So we had a real snow storm here in NY. Up to about a foot so far with less than 15 ft visibility (still) and of course I had to take out the SHO. First thing I did was take my tune off and went back to stock (dont ask why just something I wanted to do) and I was off. I have the OEM Michelen rubbers and they are absolute garbage in anything but asphalt. My next mod will be some pretty studded Nokians with some cheap 18s. How is everyone else fairing in the snow? This is a live picture taken at the time of the posting from my security cameras of the snow.
Brrrrr not impressed...
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tardboy21
SHO Member
Doing great in NJ, put a locking differential in my Bronco a week ago. 
SHOs get parked for a while with this much snow, think they are calling for 18"+ by tomorrow morning.
SHOs get parked for a while with this much snow, think they are calling for 18"+ by tomorrow morning.
Unknown_Driver
V6TwinTurboAWD
thats part of the reason why i prefer to use high performance winter tires where i am
it allows me to still use it when there is no snow but still have better braking power on cold dry roads than stock
the stock michelins aren't that bad but once it gets to -14c they will turn to hockey pucks easily
Its not done yet and not stopping any time soon.
Theres no need for studded tires. 18" wheels with Blizzak lm70's. With slush on the ground I could put the pedal to the floor and get zero spin. In snow covered roads I had to try hard to make the wheels spin. Spinning out on purpose is extremely difficult unless you have ice on the ground.
RB Designs
New Member
Studs are illegal here in IL, but may be needed in Alaska I think.......
Racer X
SHO Pilot, Retired
The snow just let up here in Queens.
22" on the ground, 4' snow drifts, and one immobilized NYC. Shit sucks.
22" on the ground, 4' snow drifts, and one immobilized NYC. Shit sucks.
This storm was crazy. We ended up getting a thunderstorm at the same time as the snow along with a tornado somewhere. Just want to add that I got stuck pulling the SHO out of the driveway in about 6 inches of snow. I guess lowering it right before the snow was a bad idea.
Racer X
SHO Pilot, Retired
Yeah, there was thundersnow in the city too. No tornados that I've heard about, but plenty of abandoned cars, buses, snow plows (seriously).
I'm about to get started on digging out the Jeep.
And by digging, I mean shifting into 4Lo and driving out of the parking space. My neighbors hate it when I do that.
I'm about to get started on digging out the Jeep.
And by digging, I mean shifting into 4Lo and driving out of the parking space. My neighbors hate it when I do that.
Yeah, there was thundersnow in the city too. No tornados that I've heard about, but plenty of abandoned cars, buses, snow plows (seriously).
I'm about to get started on digging out the Jeep.
And by digging, I mean shifting into 4Lo and driving out of the parking space. My neighbors hate it when I do that.
Going to work this morning I hopped in my wifes Gwagen and threw on the locking diffs and backed over 3 feet of snow. Love that thing.
LOL - We both have "V"'s, both have SHO's and both HAD GL's... why did you need to go and get the G? LOL!
I've slapped on a set of Michelin X-Ice on the SHO, makes a big difference. The stockers are total crap.
Ha, you mean had V's. I got rid of mine, hated it. What kinda GL you have? Im trying to sell the snow tire setup I had off of it. I got a G55 last week, its so awesome. Has the exhaust note of an old muscle car.
Phoenix
SHOHOLIC
Not surprised , summer Michelins are overpriced , hard walled , hard rubber tires. Plus they are noisy.
They were that way 10 years ago , and as I saw on my new Fusion , they havnt changed.
They were that way 10 years ago , and as I saw on my new Fusion , they havnt changed.
They're all seasons.
Phoenix
SHOHOLIC
same deal. Thats actually what I meant. All season.
But everyone knows that all season tires are in reality 3 seasons. Specially if you receive more that a foot of snow each year.
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RavensFan79
New Member
The stock tires did fine for me in the light snow we had there in MD.
2 feet of snow they got is not light by any means.
Way2evil I don't think it would rub, but why not get an extra set of wheels? This way if you accidentally curb them or get a scratch it's no big deal. I like having thicker sidewalls as it helps absorb the bumps a little better but it does make it handle different.
RonPorter
SHO Club of America
+1
The only all season tires that are worth anything are the Nokian WRs, and they have an M+S rating.
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