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Old Nov 9, 2006 | 11:38 AM
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ok...well i just bought a 1997 lude in the summer...and without thinking about the fact that i live in canada and we have snow here...i was wondering if anyone knows if a stock lude will make it through winter... like snow and stuff...just need some input thanks.
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Old Nov 9, 2006 | 06:40 PM
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Sure it will make it, as long as you have good tires and drive with caution. I'm gonna rock mine for the winter, as it is my only car, so I don't have a choice.
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Old Nov 10, 2006 | 05:39 AM
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yea...im not worried about the tires or if i slip...im worrying about hte snow....like if i will be able to go through the snow if its a little higher or something, say if theres like 10 inches of snow or something...will i make it through or would i be stuck in it? and.....im not sure but it seems like my lude is extremely low...i dunno if its stock but damn its really low....anyone know how much off the floor a stock lude is?
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Old Nov 10, 2006 | 07:10 PM
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yea...im not worried about the tires or if i slip...im worrying about hte snow....like if i will be able to go through the snow if its a little higher or something, say if theres like 10 inches of snow or something...will i make it through or would i be stuck in it? and.....im not sure but it seems like my lude is extremely low...i dunno if its stock but damn its really low....anyone know how much off the floor a stock lude is?
I would estimate stock ride height in the front to be about 5-6 inches, but I'm not looking at my car right now. I think I remember hearing that it is 5 inches. So, no don't drive through 10 inches of snow.
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Old Nov 11, 2006 | 07:56 AM
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oh man....its going to be a brutal winter, trying to avoid the high snow area's....since i always take back routes to avoid traffic, if my ride is stock...would i be able to raise it up? and would it make a big difference?
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Old Nov 12, 2006 | 09:04 PM
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no and no. If there is that much snow on the road, I wouldn't leave the house. Don't they plow the roads in Canada?
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Old Nov 15, 2006 | 06:22 PM
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yeah they do, its just sometimes if im leaving for work, they dont get to plowing the small streets before i get up and go out.. =/ damn
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Old Nov 15, 2006 | 06:37 PM
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Use common sense and you'll be fine.
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Old Nov 16, 2006 | 09:43 AM
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front wheel drive does really good in snow. i used to take my little civic hatch off road in the snow and ive gone up some pretty crazy hills where my buddys nissan p/u had to be in four. so yeah they do good in snow, but if its a nice car i wouldnt drive during winter.
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Old Nov 21, 2006 | 07:31 AM
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hehe onl yprob is the height of the car....its really hugging the floors even stock =/
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