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Originally posted by gtsr515
Several things will make a big difference, first get blizzack snow tires, and the thing that made a huge difference with my car (93LX) was a brake proportioning valve, and click in a little more rear brake, stock proportioning is very front end biased as with all cars, the valve helps with slicks and skinnies at the track and the added benefit for winter driving, I work at Skip Barber in Florida and lots of people from the north have emailed us and thanked us for that advice, and do not use compression braking, as that will lock up the rears for a momment causing an oversteering slide.
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That's interesting that you say that. I admit I have to drive for an hour and a half to get to any snow in the winter, but I have done alot of snow driving, and compression braking has always worked the best for me. It has never locked up the wheels. In fact, quite the opposite. I did try an adjustable proportioning valve to give more pressure to the rear, too, and all that did was lock up the rear brakes just by looking at the brake pedal. Then again, that was in a car with drum brakes, which we all know are very sensitive, and lock up easy. I agree that more rear bite on a car with 4 wheel discs would be wise, but not on one with rear drums. Still, your suggestion has worked with others. Strange.
Take care,
-Chris