How bad is it to throw the e-brake on while sliding in the snow?
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How bad is it to throw the e-brake on while sliding in the snow?
I was having a blast tonight in the empty parking lots during the snow. Anyways, am I doing any harm or damage to my car while I have fun?
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Re: How bad is it to throw the e-brake on while sliding in the snow? (Alphanumeric)
No harm at all on ice, or snow. Just don't hit a curb. I love ice/snow in one of those large parking lots early in the morning when everyone is asleep. 
Of course, you should never use the ebrake under normal driving circumstances.
Of course, you should never use the ebrake under normal driving circumstances.
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Re: How bad is it to throw the e-brake on while sliding in the snow? (vteg)
Tonight, I would drive 20-25-30 mph and then throw the wheel one way and pull up on the ol' e-brake. I could pull about a 270 but could never get all the way around.
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Re: How bad is it to throw the e-brake on while sliding in the snow? (Alphanumeric)
Yeah, watch out for them curbs....
****....
****....!
SHIIIIIIIIT!!!!!!!
*gruntch*
The other thing to be careful of is doing it too much...the first snowfall I got into a nice, unplowed lot and started e-brake turning like a ****. Tip: when you smell burning rubber, it's time to stop.
****....
****....!
SHIIIIIIIIT!!!!!!!
*gruntch*
The other thing to be careful of is doing it too much...the first snowfall I got into a nice, unplowed lot and started e-brake turning like a ****. Tip: when you smell burning rubber, it's time to stop.
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Re: How bad is it to throw the e-brake on while sliding in the snow? (Alphanumeric)
Dunno if its just coincidence... but I did that all day long last winter, and now everybody sez my ebrake is really loose. I never really noticed, mebbe its just a loose cable. Either way its fun Fun FUN! oh, and I got a little more than 360 spinning the fronts a lil past halfway into the spin. 
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Re: How bad is it to throw the e-brake on while sliding in the snow? (risingson77)
Nah, no harm done unless you hit something. Living in Minnesota, all the roads are covered with ice half the year, so I actually use my e-brake to slide through turns quite a bit. Pullin 360's is fun, but I like to have my car under my controll as much as possible
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Re: How bad is it to throw the e-brake on while sliding in the snow? (Redtail)
haha, controlled drifting is always fun.. around here where I live it's always icey and we have had freezing rain for the last 8hrs and I work at a car dealership with about 1 square mile of empty parking lot where they keep the rigs.. they are just doing a sale and it's completely empty I think I am gonna see if I can go past a 540... today lol sheer ice should be fun.. let's pray I don't get stuck lol... also to who ever said stop when you smell burning rubber.. what is that b out haha something in the engine or tires? 
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