`95 firebird in the winter....?

i drive a pontiac firebird and i live in wisconsin. since i could only afford one car i had to pick a sweet one even if it was unsafe for winter. i put sandbags in the back but they didnt help much last year.. any suggestions how to make it safer for driving in the snow?





also i know im an idiot for driving this car in the winter, ive come to that realization already.

`95 firebird in the winter....?
Well, front wheel drive cars have an advantage because the weight of the motor is over the wheels. You've countered that with the sandbags, provided you have enough sandbags. As the guy above mentioned, you can let some air out of the tires. That will help some. The other major thing though is your tire tread. If you have tires that have a poor snow pattern, you won't be going anywhere regardless of the weight. This is even true for front-wheel drive cars. The best choice for your car is a good all season radial. That way you don't have to change them as the seasons change. Plus, a big knobby snow tire would look pretty funny on the back of a Firebird! Remember also you don't have much ground clearence in a Firebird. So, if the snow is very deep, you probably won't get through it. I had an older Camaro, and by having a good set of tires and some weight in the back, it did just fine in the snow as long as it wasn't bottoming out. One other thing to remember is to shift to neutral when stopping, in snow not ice, and to ease into a takeoff. If you gun it, your tires probably won't hold either.
Reply:the best thing to do is get another set of cheap rims or steel wheels and get some good winter tires on your car. I use the Bridgestone Blizzacks and they work awesome. Make sure you get all 4. I know a lot of people that only get 2 and that won't really help you out.
Reply:On snow %26amp; ice a skinny tire with course tread pattern will help you out. Get a pair of used rims ( in good shape ) for max. value. =^ )
Reply:Keep your tires aired up. Colder weather condenses the air and you lose a few pounds of pressure. Letting more out in cold weather can cause a dangerous situation.


As said above, buy some cheapo wheels on ebay and have good winter tires or studs put in them.
Reply:Below is a link to a thread over @ LS1Tech.com. Where some of the guys talk about driving their f-body in the winter weather up North and mention using the blizzaks tires.





Then, there's another link of a search I did on the 'winter driving' over @ LS1Tech.





Good luck!
Reply:lower the air pressure in your tires just a little bit not to much that might help a littlt bit.