winter wonderland

[_b.jaye_]

bought mine as a daily driver & while i wish i didnt have too, im gonna be driving the Z this winter. im pretty used to RWD + light weight from my 240, but im sure the added power makes it a whole different ballgame. any of you have yours out in the slick? just wonderin how they do

if nothin else, atleast lookin forward to playin around a bit in vacant snowy parkin lots

[evildky]

open diff RWD sucks, unless you added one to your SX or had the SE I suppose you are used to that kind of suck, with the LSD it'm mush more predictable, just drive with common since, you will not have near as much traction in the wet, snow whatever, just think abotu worst case at each turn and you'll be fine, if you think it's be cool to hang the tail out then you are asking for trouble

[R350Zz33]

my z is also gonna be driven durin the winter when it rains if u give it a lil to much on a turn the back end will slide a lil i think snow will be worse

[BusyBadger]

I used an open diff S13 as my daily for almost three years in Chitown - you should be fine down in Columbus. I've got a friend in Indy with a 350 that runs Blizzaks from November through mid-March or so - you might not need to do that unless you're headed over towards scenic Brown County or similar twisties that don't get plowed (very well).

[_b.jaye_]

i had a set of dunlop winter tires on my s13 LSD (M3's?). they were better than the tires on it when i bought it, but not by a big enough margin to pick up another set... theres some model of coopers on the back of the Z right now... they seem to hook up pretty good wet, so i guess they should do alright in winter stuff... fronts do have some wear & could stand to go though.... potenzas i think

if you know brown co, you know what im worry'in about! im on highway 46 quite a bit... although, when its nice & dry, if i could pick a stretch of road to have a day for just me & the Z, that might be the one
Modified by _b.jaye_ at 7:11 AM 9/18/2008

[BusyBadger]

Yeah, I lived in B'town for a little over 10 years so I've spent plenty of time on 46, both in cars and on bikes (think Cannondale - not Harley).

[galanw]

sorry to jump in, but just to say hi to you IN ppl. i just grad from IUB ... :P

and i'll probably get the Z soon.

[Kawaisou]

If you do try to look for it used, you will find yourself a better deal.