Hey guys im just wondering since winter is upon us and i will be heading up to the mountains a lot more often this season. just how well does the si handle in snow and ice!! By no means do i think the lsd is sufficiant enough alone without chains but does it help at all ? let me know what your experiences have been good and bad.

 

LSD helps a bit but its not really the acceleration that is a concern as much as the stopping and turning Get a good set of snow tires oh and a shovel incase u drive into a snow drift like i did and have to shovel the snow from under the car.

 

LSD AND VSA

<FONT SIZE="5">ARE NOT TRACTION CONTROL!!!</FONT>

 

just wondering is anyone using chains on there SI's for the winter? and are they any good?

 

Yeah thats what im trying to figure out! my last civic was a 01 and worked great with chains !! quick to put on and really handled well in the snow!! but im wondering if the si has a liitle too much power!!

 

You dont need chains, you just need to know how to drive in the snow

 

Truth Im driving on the stock all seasons that have seen a full season of autox, and I havent had any problems with them out here in crappy Maine winter weather.

 

If you are running the crap no season stock tires on your car in the snow, you'll be in for a fun ride thats for sure.

Get a good set of snow tires and you'll be fine. Chains are not required!

 

Snow FTL!!

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As long as the thread on the tires are good then you should be fine. I just rotated mine and it handled way better than now since in this new rotation they're a bit more worned out. Also, don't accelerate to quickly.

 

i dont know about you guys but if my car gets into some ice, i takes alot to get it out. My driveway is slightly down hill and when it snows its a pain in the ***. I just got my steelies, now its time to get some snow tires.

 

I drove my 06 in the snow and while it was challenging, as long as you are careful and know your limits you would be ok... I had summer tires on it though... sucked. Would definately recommend some great winter tires... i hear good things about blizzaks(sp?)

 

I recently took my FA5 on a cross country trip from Arkansas to California all during the last major snow/ice storm we had on a set of Kumho ASX all seasons. The SI does pretty good in snow/ice, and with a set of snow tires you should pretty much set. In case you were wondering about the LSD actually helping, I did a little test with the VSA turned off and found it pretty much acted like an open differential on acceleration. Cornering however :-)

 

Blizzak WS-60s with LSD and VSA and you are set...I live in MT and havent had any problems yet.