Poor handling on ice/snow

[topswap]

Hello

New to the forum, and to the grand prix. I just bought a 1999 gp gt with plans on doing a top swap. I thought a gp would be a good winter car (being fwd), but i have never had a car that was so unstable in the snow. The car drives straight on dry roads, but as soon as it hits snow, it starts to "slide" like a fishtail. It has newer michelin hydroedge tires, so i dont think its a tire problem. This happens even when driving slow (even at 25 kph). Any help would be appreciated.

 

[nawarkk]

hmm. I've haven't had a problem with mine this winter. It has newer toyo's. Maybe something is up with your suspension parts?

 

[Bio248]

its a tire problem. with winter tires a grand prix will go through feet of snow.

 

[matt5112]

If you're trying to drive on CLEAN roads in the winter with anything but snow tires you're still going to slip, even with a 3.1.

A/S tires harden too much and you get no grip.

 

[2000GTP]

my car has absolutely no problem in the snow. the thing goes right through it

 

[kjclawson]

does Niagara get snow????? haha

 

[matt5112]

What kind of retarded question is that?

Pretty much all of canada gets some amount of snow at least once a year.

 

[kjclawson]

didnt know it was canada... my bad it was a retarded question

 

[JoshMcMadMac]

didnt know it was canada... my bad it was a retarded question

:th_jester:

1) Because we use Km so frequently in the US.
2) Because you do not know where Niagara is...as in Niagara Falls.

 

[matt5112]

 

[kjclawson]

got it thanks

 

[topswap]

Thanks for the info! I just bought some cooper arctic claw tires and steel rims. When I removed my rear tires I noticed that there was a lot of wear on the inside edge of the tires. I guess I need an alignment. thanks again

 

[ZR1Vette09]

what's niagara falls??? yeah you probably need the new tires and an alignment

 

[MrTube]

thats a picture of the horse shoe falls. What about the american falls? which are not in Canada.

Sorry. I'm married to a Canadian, So all i ever hear is about the Niagra area, and.. how our beer sucks, and how people here are rude.

 

[matt5112]

thats a picture of the horse shoe falls. What about the american falls? which are not in Canada.

Sorry. I'm married to a Canadian, So all i ever hear is about the Niagra area, and.. how our beer sucks, and how people here are rude.

Your falls suck, beer in general sucks, and people in both canada and the states are rude.

 

[gtpinsc]

beer in general sucks

This qualifies as the worst thing ever typed on GPF :th_angry2:

 

[bronzemist02]

beer in general rocks

fixed. :th_biggrin2:

 

[gtpinsc]

lol... i dont see how any man can say beer sucks... thats like sayin P*ssy sucks.

 

[topswap]

American beer is weak, but with the difference in price, Im not too choosy!

 

[matt5112]

Sorry guys... allow me to refraise, any beer that costs less than a dollar fifty a bottle sucks.

And yes, thats "in canadian" at "canadian prices." so don't freak out if your favourite brew doesnt make it.