09-28-2018, 07:22 AM | #1 |
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How to prep my ZL1 for it's first active winter
I gave my car away to my wife..sort of a long story, but it prevented me from having to buy her a 50k SUV. She likes my ZL1, and the attention it gets. I never drive it anyway.
So now that my garage queen is a DD, it has gone very well. The challenge is MN winter is near, and I need to make sure this car is ready for -20 farenheit, snow, ice, road salt, sand, etc. Here is my plan and questions I would like your input on: (1) what is the best snow tire/rim combination (I am still on stock goodyear F1), she does not requre a performance tire, I do not care what they look like, just want a great snow/ice very low temp tire. (2) I was thinking about putting 200# of salt bags in the trunk, is that too much weight? (3) I am going to spray/undercoat everything, I know some rust going to happen. (4) Since she will drive <1 mile to work, I was thinking of going 0w-20? thoughts? will be many frequent starts (4-6 per day). (5) Coolant was checked and tested out to -40 degrees. She will leave it in Tour mode and PTM in 1, if anybody has any experience in a ZL1 driving through a MN winter, I would like to hear from you.
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09-28-2018, 08:28 AM | #2 |
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You make it ready by storing it over the winter!
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09-28-2018, 09:02 AM | #3 |
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Make sure you have a good coating of wax/sealant on the surface if the car will get exposed to wet weather.
Good luck.
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09-28-2018, 09:22 AM | #4 |
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Your plan sounds more than good.
Find a set of OEM SS wheels and get Blizzaks. Stick with 5w-30 oil. Synthetic will be fine at those temps. |
09-28-2018, 09:51 AM | #5 |
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This, narrower the better and will make changes easier in between seasons. Maybe v6 rims even if narrower, cant remember.
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09-28-2018, 12:17 PM | #6 |
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If it has the original battery I would put a fresh one in. Peace of mind.
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09-29-2018, 07:40 AM | #7 |
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Put it in storage. Get a low mi. lease on a new Cruse or Malibu for under $200.00 a month. Put storage ins on it and save the money you would spend on tires and wheels.
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09-29-2018, 08:11 AM | #8 |
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09-29-2018, 08:27 AM | #9 |
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Replica SS wheels with either Blizzaks or for a little more $$ Pirelli Scorpion Snow and Ice. I DD my 1LE in Ohio and have actually been pleasantly surprised. I usually put 80# of salt over each corner in the trunk. Given your increased HP over an SS, you may need a little more to hook. Trial and error.
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09-29-2018, 09:51 AM | #10 |
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09-30-2018, 10:22 AM | #11 |
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I know one thing, check for mice...........They like to leave droppings on the intake cover, you see them get mouse traps......
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09-30-2018, 12:17 PM | #12 | |
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Another tire option is the Nitto NT90W which has fitment for the staggered |
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09-30-2018, 01:33 PM | #13 | |
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I drove my SS in the winter. Only one winter, though.
Don't add any weight. The natural weight distribution on these cars is nearly 50/50, throwing weight in the trunk will do more harm than good. I went to my local Discount Tire and picked up the cheapest set of 19" wheels that their configurator said fit my car, and then some 235/55/19 snow tires. I think mine were Falken Eurowinters? Car handled great. I had no issues whatsoever. Surprised a lot of people how well it did in the snow.
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10-01-2018, 11:41 AM | #14 |
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I dont see how this can possibly be the case? Extra weight over the drive wheels is always going to help with traction. 50/50 does you no good just trying to move out from a stop sitting on snow. We arent talking about track handling.
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