Yeah i live in minnesota where we really get a lot of snow, even though i wouldnt get my lowering springs till after the winter, i would like to know if lowering your car makes a lot of difference in handling in the snow. Does anybody have springs that have to deal with the winter snow? If you do, do you have any major control problems?

Lowering changes handling in snow? Nope,.. the TIRES make a difference in handling in the snow. Make 100% sure that you put back on your stock wheels with all season tires when winter comes. I drove on a snowy day with Z-rated tires once, and trust me, no suspension will help you at this point; you just slip and slip. I already drove through 2 winters with a 1.5" Eibach Prokit lowered Accord + a Wings West bodykit. The front clearance is about 6". Unless you intetionally drive into a pile of hard snow, you shouldn't have any problems. By the way, I live outside of Chicago....occasionally we get more snow than you do.

I felt my car handled better with springs(on stock wheels/tires) than without them.. I dunno why...they felt like they grabbed the road a bit better..
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with the car lowered it feels more stable. CO has had a lot of cold and icy weather and with the springs it feels so much more stable than when I didn't have the springs back in sept.

all i have to say it's a pain in the a$$ putting chains on a lowered car. glad it doesn't snow here in the bay area, but when driving up to tahoe, my goodness, what a pain.

I would assume that lowering your car during slippery conditions would make handling actually worse...since your suspension "give" during a turn, alot of the force is directed to your tires...thats why when people lower their car on stock tires, they will actually report that you can really feel that the stock tires are the weakest link in the suspension...thus you would be more prone to sliding in slippery conditions, dont get me wrong, the less roll of a lowered car during turning may subconsciously make you turn a littler faster than normal also, which can cause the slide also...but my best bet is to get some better tires...

I didnt know people still put chains on their cars... I never seen anyone with chains..

That's the idea I was trying to get through. Yes, it handles better with a lowered center of gravity. But it does not matter once you are in snow, your tires are the most important thing while driving in snow. What SinnedTL said is also true.

Yep -- even though I wasn't going to -- I figured since i want new rims/tires in teh summer -- I ended up getting 4 snows -- this thing should be a little monster in the snow now


Whitewalls in of course

Chains are required when going over mountain passes; snow tires are not sufficient.

I think this may be a new requirement. We were always allowed to go over the mountains with snow tires, but this year we can't.

This is in Oregon, by the way.