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Winter where you drive? 850

posted by  davidm on  Wed Jan 23 03:07 CST 2002
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Consider adding TRACS if it's winter where you drive, and you're dealing with slush, black ice, sanded surfaces and snow. Coupled with winter driving mode, TRACS has helped me get my FWD through several tough spots (including a notorious spot in my neighborhood that only RWDs and AWDs have been able to negotiate...that is, until now, as my winter-enabled S70T5 can handle this turn with aplomb; all other neighborhood FWDs have to drive around the block). Black ice with ball bearings, I mean sand, are pretty much an every day situation at dusk around here. At startup and slow cornering speeds, TRACS prevents the two bugaboos of FWD winter driving: tunneling and fishnosing.

But if you have no need of such handling, I'd recommend the wheels and tower brace. You'll get the benefit of these modifications for a higher percentage of the year. Have you thought also about the IPD sway bar for the rear?
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(98 S70 T5SE misc mods, mostly lighting) (92 940GLE)






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