i just moved to jersey for job relocation and wondered how bad its going to be to drive my car, 95 coupe with a b18c1 with an s4c trans out of a 99 si

 

Won't be that bad just get good winter tire sometime the tire will want to just break loose.

 

Ain't nothing more fun that drifting a Civic in the snow!

 

i have never had a problem

 

If your car is lowered, that will hamper you more. I got stuck for five hours in the snow last year because my car is too damn low.

 

yes, i'd be more worried about the suspension setup. Lowered plus a rear end happy setup could be interesting.

 

dont worry about the snow that much. as long as you have decent tires for snow and not azenis you should be fine. just slow down. its the thieves u gota look out for

 

yeah i heard theft is a big problem around here, for people that dont know the pride in working for what you have
i have skunk2 springs with agxs i should probably put the stock stuff back till spring

 

if u have adjustable then just raise them up

 

bump for more nj b18c1 egs. i'm looking forward to my first winter in my 92 cx b18c1... bought a set of toyo proxes 4 all season performance tires...great in the wet we'll see about snow... i wouldn't worry too much though unless you've radically altered your suspension.. just keep your foot out of it and you'll live.

 

where in NJ are you?

 

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i think that every single Honda Tech member can say this, unfortunately.

when the snow gets really crazy, you should try putting chains on the tires dude.

 

i guess u can put some chains? if u have a coldair get a bypass valve.. to much water in ur engine can cause major problems.

 

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drifting a skyline in the snow...

maybe..

 

i live in princeton, i hope it does not come down to needing chains i dont have much wheel gap

 

Aren't chains illegal on the roads? They used to make studded tires back in the day, but they chewed up the asphalt. I wouldn't recommend drifting the civic too much...thats hard on your chassis and it will screw up your tires eventually.

 

I drove my 99 Si with a ~2" drop in substantial New England snow on a 70 mile round trip commute for a few winters. Not a problem.

Just A) run good snow tires and B) don't drive like an idiot. Snow tires don't allow you to do 60 on the freeway in whiteout snow, despite what you see on the WRC shows on Speed.

 

Belmar, NJ...never heard of anyone really needing to use chains...in most towns in nj snow removal is pretty effective, so i wouldn't worry about anything too serious..just get good all season tires, or snow tires and you'll be a'ight

 

NJ isnt alaska it dont snow everyday so you should prolly be fine with some steelies and stock tires.

 

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R U serious? Chains on your tires haha. I've never seen that up here in the great white north on a street car. maybe if you got into the plowing business ...

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Move to texas NEVER snows here... yet its a little sad around christmas

 

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whatever you do STAY AWAY from newark, nj and make sure u dont get followed home.

 

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R U serious? Chains on your tires haha. I've never seen that up here in the great white north on a street car. maybe if you got into the plowing business ...

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right, I used to have a plow and I never used chains, neither does my dad.

 

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we've never had a chained wheel truck plow our driveway. they're all 4x4s tho. Perhaps a 2wd may. I've only ever seen tractors with the chains for plowing, but they don't have snow tires.

 

You'll be fine. It's just basically like driving a GSR in the snow.

I'm in Central NJ and it never really gets that bad. I'm sure you're a pretty good driver, so with some common sense, snow isn't anything to worry about.