Was trying to turn on main road car went straight up ice snow bank and back onto road. Need lower front bumper and grill and liner front right wheel.

Bad weekend

 

The real question is what tires were on your car when you were driving it, and what were the road conditions?

BC.

 

Allseason on front and new set of snows on back.

 

I just called your house no answer... I got a bumper here and lower grills for you. Come over tomorrow if you want me to install and drive it back over the boarder hassel free

 

What a guy!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Beaner, I thought you said you were borrowing my lower grilles

Jus' kiddin............fooled ya!

 

I could have just went to your place and pick up your lower SRT grills at night if you perfer that instead haha. But I figured since I was already visiting you I would just ask. Besides... they are going to a good cause.

 

be careful, I might sick my poodle on ya

 

I want to thank you guys for having my back on this. This has been a bad week the car and wife. She is going to doctor tomorrow to get things setup for surgery. It's going to be a long and hard one and will be in hosp for 2 weeks.

 

That really is a bad idea.
You should put snow tires on all 4 corners.

Here's a video that demonstrates what happens when you try to compromise with snow tires:

YouTube - Winter Tire Demonstration - Module 3 of 6

Enjoy.

If cost is an issue, the owners manual for the Crossfire recommends picking up a second set of front wheels, and mounting the stock size front tires in the rear, so this way, you can buy a full set of snow tires in the front tire size, to save on money.

BC.

 

This is a great video explaining the need to not mix AS and winter tires for winter driving.

I have always been a proponent of not mixing tread patterns front and rear in dry conditions. Wonder if there is a video that shows the effects when doing so?

 

Paul,
Hope everything works out for her. Wishing her a speedy recovery!!!

Steve

 

Honestly, in normal driving, in dry conditions, there isn't going to be a difference if you have different tires front to rear.

If you are running around a road course, at full boogey, then the tires that have the most grip will stick to the road, while the tires with the least grip will let go. It would basically look the same as the snow tires, just at massively faster speeds.

Then if you combine that with a car that is already twitchy, and willing to swap ends on a track, like a Porsche 911, you are asking for a really bad time when your car makes friends with the wall.

But for just driving around town to get to and from work in the summer, you don't need to have 4 identical tires on the car.

BC.

 

I had to bring her in today because of pain. Comlng up to see beaner next weekend.

 

Yippee, GTG at Beaners!!! Does Evil Ev know?

 

Sorry to hear Paul. I wish your wife a speedy recovery.

 

I got someone to paint the bumper.

 

Does it matter? I am already in enough trouble thanks to Needswings offering products I wanted at a good price... and the cf hood, and the 55 Komp engine. The list is long... A few people showing up is just icing on the cake so to speak.

Might want to wait till spring to paint it... just incase there is a frozen lump of salt or something else on the road that could possiably be hit. The bumper is already black so it will be good enough for now. just don't wash the car and no one will know!

 

Sorry for the car, but it can be repaired/replaced....so I wish the best of luck for the wife and hopefully the time is shorter than expected!

 

Steve, are these the lower grilles I gave you?