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the pros and cons pf a lowering kit....

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MI95Cobra

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i don't know where everyone is from, here in oklahoma city we have like 4 in of snow maybe more....i went to a family funeral in fort worth, tx last night (went down wednesday evening because the funeral was at 1pm thursday) it sleeted last night there and we wanted to make sure we was able to get down there alright.....we left at 3:45 pm thursday to get back and didn't get home to okc until 11pm.....its a 3-1/2 hr drive max, but we convoyed with my uncle and dad and had my three kids with us (we had to have speacial permission from a judge to able to take them to another state)so we had to stop and eat and go to the bathroom 3 times because of the weather we had to drive between 25 and 40 mph....so we took my wife's car on the trip because of my tire accident 3 weeks ago she didn't want to chance it...we got stuck on the way back once in ardmore....after a potty brake we were getting back on the ice covered road and slide right into a curbed....pushed it out but because of the lowering kit it made it hard....after we got in okc, we got stuck 2 times within 50 feet of each other.....once up a hill at a red light a cop helped push us and then another trying to get on an on ramp where the snow was over 6in a 4 wheel suv pulled us out.....last time was right infront of our house....the street we live on is completely ice and we drove up it like we was power sliding....about to turn from the street to the our driveway we slide right into our curb in front of the house.....so we had to get it from being stuck again....not too, too bad this time...anyway....all the times we got stuck it made it harder to get out because of the lowering kit....on the plus side when its dry out it does handle better...
 

94gts

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thats why i drive my piece of crap honda in the winter
 

Adam95GT

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buy a subby wagon to get around... it was like high 60's here today... i guess global warming has a plus side... you can thank us 5.0 owners for 50% of the co2 emitted...LOL but yea lowered + snow = bad... I had to dig this kids slammed hatch a track around my block so he could drive home... and to top it off i think he messed up his radiator
 

Guero

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Man im freezing my ass of here in PHX. It was 48* tonight and i was dying!!!!!!

And yah lowering kits do suck in those kind of situations but are defitnetly worth cuz of how they look
 

TheRedBlur

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man, use more commas, lol. DON'T DRIVE THE STANG IN THE SNOW!!!! It makes Jesus cry. I agree with Adam, buy a cheap subaru, like, real cheap. That way, it's like a disposeable razor, you crash it into a curb, well... just keep the steering wheel cranked waay over so you can drive straight on your way home!
 

MI95Cobra

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my wife had to be at work at 7am this morning....needless to say she was a little late...i had to get her unstuck again this morning.....nothing but ice.....it sucked.....redblur its my trademark....lol....
 

Adam95GT

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Dude......... I .... .am....... king...... of the .......... (.........)'s
 
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red95gtconvert

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MI95COBRA, I'm up in Ponca city, our truck and mustang are stuck in the front yard and my wifes van is stuck at work. Good times!
 

chaos254

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earlier this year I lowered my car so I have yet to see how it does in the snow especially with the 315's out back. My car is my daily driver because im a college student and cant afford another car/insurance. You just gotta make sure your really careful and drive slow. I've had some scary incidents but for the most part it's not too bad. But yeh our cars are pretty much useless in the winter. Whenever I plan on going home or anywhere decently far, i make sure i check the weather so I know if i have to leave earlier etc. lol

the look and benefits of lower springs are worth it in my opnion

if everything goes as planned this year... this will be my last winter!
 

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chaos254 said:
if everything goes as planned this year... this will be my last winter!
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Don't do it man, suicide isn't worth it...
 

Bens95cobra8594

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RWD sucks unless you have another axle in the ft that can pull. Mustang as a DD/Familymobile has always seemed a hard choice, but you gotta do what you gotta do.
 

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burtonrider787

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Drive your mustang in the snow!!! I don't even drive mine in the rain. Get your self a beater and call it a day.
 

94GTLaserRC

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Pros: Looks.

Cons...Finding a tow truck when you break down..getting the car on lifts.
RC
 

TheDamned

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Guero said:
Man im freezing my ass of here in PHX. It was 48* tonight and i was dying!!!!!!

And yah lowering kits do suck in those kind of situations but are defitnetly worth cuz of how they look
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48 and dying ? God, with wind it's like 20 F here and everyone is surviving...
But wtf snow + lowering kit = M. Plow here!
 

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wow i cant believe my eyes mustangs in snow!!!!i need videos of this stuff...315's in snow especically!!!!!!! i put mine in storage for winter comprehensive coverage only...which covers the vehicle when in not moving...for both mustangs its 20 dollars a month...well worth it i dont want to rust out my investments. i really advise you get something cheap and put plpd on it... if you can afford insurance on a mustang you can put plpd on a beater.... please save the stangs dont take em in the snow.....
 

Therian

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walk or bus.

if you're rural...snowmobile
 

urban96

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TheRedBlur said:
Don't do it man, suicide isn't worth it...
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hahahahaa


gotta love having a winter beater
 

MI95Cobra

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its easier said then done about getting a beater....we ended up getting our cars in the summer time, with the results of our foster kids up for grabs at the time we decided to get our cobras....i still woundn't trade or sell my car for atleast a new gt, cobra, or $30,000....heeheehee
 

parchisi

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trav_19 said:
wow i cant believe my eyes mustangs in snow!!!!i need videos of this stuff...315's in snow especically!!!!!!! i put mine in storage for winter comprehensive coverage only...which covers the vehicle when in not moving...for both mustangs its 20 dollars a month...well worth it i dont want to rust out my investments. i really advise you get something cheap and put plpd on it... if you can afford insurance on a mustang you can put plpd on a beater.... please save the stangs dont take em in the snow.....
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We're only allowed to have one car here, so its the mustang. being in colorado...especially on the side of a mountain, we get some snow. I've driven in it a few time, and its definitely interesting especially with the st. 3 clutch. yeah, and I got 315's.
 
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