Having fun in the snow!
 

When it snowed the other month, i didnt drive my car much...most of my mates kept asking me why i wasnt out in the scoob having some fun in the snow.....I did a few small drifts in a car park on the way into the petrol station, but not really been 'making the most of it' as my friends would say as im more concerned that it might not be good for the diffs? What are other peoples view on this? Or am i just being a pussy lol

its only a matter of time mate , been there done it
years back i had a rear wheel drive cheapo car that i used to proper rally in the snow doing some crazy stuff, thought i could do the same in my evo, you would think no - problem but its not the same - you need skinny tyres thats why it worked in my cheapo car. wide tyres just dont work and as you probably know youre brakes still wont work.
i hit a fence in my evo the sad thing was i wasnt even doing anything, just taking a slight bend at say 15mph and it went straight, i wasnt braking or anything so now i`m a pussy, if i got some skinny tyres i might have a go

and have a look in sales section, i bet you see a load of breaking cars - lol

saw a scooby on its roof down road from me. def not a fast bend and mind boggled *how* he managed to get it that way but anyway best to be safe and stay in as apart from slick road conditions there are other people on road with mixture of abilities, some not so good!

going forward easy....turning and stopping not so!

To answer your question though, rather than tell you what you should and shouldn't do with your own car....

No it won't do any harm to your diffs, as the load when sliding in snow is tiny compared to tearing around a dry race track.

The only thing you probably shouldnt do, if you have dccd, is adjust it while the wheels are sliding or turning at different speeds.

If you have somewhere with some space, go have some fun, you'll learn a lot, and look like this :D

:thumb:

Mate, get yourself a spare set of cheap WRX or STI alloys, and some winter tyres.
The difference is night and day - you can stop on ice and snow, and you won't slide.
I bought budget tyres as I couldn't afford expensive ones, but let's face it, in this weather none of us should be hooning about irresponsibly anyway.
At £40 each they were a massive bargain and are far better than any of the cars at work with summer Michelins or Goodyears which just slide all over the place and can't get traction.
I've had no issues this winter at all. Trust me when I say they're a worthwhile investment whilst this weather continues.

If you want to drift wait until the weather is suitable and you can properly control and stop the car - that's my advice!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jkhHfHEAAM

Watch for curbz and your oil/water temps, never mind the rest. Have fun. I do this all day long, but on to big tires.

perfectly fine, just dont keep on full lock for too long etc. power steeringfluid can cook and pump can go, done sensibly and correctly , it is fine.

my much better vid :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mATOlffkkOg

Well i'm more of a pussy, mine stayed locked up nice and warm in the garage the whole two weeks we had it.

The company van however...... lol

Hi, what tyres did you fit? :)

Thanks in advance.

meh I drifted all throughout the snow in my scooby. Like it's been said above, there is very very little load on the diffs in snow, your tyres are sliding across snow, barely touching the tred. Just have fun, but avoid illegal stuff!