I'm from Hong Kong and I don't have much experience driving in snow ... my evo's got 18" wheels, lowered on tanabe's and I got a front lip with the DAMD kit ...

I was wondering if there are any evo owners here that have had trouble with driving in snow on a lowered evo plus body kit ... I was afraid that it might damage the kit or i might get stuck when it starts snowing... I mean the car handled great last year before I lowered it and put 18s on ... I'm just hoping it would drive the same this year ....

Thanks !

 

I can assure you it won't. You've lowered it, and added a snowplow to the front end.

 

You definitely don't want to drive a lowered Evo in the snow, especially with a body kit. Your tires won't have much traction in the winter, either. Rather than investing in snow tires and separate rims, you should consider buying another car to drive through the season.

I'm from Hong Kong also. How long have you lived in PA?

 

I'm a grad student here ... so I don't think I plan on buying another car for now man ... I've been here for 2 yrs .... well I'm gonna give it a shot anyway ... I just need it for daily driving ... is lowering it and 18's gonna make that big of a difference ?

 

Unless your tires are all-season tires, otherwise they should have fairly wide grooves in the tread design. They won't bite in the snow, and the soft rubber compound will also turn stiff in the low temperature. Prepare to slide around like crazy.

I guess if you lived there for two years, and ran your stock Advans last winter, then you'll notice that they don't grip very well. You new body kit and lowering springs will decrease the front clearance by, i'm guessing again, 2-inches compared to stock. That means you'll be plowing a lot more snow, and you car will hit more ice blocks.

You can find decent used cars for around $1000. If you calculate the additional mileage and wear that you save in the Evo, it's almost worth buying a second car.

 

u can't be serious ....

 

whatever u do, do not drive on the stock tires in the snow. have u ever seen snow before come to the states? just wondering. imo, you should try to avoid driving in it as much as possible. especially if its more than a few inches

 

haha i've seen snow before ... I mean I've been studying in the states for many yrs .... but i bought the evo here like a yr ago .... yea I knew the stocks weren't gonna perform well on snow ... I mean it doesn't even perform that well when it rains ...

I got pirelli 210 snow sport tires last yr ... and those handled great but my car was at stock height ... this yr I have the toyo proxes 4 ... I was really just wondering if anyone here drives around in a lowered evo for daily driving during the winter ...

this would suck if I have to go thru 3 months w/o my car ...

 

Why don't you use the W210 this winter? The salt will eat your rims.

 

A bit of sarcasm never hurt anyone

 

Hi. I'm from colorado. Last year, I drove my evo lowered and in the snow. If you absolutely have to drive it, your best and cheapest bet would be to 1: put your 17s back on and 2: put either some snow tires or good all-season tires on them. As long as you drive with some common sense there after, you should be fine.