I bet the tires were your problem. Mine....last time I drove it in the snow, was fine. Wouldn't break lose unless I wanted it too. And could go anywhere I wanted it to that didn't have a big snow bank. That said I had some cheap ass all weather tires with lots of tread on at the time.

 

All my tires had maybe 2k miles on them and I had an alignment done and they are all seasons last I checked.

 

Proxes I thought were more of a summer tire, my friend has a 2g gsx and he was driving on Yokohama Pradras all winter with awesome grip.

 

They make a Proxes 4 which is an all-season mud and snow rated tire. I have them on my Evo - but I've never been in the snow...well, if you can count the 1/2 inch to 1 inch powder we get once every three years or so.

 

Ever try starting in 2nd gear, you have enough power. That would possibly be enough to get you moving then drive normal.

 

I have an Auto, but in CO my car did amazing in the snow. Adjust the ride height a little higher, and throw on the studded snow tires, and honestly I never got stuck the entire 6 years I lived in Colorado. Remember back when Colorado was getting hit with a blizzard almost every other day? Yeah, I drove the DSM through like 2 foot of snow routinely, and it just plowing right through it.

Then again, higher ride height, beefy studded snow tires, and the weight of the Auto transmission helped me a ton. Throw on some winter tires and I bet you won't have a single problem.

 

Simply AWESOME, yeah it was almost stock the last winter I drove it but damn that was the best winter car ever for me ! Even with poor winter tire that got 3 seasons done I was still the first to start at a red light.

Maybe the fact that mine got a vicious lsd help ?

 

That is what I have, the toyo proxes 4.

 

The tires are your problem. Not only are they summer tires, they're wide. You want skinny tires to cut through the snow into the pavement. Your tires were just packing up with snow and acting as banana peels.

My 1g was unstopable the past two winters. lowered 2 inches, built motor (not alot of power,) 205/55/16 blizzak tires. Never lost control unless I really wanted to. Drove through a 8-12 inchs of snow no problem either.

<Can't wait.

 

Really, I will have to try something different next time around.

 

Last winter when there was that insane snow storm with like 28" of snow or whatever it was, I couldn't resist but try to see how well she'd drive. Mind you that since then, I've gone through the belts on those cheap ass all seasons, so there couldn't have been more than 3/32" at that point. But anyway, I plowed the driveway on the way out, and took it around the block, then used the FMIC to plow the driveway again on the way back in. The driveway is probably ~20-30 * angle. Steep enough that I have to aim at the mailbox pulling in to not bottom out too badly. She spun on the way up, but she walked up it no problem. I even stopped at the steepest part to see if it could climb from there, and it did.

 

Just curious how your awd is in the snow. Mine was good for a long time until the modding. Last winter I tried to drive it (lowered, fully built, etc etc etc) and 17" 225/45/17 toyo proxes tires. With feathering the gas in the snow I couldn't even get the car out of my court. It just kept spinning and circling.
Then had a hard time getting back up the drive way.

So how is your car in the snow? And not stock cars either. Also what is your plan making it handle better?

What's the difference if the car's stock or not .

Tires are all that really matter in the snow.

 

I bought my car for winter driving (as in, it sits all summer). Dunlop Winter Sport M3's (215/50/16 I think) I've driven from PA to CT (6 hours) in a snow storm. When I got home I literally plowed my road (10" deep, yes I measured) into my driveway. Next morning I couldn't see half my engine bay or any of my wheel wells.

(and the factory mud flaps help )

 

LoL Blizz I was doing exactly that in my 2g in 08. That's funny. Definitely going to hit up a few parking lots this winter as well.

Good tires = traction. My Kumho ASX all-seasons have held over in everything I've ever put her through, except ice

 

Meh, I prefer to run tractionized studded snow tires in the winter.

 

My car handles excellent in the winter! She keeps my driveway from floating away. I could never take my baby out in the snow, I won't even drive her in the rain. You guys are nuts!

 

I hear ya man. I try to keep mine out of the rain ( been stuck a couple times ) and it never sees snow.

 

 

Never had any problems regardless of tires or engine mods. My problem came after welding the center diff. It even becomes a boon in the rain if you get in it too hard. I don't mind spinning in circles like a top, but wrecking my car isn't on my agenda. I hardly go out in the snow anymore unless I crawl to a nice BIG parking lot where I can let it fly.

 

Love driving my 1g in the winter!!!! So freakin awesome to have awd and watch hondas get stuck all winter long hahahaha!!

 

Now that I think about it, I don't think it's the tires being the issue. I have always had toyo proxes 4 tires on this car since the day I got it.

 

Proxes are summer tires no?

Last winter I drove my Talon, had some Yokohoma all seasons and she did pretty well. I went through some deep snow once and my battery and brake light came on, I thought fuck there goes my alt again.
A nice long belt squeal later and the car was fine again.

 

Proxes are summer tires no?

Ha ha.

 

They are all season tires.

 

Well are they the same tires that came with the car? How's the tread?

 

Same brand/model tires I put on the car when I got it, but the ones on there now are pretty much brand new. Less than 2k miles on them.

 

All season doesnt mean they will do well at low temps like winter tires. The rubber gets hard on all seasons in the cold. Also, just because it is M&S rated doesnt mean its good for the snow. The rating is only based on the amount of free tread space on the tire. So if there is alot of tread grooves it can be M&S and not be a good design for snow and not have many if any little cuts to improve traction like studless snow tires have.

 

So basically what you are saying is that dedicated winter/snow tires are better then all season tires when it comes to traction in heavy snow. I know that and already said as much. Summer tires, like the Evo's OEM tires, don't have M&S ratings and would be a death wish in heavy winter conditions.

 

I'm running blizzaks and it won't break lose, unless I want it too.
It really does awesome.

 

My 2g did great.. as you can see here i'm actually plowing the street with my FMIC.