The best of... snow.

[halxi]

OK so norther colorado recently got about 8-10" of snow and lots of ice and what not. So heres what my car was lookin like as of this morning, so much snow/ice was packed up in my suspension and wheels that my tires were so far out of balance i couldnt keep my car on the road above 35mph, and my ride quality SUCKED.

Here are a few pics of everything. O, and i hit a curb, left rear wheel, i kind of powered out of it and saved trashing 2 wheels, only got this one. Its about a 2.5" scrape, going to get some flat black paint and touch it up when the weather clears.

Anyways, on to the pics!

http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Honda%20Pics/Snow.jpg
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Honda%20Pics/Snow1.jpg

Here is the inner lip of my right rear wheel and my spring/strut up in there.
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Honda%20Pics/Snow2.jpg

Rear trailing arm.
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Honda%20Pics/Snow3.jpg

The curb rash :(
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Honda%20Pics/Snow4.jpg

[TheAsianInside]

damn...that sucks about your rim...at least it's easy to fix though...we only got about an inch here nothing around 8 - 10.

[Acid X]

Jesus, that sucks! I would have walked, lol.

[russiankid]

is that rocks or spikes on your tires? but snow is fun, i wish new orleans would get snowed =(

[bullard123]

Yeah it didn't snow too much here in the Springs. It was freezing cold though. Can't wait till it warms back up.

[frankie89]

wooot the snow is finally melted here, after a foot last weekend...i would of walked like acid x said....

[halxi]

rocks.

Naw, the roads themselves werent that bad. Just deep snow+lowered car = problem. The curb rash was me being careless and thinking i had alot more traction then i really did.

[A18A]

god damn i wish we had snow here, yous r so lucky. nice wheels too, not 2 big, not 2 small

[gfrg88]

man i miss colorado :hs: i should be moving back by the end of the summer though.... cant wait to go back to snowboarding :rockon:

[Deadhead]

lol... we had a decent amount of snow up here... northern co got most of the snow.. can't imagine how much wyoming got, i think it was like 20 inch's.

snow is fun to play in.... just need a big parking lot.

[halxi]

I love the snow and i love colorado...

i hate low pro's and big rims.

[Deadhead]

you hate low pro's and big rims...
ok... i'll surely trade you my steelies :D

[SQ is the SQUAD]

i hate the snow. lat week we got about 14 inches but it all melted sway 3 days later. but the temp is likr 5 degress right now

[superaccord]

oh nate...Don't act like you hate low pros and big rims. They make your car sexy. Just stop being 16 and running into freaking curbs. Damn!

[Cheeseburger]

poor 3g :hs:

[halxi]

haha matt... yea, it wasnt fun... not like i was plannin on doing it lol

o well, shit happens, the rims still straight, when the weather gets better ill take it off my car scrub it down, and repaint that area so its not as noticable.

[StressSolutions]

I was very pleased to discover how well these cars handle in the snow...we got 7-8", great traction, great handling. My car is the same colour as in the pics!

[halxi]

My car had better traction with bald stock sized tires, and better braking traction with shot brakes that didnt grab as well...

with wider, lower profile tires, and really nice brakes im constantly having traction problems.

[halxi]

A few new pics from today

Had to fix the Fast Idle Control valve... it was actin up
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Hondar/2-20-06/1.jpg

Waiting to go out
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Hondar/2-20-06/2.jpg
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Hondar/2-20-06/3.jpg

On a side road... it was gravel, still snow packed
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Hondar/2-20-06/4.jpg

Where the hand brake, and a little too much throttle gets ya...
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Hondar/2-20-06/5.jpg

Last few
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Hondar/2-20-06/6.jpg
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Hondar/2-20-06/7.jpg

[Cheeseburger]

A few new pics from today
Had to fix the Fast Idle Control valve... it was actin up
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Hondar/2-20-06/1.jpg
Waiting to go out
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Hondar/2-20-06/2.jpg
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Hondar/2-20-06/3.jpg
On a side road... it was gravel, still snow packed
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Hondar/2-20-06/4.jpg
Where the hand brake, and a little too much throttle gets ya...
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Hondar/2-20-06/5.jpg
Last few
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Hondar/2-20-06/6.jpg
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Hondar/2-20-06/7.jpg
ohhhhhhhhhh that just hurts just looking at those pics. i wouldn't take my car out if it sowed here

[halxi]

My cars been doing it every winter for 17 years, and it still only has a rust spot the size of my thumb. Theres one up the street now that doesnt have any rear quarter panels, or rocker panels from rust.

Its all in how you clean up afterwards. My cars getting hosed down tomorrow, get most of the crap off of it

[mkymonkey]

did you hit that fence? cuz it sure looks like it

[halxi]

No, the fence was still a good 3 feet behind the car, just the angle makes it look closer

[Deadhead]

hehehe, i love playing around in snow... I wonder how that new civic of mine is going to handle.

I'm thinking it's going to handle like drag slicks would on ice lol.

With the camber negative in the rear like it is, and the fact the tires are wider and the car is lowered... should be interesting when the time comes.

[carotman]

Well, snow itself isn't really bad. That the damn salt they put on the roads that kill the metal :(

I don't know how you can drive in snwo with those tires. Oh boy I would miss my Nokians :D

[halxi]

its actually not TOO bad to drive in.... but it's been better.