I just got a tokico suspension kit that is supposed to give me a 1.8" drop. Will there be any major difference in snow handeling? my guess is that it wont matter untill there is enough snow to touch the bottom of the car. I just want to get the parts on it as soon as I can, but if that will sacrifice driveability then I'll wait till it warms up, as next winter Ill have something else to drive. I just want some opinions from people with lowered vehicles, what can you tell me?


thanks!

My lowered cavi sucked in the snow...then I bought some Blizaks...now I'm happy in the white powder stuff. As long as you dive for the conditions you should be fine unless you get like 6 inches over night then ur screwd.

The most important factor when driving in snow is your tires. If you don't have winter tires and you drive in snow, go get some.

winter tires make a world of difference.. however ive driven on all seasons for 7 years now in the winter with zero problems, i even drove my lowered z in the winter with summer tires and did fine, its all in how u drive really, gotta adjust to the weather..

anyways u should be fine aslong as u have a set of decent tires.


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Yeah, pretty much the only thing that changes when you lower the car is how deep the snow can get before you run into problems getting hung up.

Good all season tires, particularly if they have a center channel or two that is very wide, tend to do well in the snow, as well as winter tires.

Also, throw a little extra weight in the trunk. When I drove my J all year, I found the rear would slide out behind me easier after lowering.
Having tighter swaybars (or adding a swaybar if you didn't have one) in the rear will make this more of a problem. Weight on those wheels usually helps.

As said above, it's very important that you drive appropriately in the snow, no matter what setup you have.
I've driving in snow on bald tires and been fine, because I was careful enough.

I drove in a blizzard with at least 6 inches of snow on the highways I was driving on and went through drifts that were well over a foot, lowered 1.75 inches with my 17s on and summer tires, kuhmo Ecsta Supras. It was normally about a 1.5 hour drive took almost 4 hours. I never got stuck or had any trouble, except that after about two hours so much snow had been pushed up inside my front bumper it got in to the front of the motor and melted on the throttle body then froze again causing the throttle to be stuck at around 50mph. I some how made it to a gas station with out stopping or pushing the clutch in and got a bottle of gas line de-icer and poured that on the throttle body then made it the rest of they way home without any troubles. Excpet for the 20 pounds of snow that was in every nook and cranny in the front of my car.

Alright, sounds like im not going to have a huge problem, as if it snowed a ton here 1.8 inches wont make a difference in that realm anyways. Ive got some weight in the trunk, a 3/4" mdf box and 2 subs and various other equipment... and i dont drive like a moron in the snow, unless its a deserted parking lot once in a while..


sweet, im gonna just do it.
THANKS for the help!