brandonhgt
Registered User
I put my blizzaks on last weekend and thought I would be set for the winter. Well today while driving down the highway I hit an icy patch and I could feel the car sliding side to side like it wanted to spin out from under me. Normally I would attribute this to black ice or nasty conditions but I was going MUCH slower when I hit the ice than the cars on the road with me were, they did not slow down or hit the brakes at all (except those behind me who I probably scared the crap out of as my car was wobbling down the road). Then when I got home as a test I tried to go through 6 inches of snow in the driveway and could not make it (made it through 10+ easily last year). I have also noticed my wheels spinning off the line on snow which they never did last winter. Basically my traction with snow tires is almost as crappy as it is without them on. It almost feels like the car is fighting itself to not go down the road in a straight line.
I only have 5000 miles on the tires, they came with new steel wheels so they arent messed up. Just recently got an alignment, brakes are freshly done. Only problem with car is a loose end link? in the front, and I doubt that would make a difference. I did mess up the rotation system I had for the tires so I may have a front/back combo but that doesnt really seem like it could be it either.
Any suggestions as to what would all of a sudden make my car slide like that and struggle for traction on its snow tires after driving all last winter in icier/snowier conditions and NEVER having any problems like this whatsoever?
Thanks
I only have 5000 miles on the tires, they came with new steel wheels so they arent messed up. Just recently got an alignment, brakes are freshly done. Only problem with car is a loose end link? in the front, and I doubt that would make a difference. I did mess up the rotation system I had for the tires so I may have a front/back combo but that doesnt really seem like it could be it either.
Any suggestions as to what would all of a sudden make my car slide like that and struggle for traction on its snow tires after driving all last winter in icier/snowier conditions and NEVER having any problems like this whatsoever?
Thanks