what to use for weight in a rear wheel drive car

how much weight to put in trunk of rear bicycle drive car for snow driving?

• Thread starter purbeast0
• Commencement date February 4, 2013

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• #1

i take a transmission g37s and information technology is Awful in the snowfall. i live near the top of a loma but i accept to go upward a small colina about 30 feet to get to the top of my street. fifty-fifty when i had like 1/4" of snow on the basis i couldn't really go up the loma. and and so i had to bulldoze home from work on crappy main roads that had like one/2" of snow on them and i was fishtailing all over the place and could non get traction.

so i planned on getting some numberless of sand from home depot to put in my trunk. i'm simply non sure how heavy to get. they have 60lb bags and then i figured i would get a few of those, just not sure the verbal number to become.

this volition actually help a bit though likewise right?

• #ii

If you're not on winter tires, or at least siped all-seasons, GTFO. :colbert:

I would go 1/2 your rated behave weight directly over or behind your rear axle equally a WAG at it.

• #3

Remember: that added weight will push on the same slippery surfaces, when y'all brake, so accommodate summit speed accordingly.
I'd put two or iii numberless in, max. And yep: tires. Hell, why not merely put bondage on, like a existent man?

• #4

You lot take worn tires if y'all tin not drive on one/4" of snow.

Follow instructions of JCH13 above to have decent winter tires.
If you can afford such a motorcar; you tin can spring for decent winter tires and store them come spring.
Or spend $100 and get a set up of chains that you can slip on/off fairly easily.

In that location has been a couple of thread recently on such.
Putting on chains in a public street will await featherbrained for one that has such a vehicle.
Well-nigh areas will not permit yous to utilize bondage all the time and you wil non similar the drive with them.

You will need at least 300 lbs to make any divergence if that. Slick tires are yet going to spin on packed snowfall.

Or park the vehicle and walk the 30 ft.

• #v

+one this is a tire trouble.

Adding weight is unsafe in your situation. For pickups it's ok, merely that's about information technology IMO.

• #six

^^

Tires and a light human foot.
Enough said.

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• #vii

Definitely non a worn tire issue. They are less than a yr old, but they also aren't wintertime tires. This is my first winter with the car likewise then I'one thousand learning. Definitely parking at the acme of the street this night though since they are calling for snow.

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• #ix

Aye tires.

What make and model tires? Likewise what tread depth is left?

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• #x

Information technology's whatsoever the stock tired that come up on a 2008 g37s.

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• #12

Y'all could try looking for some 'all-weather' tires... not to be confused with 'all-flavor'. Simply how many days in the year exercise you see snow..?

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• #14

Rofl @ horrible tires providing horrible functioning. That's your problem right there.

OP, if you had real winter tires you'd be laughing.

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• #sixteen

If y'all intend to employ sand, brand sure to put the bags in a plastic bag. Often, sand is packaged in a burlap bag. When wet collects in the sand, the concentrated quid that drips out is corrisive and acidic and can easily rust metal information technology comes in contact with.

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• #17

well from what everyone is saying here, it sounds like sand bags won't brand much of a divergence at all because my tires suck for snow in general. i just don't know anything almost this stuff which is why i posted here heh.

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• #eighteen

Yea a adept all circular tire I like is the Kumho Ecsta 4X. Ok for light snow but handles well and is cheaper than the manufacturing plant tire.

• #19

I was gonna say, that car does not have Dunlops. He should accept the staggered wheels, which ever accept the assymmetric Potenzas.

1/4" of snow? IMO this is driver error. Someone said 'lead foot;' peradventure...just at the wrong times. Information technology sounds like you lot're creeping up a hill at too slow a stride, then (if yous're anything similar the people around here) panicking and spinning the tires when you lose momentum.

For getting up hills: go faster. Inertia is your friend. Keep out of first gear.

FWIW I've driven these cars in light snowfall (more old snow packed into water ice) and they did fine. I do not think tires are going to brand a deviation.

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• #20

I was gonna say, that automobile does non accept Dunlops. He should have the staggered wheels, which ever take the assymmetric Potenzas.

1/4" of snow? IMO this is commuter error. Someone said 'pb foot;' perhaps...only at the incorrect times. It sounds similar you lot're creeping upwards a colina at likewise wearisome a pace, then (if you're annihilation like the people around here) panicking and spinning the tires when yous lose momentum.

For getting upwardly hills: go faster. Inertia is your friend. Go along out of start gear.

FWIW I've driven these cars in light snow (more old snowfall packed into ice) and they did fine. I practise not think tires are going to make a difference.

well the problem is that my driveway goes uphill, and when i back out of it, i and then have to go upward a hill to go upwardly my street. and so there is no way to get a starting time. i'm going upwardly the colina from a consummate stop.

and if i reversed into my driveway and so i could pull out forwards, i still have to get slow down my driveway because it is fairly steep and if i pull out too fast the lesser of the car scrapes.

• #21

Tires will brand all the divergence.
<--- lives in Canada. Snow 5-6 months out of the year.

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• #22

Only went through this, this morning. I have about 25% of tread left and I become effectually getting out of my space (which is very steep) by accelerating uphill with the parking brake engaged just enough not to roll back, and traction control off.

• #23

... d00d... d00d... r u teh srsly? The RE050A is rated to a minimum temperature rating of 34F. As in, you risk rupturing the tire driving it at temperatures lower than 34F. The chemical compound gets cold and thus brittle and tin can crack. Hell, TireRack suggests STORING tires like those Within during the wintertime to avoid cold damage. Frankly, driving them below freezing, let alone on snow, is at all-time reckless endangerment and at worst willful negligence.

Also, never had any bug with my RE050As hydroplaning, fifty-fifty when I was at the vesture bars.

TL;DR

If you lot drive your machine on snow with RE050As (or any summer tire, actually) you demand a swift boot in the junk.

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• #24

Well adding weight to RWD will assist some too even once y'all do get some good tires
kickoff w 60 then 120 so 180 I wouldn't go higher than 240 though

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... d00d... d00d... r u teh srsly? The RE050A is rated to a minimum temperature rating of 34F. As in, you lot run a risk rupturing the tire driving information technology at temperatures lower than 34F. The compound gets cold and thus brittle and tin crack. Hell, TireRack suggests STORING tires like those INSIDE during the winter to avoid cold damage. Bluntly, driving them below freezing, let solitary on snowfall, is at best reckless endangerment and at worst willful negligence.

Also, never had any problems with my RE050As hydroplaning, even when I was at the wear bars.

TL;DR

If you drive your car on snow with RE050As (or any summer tire, really) you need a swift kick in the junk.

I gauge that'south why my tires experience like I'yard driving on hockey pucks. :biggrin:

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