My car is dropped like 2" and this year, I cant afford a beater. Will I survive the snow?

 

That's a really broad question, but probably. Just don't drive it like your racing in a Rally Competition, and you should be okay. Having your car lowered doesn't really have much of an effect in the snow. A lower center of gravity will actually help you to maintain more control as it obviously does in any other condition. If the roads haven't been plowed very well you might want to reconsider driving on that day, considering how close your oil pan and transmission housing sit to the ground. Just don't do anything stupid, like take it into a field and spin donuts, and then come crying to H-T, saying how you can't understand why your car is broken. Good luck.

 

Ok you hit what I was thinking on. Having the car so low on roads that the snow is piled up on. Damn its gonna be a long winter.

 

I'm not sure how the snow is like in NY, but in AK I drove through snow storms, white out conditions, 100% iced roads in my civic that was lowered about 2.5 in the front, and 2 in the back. i rolled on my 13 inch stock vx wheels with studded snow tires. never broke anything, but the front grill does fill up with snow every so often. like h22 said, don't try jumping things and running over everything... i know its hard to stay away from an empty parking lot filled with 12 inches of snow...

 

you should be ok, if u have a front lip, consider taking it off for the winter season, and have good tires and brakes....use human ABS if you can...jus shake you leg like you have palsy :-D

 

if the snow turns hard or maybe turn into ice and you run into it, you're screwed

 

YOu'll be fine Manny.

 

good question

 

you should be ok as long as you dont attempt to drive while in a monster foot dropping snow storm.

 

My car has made it through 2 winters. coming up on 3 soon. lowered 2.5" all the way around. Rollin on 14" steelies with Bridgestone Blizzaks and car stops good and i live in the country and we dont get snow plows so if i can make it im sure you can..

Dont go for snow piles or anything cause snow likes to hide Ice and big rocks..lol

 

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Ya, I learned that one the hard way, having too much fun in a parking lot.....it turns out civic bumpers are super fragile in the cold. My mom, my bro, and myself have all cracked or shattered one very easily in the cold.

But to answer your original question, just like everyone else said, don't go in super deep snow. You can also buy rubber insterts to shove in between the coils of your springs to give you a quick life (1" lift in 10 min without taking tires off) but it's super ghetto.

cheers!