02-10-2019, 05:57 PM | #15 |
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Studded tires and chains..lol.. Obviously you have had alot of time in the hot Texas area. Nobody uses chains any more. They actually illegal to drive around with. I personally garage my car during the winter. But if you must get yourself some other shag rims and snow tires.
And BTW Boston area doesn't get that much snow on a normal winter. Now here in Central NY we get nailed with lake effect snow , northeastern snow, and thebole Alberta clipper. By the time storma get to MA most of the time it is rain. They do get snow but not a ton |
02-10-2019, 05:58 PM | #16 |
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All that being said my daily driver is a 2018 F150 platinum edition.
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02-10-2019, 06:03 PM | #17 |
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Too long
I've been in Texas since 1979 (too long.) I grew up near Monticello, NY and I'm moving to the Albany area. They've gotten a heap of snow this winter so far.
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02-11-2019, 10:52 PM | #18 |
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Any good winter tire will work. Tirerack lists them under "performance winter/snow". Some are geared more towards snow (blizzaks) while others towards cold dry pavement traction. Size will play a big role in what's available, most manufacturers don't make them in a lot of sizes.
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02-12-2019, 04:20 PM | #19 | |
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Bet you would be a lot happier staying in Texas. Sorry you have to leave.
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02-12-2019, 04:25 PM | #20 |
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Amazing. I was in Cedar Park last week. Took my grandkids to a Toby Mac concert at the event center.
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02-12-2019, 05:31 PM | #21 |
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Where in New England are you moving? If you'll be near Boston, hit me up when you arrive. I'm planning the Palmer, MA track event in April, and may do a few more throughout the season.
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02-13-2019, 06:47 AM | #22 |
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Sottozero, Blizzaks, X-Ice 3's are all good tires but the best thing you could do is get 18" wheels and skinnier tires and it will also be easier on the wallet. For snow you want a skinny tire to get down to the pavement. That is the opposite in a mud or sand tire where you want a wide tire to get the most traction from the mud and sand and gives you a float. The 8" and 9" wheels on say a SS Camaro are not the way to go unless you don't have the money for say 7" wheels. In other words floating on snow is called a sled!!! The difference between All Season and Dedicated snows is the tread pattern but more importantly the tire compound and the winter tires are real sticky.
Most important thing is knowing how to drive. I live in a hilly area and that is the worst because you will often find areas down a hill where the road is crowned to push you off the road. Going a bit too fast in that type of situation will absolutely push you off the road especially if you hit the brakes. I have a Diesel Silverado with all terrain tires on it with plenty of tread. I was following a BMW X-Drive 535 last week in the snow and I was in 4 wheel Hi . It was a nasty down hill with a sharp turn. I put my Silverado into manual mode and started downshifting. The BMW well it spun out and went off the road. If I didn't start downshifting and hit my brakes well I would have joined him. My kid got a good lesson in driving in the snow. We both had all season tires and 4 wheel drive or All wheel drive but the difference was in the drivers. It is all about tires and knowing how to drive but the skinnier tires are better then wide tires. All Wheel drive and bad tires usually doesn't net you much gain. Last edited by CoolbreezeNJ; 02-13-2019 at 07:13 AM. |
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02-13-2019, 10:48 AM | #27 |
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We just need more snow to validate these theories!
285's cuz no one makes narrow wheel with enough offset to flush out ZLE.
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02-13-2019, 11:03 AM | #28 | |
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Boston itself can get slammed by 'Noreaster storms, which can bring up to 2' of snow (most average 12"+). In the 2014/2015 winter, we had 109" of snow. By most standards, that is a LOT of snow. We'll never come close to the lake effect snow, but for winter considerations and snow tires, we get our fair share. Certainly plenty of cold/icy days too.
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