Originally Posted by majkls xfire
I know that this has probably been covered before but I was wondering does anyone have experience with putting some weight in the back for better driving in the snow? What was the best weight? I live in Buffalo NY. Of course if we have a blizzard and get 3 feet of snow I am not goint to try to drive it but we tend to get a couple of inches pretty often so I want to be prepaired as best I can to handel that. BTW I have the Continental All Season tires on mine.
Adding weight should improve the weight distribution a little, which is 54/46 front to rear. I wouldn't add anymore than 100 to 150lbs. because the Crossfires max. weight capacity is 450 lbs. (Of course you and your passengers weight would figure into that equation also)
I've heard mixed opinions on the Conti's all seasons. But I believe the biggest problem with winter driving with the Crossfire is it's light weight, and wide tires. I think it tends to ride on top of, or push the snow instead of plowing thru it.
Skinny tires like 70 or 60 series mounted on 17" Mercedes SLK wheels all around would probably give you the best winter driving experience.
I believe most people have the best results with the traction control turned off.
Good Luck with your Buffalo winters.