Winter Tire Swap - Printable Version

Winter Tire Swap - Printable Version

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Winter Tire Swap - tetra - 10-30-2009

dBlast,Oct 29 2009, 10:12 AM Wrote:
tetra,Oct 29 2009, 10:02 AM Wrote:What's the difference with the car being lowered in winter? I dropped mine too, what should I expect? lol
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In deep snow you become a snow plow.

Wait a minute, when you drop a focus it just drops to the average ride height of every other car so therefore --- no difference!
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LOL, my car isn't really THAT low with the drop. It was only 1.5" which is good enough for me. I thought there might of been handling differences in the snow, but if deep snow is the only worry I'm alright with that :)

Winter Tire Swap - NefCanuck - 10-30-2009

dBlast,Oct 29 2009, 10:12 AM Wrote:
tetra,Oct 29 2009, 10:02 AM Wrote:What's the difference with the car being lowered in winter? I dropped mine too, what should I expect? lol
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In deep snow you become a snow plow.

Wait a minute, when you drop a focus it just drops to the average ride height of every other car so therefore --- no difference!
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That's what has me worried the most, esp. with the front lip I now sport.

The Big Black Plow :blink:

I'll be damned careful in parking lots this winter (and lucky me, the disabled parking spaces are where half the idiots dump their snow :rolleyes: <_<)

NefCanuck

Winter Tire Swap - CanadaSVT - 10-30-2009

Still have the summers on both cars. Waiting for snow or the temp staying below 5c for a few days.

Winter Tire Swap - shadowzx3 - 10-30-2009

I have snow tires coming soon but the question is when to mount them. I'm ripping off the crap rubber on my stock 15" alloys so once I put snows on. Basically once snows go on, they are stayin on until I get new rubber for the new 17"ers that are sittin in boxes in my room :P

Chances are I'll like my snows better than the crap tires that I have on, even when there is no snow, haha.

Winter Tire Swap - Feral - 10-30-2009

I Procrastinated till I found these babies on Craigs, 4 Tires + Factory Focus aluminums for $325 cash XD

only 2 are shown cuz he had to pull them out of the shed to take pix for me

what I like about these are there 65's and they sit nearly 2 inch's higher then the set(all seasons) I currenty have and don't rub XD

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I no longer trust all seasons that much any more
#1. I had a nearly new set when I had the accident
#2. the car would squirrel all over the place in slush

I dun wanna see this happening again
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Winter Tire Swap - Scorcher000 - 10-31-2009

did mine yesterday lol

Winter Tire Swap - ANTHONYD - 10-31-2009

Done and Done...

^^^ that will buff out no problem.

Winter Tire Swap - Feral - 10-31-2009

ANTHONYD,Oct 30 2009, 11:26 AM Wrote:Done and Done...

^^^ that will buff out no problem.
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yeah the buffing out is no prob but when I dislodged the rim it seems it smashed the occupant capsule ( interior safety capsule) and tore its seams including the Tri frame join and it separated those aswell :(

oh yeah and the fact the airbag nearly peeled my windshield off got me pegged on strict season only tires now.. im contemplating taking the fines and installing tire studs (and no im NOT kidding)

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Looking at these pics causes me to shake and still scares the F*** out of me :unsure: brings back the memory of seeing a tractor trailer headlight within a few feet of my face (I was in the passenger seat) after that its a blur till the smoke settled from the air bags

Winter Tire Swap - Focus man. Focus. - 10-31-2009

Scorcher000,Oct 30 2009, 10:14 AM Wrote:did mine yesterday lol
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Chicken S#!t :D

Winter Tire Swap - Oscar The Grouch - 10-31-2009

hmmm i might have some difficulties with mine (winter car that is). Seems the SPI is firing on one, maybe 2 cylinders now. Doesn't surprise me as it has been neglected an oil change since 2007-2008 winter.

Gonna have to do some work on trying to get her going. If not, new car time!!! :rolleyes:

Winter Tire Swap - Feral - 10-31-2009

Oscar The Grouch,Oct 30 2009, 02:15 PM Wrote:hmmm i might have some difficulties with mine (winter car that is).  Seems the SPI is firing on one, maybe 2 cylinders now.  Doesn't surprise me as it has been neglected an oil change since 2007-2008 winter.

Gonna have to do some work on trying to get her going.  If not, new car time!!! :rolleyes:
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o.o Ill take the fofo if you give up on it :D I have a FULL Zetec swap for it BWahahaha (well as long as its not pecker'd up or heavily damaged XD )

lets hope that it didn't drop a cap

Winter Tire Swap - NikiterZTS - 10-31-2009

Putting new intercooler since the car needs a little retune anyway. I wanna do a tune on my summer rubber. Also might switch out coilovers for a stock suspension + camber needs to be adjusted to less agressive degree.
Should be done sometime in November.

Winter Tire Swap - Feral - 11-01-2009

NikiterZTS,Oct 31 2009, 07:50 AM Wrote:Putting new intercooler since the car needs a little retune anyway. I wanna do a tune on my summer rubber. Also might switch out coilovers for a stock suspension + camber needs to be adjusted to less agressive degree.
Should be done sometime in November.
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This year or next year XD J/K

Winter Tire Swap - Scorcher000 - 11-01-2009

Focus man, Focus.,Oct 30 2009, 01:53 PM Wrote:
Scorcher000,Oct 30 2009, 10:14 AM Wrote:did mine yesterday lol
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Chicken S#!t :D
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Summers were bald. Doing 110KM on the highway then punching it and having the tires spin is not fun in the rain lol.

Winter Tire Swap - 2DXTRM - 11-01-2009

I guess I'll be keeping my stock 16inch wheels and swap the P6 Pirelli's over for the snowtires that I have.

I'll probably sell the P6s (they only have less than 10K on them) and try and find some 17inch SVT wheels for the spring/summer/fall for next year.

Mustang will be in hibernation till late March/April.

Winter Tire Swap - NefCanuck - 11-01-2009

Do not under any circumstances delay in switching out those hellspawn P6's if there's any threat of snow.

You may as well be running racing slicks <_<

NefCanuck

Winter Tire Swap - Gravter - 11-02-2009

Did mine 2 weeks ago because my summer tires were starting to show "cord"!!! ALL 4 of THEM... damn Calabogie track, lol.

Winter Tire Swap - NefCanuck - 11-02-2009

Gravter,Nov 1 2009, 09:03 AM Wrote:Did mine 2 weeks ago because my summer tires were starting to show "cord"!!! ALL 4 of THEM...ÃÂ damn Calabogie track, lol.
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Yipes, just how many track events did you do this year? :blink:

Or were you driving the FoFo like you stole it out there? :P

NefCanuck

Winter Tire Swap - Feral - 11-02-2009

$20 says he drove it like he stole it XD

Winter Tire Swap - Gravter - 11-03-2009

Just went once and was on my OEM tires!
I gotta go back next summer... simply awesome experience.