I have a 95 Ford Thunderbird V8 with rear wheel drive and because of the recent snow fall in Michigan my car keeps getting stuck in the snow and I was wandering do anybody have any ways to improve the traction to there rear wheel drive vehicle in the snow or slippery weather
2007-02-14 18:25:28 · 13 answers · asked by Lamar J 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
Years ago I had a car that did the same thing - my dad put a couple bags of cement in the trunk and the extra weight helped with the traction. Good luck!
2007-02-14 18:34:37 · answer #1 · answered by Aunt Bee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anybody ride in the back seat? If not, lay a couple bags of rock salt in on the floor in the back. This should add about 80 to 100 lbs to the weight spread out evenly between your tires. If you put it in the trunk it will add that weight to your back tires alone. Then if the roads are really bad it could cause you to slide farther, or cause you to swing out into a slide. The best thing you can do is put the weight inside the car on the floor. It also helps in keeping the weight at a lower center of gravity, while adding traction. And also should you get stuck you have the salt there to help get you out.
2007-02-14 18:44:49 · answer #2 · answered by eks_spurt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a 1979 Pontiac Grand Prix. This thing was horrible in the snow. I put 4 50lbs sand bags in the trunk, snow tires on, and if the snow was real deep, chains on the back tires. I live in Colorado, and this got me through a few blizzards. But I finally got fed up with it and upgraded to a 1991 Cadillac. Same size but with front wheel drive and ABS.
2007-02-14 18:34:24 · answer #3 · answered by coloradobusted 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All wheel drive is your best bet, I personally have had a back wheel drive car which was pretty hard to get good traction because the wheels would come around the side I would think that front wheel drive is safer for slippery roads
2016-05-24 01:53:29 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look into the legality of snow chains in your area. Snow chains can keep your tires from slipping easily and they are easily installed or removed. Now if you keep getting stuck in snow then stay out of the snow and do your best to stay on well traveled roads that have been plowed. ALso try not to go too fast or stop in bad looking areas. If you are moving then you will keep from getting stuck as well.
2007-02-14 18:39:06 · answer #5 · answered by mister_e79 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best thing to do is just to be care full where you park and drive. I went the snow tire route with my mustang a few years ago and I still found myself getting stuck once everything iced up.
2007-02-15 16:16:45 · answer #6 · answered by rakaog 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Snow chains
2007-02-15 04:02:25 · answer #7 · answered by Doug 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Place bags of sand (plenty of it around and it's free) in the trunk. If you still get stuck, you can open the bags and put the sand under tires for traction.
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2007-02-14 18:37:10 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
pour a little bleach on the tires--really! it does something to the rubber and improves traction-they even use it at dragstrips. not long lasting --next day do it again --soon the snow will melt, yeah
2007-02-14 18:30:46 · answer #9 · answered by goodguy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put some weight in the trunk. Like three bags of sand or rock salt (three 80 lb bags) should make a big difference....Dave
2007-02-18 16:19:07 · answer #10 · answered by davedoorman66 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋