Lowered P5 in snow

[haig]

Well, over the weekend, up here in Montreal Canada, we got a little over 2 feet of snow.

My P5 is dropped on ION Sport Spec Springs, which I love btw.

Just that in snow, holy s***!!! Main streets are not bad, but secondary streets with people cleaning their driveways into the street, a lowered P5 front bumper = snow plow!!!

Anyone else drive their P5 in some serious snow?
This question is mainly geared towards Canadian and Northeastern USA people.

 

[flat_black]

I'm in the northeast, New Hampshire, USA, to be exact, and total accumulation that hasn't melted this year has been right around two feet or so in my area. =) My car's not lowered, but I still push snow out of the way from time to time, over this or that bump, or even backing out of my drive. This morning, in fact, I wanted to test the P5's deep snow capabilities, so I backed out of the driveway without shoveling behind my car. =) No problems! But then, my snow tires are nice, and they push me right along as I back out, plus give me a tiny bit more clearance from the ground, as they're 195/60R15's. The reason you stated is exactly why I want stock height springs that are simply a higher spring rate. Hehee.

 

[RiceWagon25]

The only problem I have had was last winter. We had a huge accumulation late at nite and I was out, when I went to drive home there was almost a foot of fresh snow on the ground and more coming. I made all the way to my neighbourhood before my car's headlights stopped working, and then about 30 feet later the car wouldn't go any further... Got out to see what happened and I had started to make my own snowbank infront of the car as it just started to accumulate together till, it covered my headlights, crested my hood and eventually kept the car from moving any further.

 

[bazooka joe]

we got almost 3 feet last week, the main roads i drive were ok, but the back roads were a mess. by the end of the day there were to big groves, from tire tracks, and this big mound of hard snow and ice in the middle of the 2 tracks. wow, i think i plowed my way home. what a mess! may car has eibach springs so that didn't help. good thing i was going real slow!!

 

[AlaskaP5]

The P5 is such a blast to drive in the snow. I do have studded tires on all four wheels. Stock height currently, but it just rocks. The only complaint, is if the snow is really wet and gets on the brake disks, it will freeze if the car sits for a while and gotta give the car some gas to free up the brakes.

 

[Mike R]

I got about 40 feet in 1ft deep unplowed snow with the stock tires on a gravel driveway. Probably could have gone farther, but didn't want to risk it. I've got MP3 springs, so it's not too low. Besides, I wanted to try out the new snowblower....LOL

Still does pretty darn good though!

 

[TwinHead]

Montreal sucks in winter. You can't go anywhere unless it's like a mall with a huge parking lot.

Lowered or not, you will stll be plowing snow on secondary rds or streets. (I do.)

What I hate is thes snow/ice/slush/brownstuff that collects behind ALL wheels. My tires rub that every time I turn or (Montreal) hit a pothole. The noise so annoying you need to get out and clear it after a few blocks. (should have gone with smaller tires....

 

[Brian MP5T]

Well, over the weekend, up here in Montreal Canada, we got a little over 2 feet of snow.

My P5 is dropped on ION Sport Spec Springs, which I love btw.

Just that in snow, holy s***!!! Main streets are not bad, but secondary streets with people cleaning their driveways into the street, a lowered P5 front bumper = snow plow!!!

Anyone else drive their P5 in some serious snow?
This question is mainly geared towards Canadian and Northeastern USA people.

You should send the city of Montreal a bill for all the road clearing you will do with a slammed P5 this winter.

 

[pro5]

I was in Montreal last week from Dec.14th to Dec.19th on business and man all I could think about was my lowered P5 plowing snow. Feel for you man. Here in Edmonton we received a huge snowfall a few weeks back and I lowered my P5 with Eibach Pro kit. I ended up plowing snow into my garage and then having to shovel it out!

Its worth it though in the handling dept.

pro5

 

[Ceej]

I live outside of Syracuse, we have allready had more than 2.5 feet of snow more than we usually get at this time.

People around here for the most part do not lower their cars unless they are not going to drive them in the winter, unless they are complete morons.

 

[flat_black]

A good set of urethane spring spacers helps, according to one of my friends who owns a lowered Saab 9000 Turbo. He has it up to stock ride height for the winter by using the urethane spacers, but the spring rate is still high, as per performance springs, so he doesn't get any really detrimental effects from the height, and it keeps him from plowing snow (More than he already does). =) Just a thought.

 

[Ceej]

If your car is low and the snow is high it does not matter what springs you have Eddie, your car becomes a plow and will surf on the snow.

 

[Karl Marx]

I love driving in snow with my mp3, i can use my hand brake on every corner in those snow filled streets and lpowing snow creates a protective snow membrane on my front bumper for even more plowing ...only sucks when the snow sticks on the inside of the rims and the car shakes like crazy going 70 km/h lol. Or like TwinHead said, it gets sucks behind the wheels.

The major problem in Montreal during winter isn't the snow, its the f*cken potholes everywhere. Its not even spring and some roads look like a minefield.

 

[flat_black]

Yeah, I know. =) I push the snow out of the way with my car. I just back right out of the space, 'cause my car is the only one in the lot with tires good enough ot just yank it right out, regardless of the snow depth, just pushing the snow out of the way. But the spring spacers do help to lift the body of the car away from the ground a bit more, so the car body rides higher. The undercarriage I have no problems binding up on the snow; It's the rear and front lips that catch it, it seems. But I have no issues with it, and I'm in the NE; Three feet of snow one day, then it's all melted the next. Hehee.