98 LS400 ---How do these handle in the snow espescially when comapred to FWD!

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07-19-10, 11:25 PM

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JBrewster

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I've found that my 96 LS with Goodyear Tripletread allseasons is worthless in the snow. I've yet to try with snow tires.

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09-03-10, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by KMinAF

Regardless of the brand I have found traction control systems in the snow to be a pita because sometimes I want the tires to keep spinning to maintain momentum. I prefer to be able to predict my course than to hope the "car" will do it for me. IMHO

X 10!!!!!

I HATE anything that tries to drive the car for me. If I'm sideways in snow its usually for a reason - and its fun! If I have some computer randomly applying brakes to wheels trying to think for me I'm in the snowbank.

Once had a '97 Cadillac STS was cruising around the subdivision in a snowstorm hitting the emerg brake to do some drifting when the "stability control" starts flashing, brakes start being applied unpredictably to the wheels next thing I'm in the snowbank.

I HATE TRAC luckily my '93 LS400 has a button that I can shut it off and I'm looking forward to my 1st winter. Buying 4 General Altimax Arctic Winter Tires today