_10152480976160521_1620994859_o_zps74e72e08.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jszucs Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 as long as they are not rubbing on the inside you should be good in the back. Bolt one up and see. As far as blizacks there over priced and ware out quicker then others I have tried. I like to run a directional wedge cut in the front like a winterforce or similar directional pattern. They tend to cut into the snow better for turning, and I like to run a non directional with lots and lots of the squiggle cuts (that's what really grips on the snow and ice) on the back. While you can put directional on the rear the directional tread and the wedge cut blocks really cut down on surface area for rear traction. Forgot what the current rear snows I have are. You will want to play around with weight, not only how much but where it's located. I would start out putting it as close as possible to over the rear tires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedyquest Posted October 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 (edited) Thanks for the thoughts jszucs, I know the blizzaks are expensive but I got my set off of craigslist locally for 60.00 for all 4. So thats no issue. As far as weight, last year I did nothing to add weight to the back of the car but I may do that this year. I've read that the blizzaks make a big difference and based on the fact that last year I went all winter with summer performance tires I am confident that it will be a big improvement lol. What I'm most curious about is running the front 7's on all four corners and using spacers on the rear to bring them out to proper spacing. Edited October 28, 2014 by speedyquest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
questsale Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 skinny tires if only like 155. like geo metro tires. otherwise it wont mater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
importwarrior Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 It seem that the back of my car floated on the snow. Just real lite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC_99 Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 Check with Coke. He was telling me about driving one of his in the snow in upstate NY all last winter on some snow tires. He said even with out adding any weight, that he ran just fine all winter with no troubles. I'm not sure if he stayed on 8s in the rear or not though. BC_99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheesey Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 If you need extra weight in the back I could send you over that spare auto transmission you will have plenty of traction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedyquest Posted October 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 Haha thanks man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ucw458 Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 Smaller rims around 5-6" wide and snow tires will work better than stock rims. More weight per sq inch of tire touching the ground that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyWadd Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 Smaller rims around 5-6" wide and snow tires will work better than stock rims. More weight per sq inch of tire touching the ground that way. Ya good idea. Some steel snow wheels would be sweet. On my car I hade 3, 50 pound sand bags in th eback and firestone winterforce 205/55/16 tires. Worked good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creakyjoints Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 Used kuhmo winter tires on 8's in a 225 with no ballast and I could go anywhere. Even ice on a hill from a stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjohnson Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 Noooo dont drive these cars in the snow,get an escort or geo for that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedyquest Posted October 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 Too late dude, sorry lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjohnson Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 Dooo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedyquest Posted October 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 Did you not see the picture I posted above? This car has seen 2 winters already, this will be its 3rd. But don't worry I'm taking care of it ; ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtreme Industries Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 all cars nee to be driven, I used to drive mine in the winter as well, just used 7 & 8" wheels, all seasons on the front and winters on the rear. never got stuck with that setup. the conquest does really good in the snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
importwarrior Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 I got me a WRX for the winter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 I got me a WRX for the winter Well there you go. Better idea! lol. I don't know how you guys can drive these RWD cars in the snow. I've done it with a Ford Expedition and man I swore never again. If I lived in a place that snows, I'd get a Subaru, coat the hell out of the under carriage, slap some winter tires and call it a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
importwarrior Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 i just got some new continental DWS for this winter we will see how it does this winter with new tread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jszucs Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 Thanks for the thoughts jszucs, I know the blizzaks are expensive but I got my set off of craigslist locally for 60.00 for all 4. So thats no issue. As far as weight, last year I did nothing to add weight to the back of the car but I may do that this year. I've read that the blizzaks make a big difference and based on the fact that last year I went all winter with summer performance tires I am confident that it will be a big improvement lol. What I'm most curious about is running the front 7's on all four corners and using spacers on the rear to bring them out to proper spacing. Well that's an epic deal then. The only thing I found that blizzaks had was a higher speed rating then other winter tires which most are rated for 70 and below. And in my exp you really don't want to go much faster then that with true mountain rated winters. As long as your not going wider then a 215 you should be fine if they throw snow and don't cake up, and are softer and don't get hard in extreme cold. Even grab just a bit of weight like 2 bags kitty liter. Then if you do get stuck you can use kitty litter for traction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedyquest Posted October 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 That is a great idea jszucs. I'll have to do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuze Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 Starions suck in the winter but I drove one for years in the snow. My boy's RX-7 with stock sized tires was awesome in the snow somehow, the tires were skinnier on 7" rims but I think the torque delivery is why he was able to handle the snow so well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedyquest Posted October 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 I wouldn't say that they suck in the snow. I think a lot of it is how the car is set up and the driver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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