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eposey Nov 9, 2003 08:08 PM

How do L's do in the snow/on ice?
 
Do they do alright as long as you have plenty of weight over the rear wheels? I have a 2WD 4.2L and it did great last winter. Just wondering because I might be getting a Lightning soon. Thanks.

SlowSVT95 Nov 9, 2003 09:10 PM

Mine is horrible. I drive a Tahoe when it snows..

bloomquist Nov 9, 2003 09:19 PM

:eek: a... shovie???? yuck. :)

Good luck getting a Lightning eposey! :thumbsup:

LatemodelRacer2 Nov 9, 2003 09:56 PM

Snow whats that:devil: I just leave the L in the garage if it snows here.

SlowSVT95 Nov 9, 2003 10:02 PM


Originally posted by bloomquist
:eek: a... shovie???? yuck. :)
I have no choice :p

eposey Nov 9, 2003 10:02 PM

Well if I get an L, I'm not going to be able to afford a dependable winter car on top of it. There's a possibility that I could drive our 89 Chevy 4wd truck. I just figure the L would do the same as my truck now did with the same weight in the back. Wouldnt definately have to take it easy on the acceleration though.

l-menace Nov 9, 2003 10:10 PM

hmm think about it, my truck put out about 500rwtrq.
at an idle I'd spin.

That's why I drive a Jeep Grand Cherokee 4wd

engelmb Nov 9, 2003 10:12 PM

Dude...do you have the L logo on your truck??? :confused:

LightningCT Nov 9, 2003 10:25 PM


Originally posted by SlowSVT95
Mine is horrible. I drive a Tahoe when it snows..

well miss moneybags...must be nice...:devil:


just kidding....i have a beater blazer for the snow, but i don't want to stop driving my L.....i'm sure i will have no problem when i see some 75 years old on the road next to me the first time it snows:thumbsup:

if i were you eposey i'd spend $500 or $1000 and get a beater rather than dealing with the headache of some a$$hole hitting your or you sliding into a large oak tree!!!!

SlowSVT95 Nov 9, 2003 10:27 PM


Originally posted by LightningCT
well miss moneybags...must be nice...:devil:


just kidding....i have a beater blazer for the snow, but i don't want to stop driving my L.....i'm sure i will have no problem when i see some 75 years old on the road next to me the first time it snows:thumbsup:

if i were you eposey i'd spend $500 or $1000 and get a beater rather than dealing with the headache of some a$$hole hitting your or you sliding into a large oak tree!!!!

Tahoe isn't mine.. I just borrow it ;)

eposey Nov 9, 2003 10:30 PM


Originally posted by engelmb
Dude...do you have the L logo on your truck??? :confused:
Me? Hell no I don't. I have tried to keep away from copying off a Lightning as I can. The only thing I have on there Lightning is the wheels. I would have bought them if they weren't on a Lightning. I am absolutely in love with the 99-00 L wheels. I will probably put them on the L I end up getting.

Unoid Nov 9, 2003 10:54 PM

16/17" smaller crap rims, + small winter tires. 400-500$ New, bags of concrete or replacement parts overnighted from japan for a 10sec ricer of some kind in rear, over the wheels and you'll be fine.

the salt and crap will hurt the truck tho :(

if you care about all the power you could take off the supercharger pully and get a flipchip tuned so you cna run winter w/o supercharger power. reg mildly modded 5.4L.

other then that my L makes it "ok".

Big Man Nov 10, 2003 12:48 AM


Originally posted by bloomquist
:eek: a... shovie???? yuck. :)

Getting my flame suite on.................



........theres nothing wrong with a Cheby!:p

Big Man Nov 10, 2003 12:54 AM


Originally posted by Unoid
if you care about all the power you could take off the supercharger pully and get a flipchip tuned so you cna run winter w/o supercharger power. reg mildly modded 5.4L.

Hhhhmmmmmmmm, do that and the poor thing will be starving for air if the s/c is not spinning. Also that thing will be a dog. With the mileage these things put out now, I hate to see what it would get driving around all winter without the s/c spining.:smoke:

jakhammer Nov 10, 2003 03:36 AM

i also get to drive a chevy this winter. its my wifes very first car. a chevette. its gonna be a crapper compared to the L (which should be on blocks by this time next week). I have been llaying down some serious abuse to the F1s cuz I know I will miss it this winter. Ofcourse now I am going to need tires when I get the L back out to drive.

back to the ...vette (lol), Manual trans ans 33k original miles. just put new tires, brake lines, wipers, and blower motor in it. All that and I still dont feel safe. At least I wont feel bad if I ditch it this winter. I would cry if I ditched the L

Chris


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