They work better in the snow with 5.60/13 tires and 4 passengers.
Larry Miller
-----Original Message-----
From: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
To: spridgets@Autox.Team.Net <spridgets@Autox.Team.Net>
Date: 13 January, 1998 1:34 PM
Subject: Sprite in the Snow!
>Last night I drove my Sprite in the snow for the first time.
>Boy, that was scary. I had a very heavy tool box and a large brick in the
>trunk, fairly new Michelin 145s (M+S) on the car. After backing out of
>the driveway, I was just sitting in the street in second gear not moving,
>tires spinning. After getting it to move, I confirmed that I had close to
>zero traction. Braking slowed down the car about as much as honking the
>horn. I went sideways around a little neighborhood roundabout a couple of
>times at about 1/2 walking pace.
>Later, we went playing in the snow with a friends 4WD truck. What a
>difference. Good traction/braking, amazing acceleration with 4WD. I had
>to take back all the bad things I had said about this body-lifted Nissan
>with 31" tires. Very tossable, contollable and I learned you can do
>Donuts even with 4WD engaged. Can you tell it doesn't snow much in
>Seattle?
>
>Now the snow is gone so I don't get to try studded tires and snow chains
>on the Sprite...
>I couldn't sleep last night, trying to decide if I should put the chains
>on the back and the studded tires on the front or vice versa...
>
> Ulix __/__,__
>.......................................................... (_o____o_)....
> '67 Sprite
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