Cant stop in snow
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Has anyone else had trouble with grip in snow?
I've just bought a 99MY turbo with Bridgestone s-02's on the front and an s-03 and re010(?) on the back. The car is very unstable under braking with either dramatic broadsides with abs or more common is abs activating to the extent that the car makes no attempt to slow down! in the dry or wet the brakes are exceptional, but in snow and ice directional stability and braking is plain dangerous
For example, today the car was all over the road on a motorway in heavy snow, yet a bmw 318 managed to overtake going a lot faster with seemingly no trouble
Dave
I've just bought a 99MY turbo with Bridgestone s-02's on the front and an s-03 and re010(?) on the back. The car is very unstable under braking with either dramatic broadsides with abs or more common is abs activating to the extent that the car makes no attempt to slow down! in the dry or wet the brakes are exceptional, but in snow and ice directional stability and braking is plain dangerous
For example, today the car was all over the road on a motorway in heavy snow, yet a bmw 318 managed to overtake going a lot faster with seemingly no trouble
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It's probably just your tyre sizes. Have you got the std 16's or larger tyres/wheels fitted?
I was on the hills at Loch Earn today and was following an old Land Rover through the twisty roads after Callander. We came to a right-hand bend (only doing about 40). He didn't brake and just took the corner fine. I didn't think twice, but the car stepped out mid-corner. Not enough to scare the cr@p out of me, but enough to remind me that 215/40/17's aren't designed for snow.
The ABS is a little over-sensitive, so just be aware of this and adjust your driving style. I tend to leave enormous distances when braking in snow and rely on the gears/engine braking to slow down. I only use the brakes at the very last moment.
Stefan
I was on the hills at Loch Earn today and was following an old Land Rover through the twisty roads after Callander. We came to a right-hand bend (only doing about 40). He didn't brake and just took the corner fine. I didn't think twice, but the car stepped out mid-corner. Not enough to scare the cr@p out of me, but enough to remind me that 215/40/17's aren't designed for snow.
The ABS is a little over-sensitive, so just be aware of this and adjust your driving style. I tend to leave enormous distances when braking in snow and rely on the gears/engine braking to slow down. I only use the brakes at the very last moment.
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its the standard 16 inch wheels with factory sized tyres. I know what you mean about the land rover, i've just diven a mitsubishi shogun, on the same road as the impreza, and you wouldnt even know there was snow/ice on the road
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With the Impreza Sport on HR rated tyres I could get up my track with no problem in the snow.
With the WRX with it's zr rated tyres, I would say the grip is less good than my golf with winter tyres on.
It is not realy the size of the tyre, it's the rubbermix. Our jeep has 205 tyres on but is great in the snow due to its mud and snow tyres.
eddie
With the WRX with it's zr rated tyres, I would say the grip is less good than my golf with winter tyres on.
It is not realy the size of the tyre, it's the rubbermix. Our jeep has 205 tyres on but is great in the snow due to its mud and snow tyres.
eddie
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