Falken tires and snow

[NYC LS8]

Parked the car on the un-shoveled driveway last night. Went out to the balcony a little while later and was like "who the hell parked in the driveway behind me?" Stepped out a little further on the balcony and realized it was my car.

Warning - crappy cell phone pic ahead

Yes, the thing slid down the driveway and was about a foot to a foot and a half away from the front of the Explorer parked on the street. Obviously I took the picture after I shoveled the one half of it.

Whoops!

 

[pektel]

What's that, like a half inch of snow?

Are your Falkens's summer tires? The Hankook's on my fondmetals were crap on any type of snow. Although it sliding while parked is exceptionally bad. I can only imagine what it's like to drive with those on

 

[NYC LS8]

I guess they are. I think they're the Ziex 512s? I forget. I can look when I go to head home from work. And I'm told we got like 4 inches. Still, I've driven in worse with other cars and not had any problems.

And yeah, driving on them is "fun". I got the car completely sideways a few weeks ago when we got even less snow while making a turn at like 5-7mph. Almost nailed a parked car...with the traction control on. :lol:

 

[NickT88LSC]

That is wild, hard to believe you could get the car up the driveway then it would slide down??? I guess physics and traction????

 

[LsUnV2]

boats and hoes

 

[NYC LS8]

Car went up it without a problem, too. The neighbor said that of all things weird that has happen over there, this one takes the cake :lol:

 

[pagluy]

I had Falken Ziex 512s on a previous car, they were decent in summer but sucked bad in snow. Went around a corner in a parking lot once going about 5mph and the car just slid instead of turning, right into a curb.

 

[King03LS8]

912's work great. Not sure how well they perform in the snow....


Did you have your parking brake on?

 

[NYC LS8]

Parking brake wouldn't help a car from sliding on top of the snow. I never use parking brakes, even when I put the T5 in my 87 LSC. Parked that bitch in gear.

 

[owlman]

Are you sure it wasn't some neighborhood hoodlums?


Also, in that pic it looks like you have a TV for your front license plate.

 

[PetesSweets86]

Same :q:q:q:q went on over here....but my 16's have Bridgestone all season tires...but it slid down the street when I parked on the side....

 

[pektel]

Huh. you'd think the Autosocks would've prevented that.

 

[jolinc01]

Huh. you'd think the Autosocks would've prevented that.

That was pre autosock. Now he can park at a 90ª angle with the autosocks.

 

[NYC LS8]

Are you sure it wasn't some neighborhood hoodlums?


Also, in that pic it looks like you have a TV for your front license plate.

MTV pimped my ride, yo!

 

[rainjacks]

Huh. you'd think the Autosocks would've prevented that.

That is really :q :q :q :q ing funny! My coworkers are looking at me funny.

 

[jiggajatt]

912's

 

[02LS8Lincoln]

I wonder if my nankangs would slide down like that to?

 

[PetesSweets86]

Maybe the autosock will work at 90 degree angle haha

Til then I'm gonna get some mods done while the weather is good....

 

[PMJJ]

Thats scary! Glad that exploder wasn't directly behind yours!

 

[NYC LS8]

I found it more funny than scary, actually. lol

Good thing the driveway wasn't longer or that car woulda been in the middle of the street! :lol:

 

[PetesSweets86]

or how about someone parking next to him in the driveway and place bets on who reaches the bottum first