Posi rear problems in the snow

[surfsup]

I don’t know Guys, don’t want to say your nuts about a limited slip being worse in bad weather, but I would take that any day over the open rear end, like the problem I just had, I was stuck in my own driveway because only one wheel was working, i could back up with no problem, could not go foward,like rwhite65 said, I can’t count how many times I have been stuck because only one wheel had traction. I’m not an expert, but the fish tailing and what have you, I don’t buy because both wheels spin at the same time, from my own experience my mustang did the side step shuffle on burn outs, but when I replaced my upper and lower arms, springs and shocks, added the quads and rear sway bar, my car went straight as an arrow on burn outs, I believe the suspension and driving habits are the culprit. TMTC

[82 GT]

Believe what you wanna believe dude. We're only here to tell you what we know through our own experience.
All I have to say is: Go ahead and drop the clutch on a high powered car with posi-traction or a spool on wet or snowy roads...don't say you weren't warned.
Oh, and most likely if you DID have both wheels spinning in your driveway, it probably wouldn't have made much of a difference because you would have only had both wheels spinning and getting you nowhere!
Hell, I was just stuck in the mud last week, in my '88GT, when I picked up my kids at their house and now they have two nice ruts in their grass from BOTH of my wheels just spinning and spinning.

[HoodStrype]

Originally Posted by surfsup

I’m not an expert, but the fish tailing and what have you, I don’t buy because both wheels spin at the same time, from my own experience my mustang did the side step shuffle on burn outs, but when I replaced my upper and lower arms, springs and shocks, added the quads and rear sway bar, my car went straight as an arrow on burn outs

Okay... show of hands who has driven a fox body mustang in the snow...

I have many times, but you have to be Extremely careful. There is no "theory" involved in it if you've done it before. Heavy cars drive well in the snow. Front wheel drive cars drive well in the snow (most front wheel drive cars have both wheels spinning, but they are pulling weight and the motor is sitting on the wheels).

As far as driving habits, I risk burning the clutch starting in 2nd gear most of the time to keep from fish tailing. LSD is not POSI. When one wheel begins to lose traction, clutches engage and the other wheel then kicks in. Look at your burnouts, one tire mark begins after the other most of the time.

When it kicks in on ice or snow, fish tailing follows. Now you have two slick tires on a car whose rear end weighs NOTHING trying to push a cast iron motor and you up front. The car trys to pivot around the front. Not saying that traction is any better with just one wheel, but it may be safer since you have 3 non powered wheels on the ground at all times. Everyone here has made great points, especially if we were talking about a big Lincoln or even a Civic... then it helps vastly.

Like I said theory plays no factor at all until you've done it. Hell I got stuck before in ice in a 93 GMC Sonoma- no LSD, but that's because the rear end is so light. I put about 4 or 5 cinder blocks in the back by the tail gate and POOF! Ice traction! LOL

[82 GT]

I agree. The more power you have...the more worthless the car is in bad weather....as far as RWD cars are concerned anyway.
I think everyone here will agree that 5.0 mustangs are NOT good snow vehicals!! That's why most guys have beater cars for the winter. Enough said.