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Lil Abner · 09-22-2010, 02:40 PM

To the OP, I use to drive a 2000 Celica GT-S, which was lowered 2" from stock. Basically, I could NOT drive over a pop can. I ran 2 sets of tires. Some Good-Year GS-D3's in the summer, and Good-Year ICE snow tires. My snow tires were 1 size larger than the stocks. This added some ground clearance. SOME. When it got deep, you could hear the snow and ice dragging under the car. It took a lot of skill, but the Celica was a tank. In 8 years, I never got stuck. I did however have to clean out the snow/ice build-ups under the car and in the wheel wells once a week.

I'd say get some nice snow tires and leave the suspension alone. Just learn how to drive it. In my opinion, a front-wheel drive with snows is better than a stock 4-wheel drive Tahoe. Trust me, I pass the 4x4's that are in the ditch!

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09-22-2010, 02:40 PM	#23
Lil Abner Drives: 2009 3dr LB Manual Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Dublin, Ohio Posts: 412	To the OP, I use to drive a 2000 Celica GT-S, which was lowered 2" from stock. Basically, I could NOT drive over a pop can. I ran 2 sets of tires. Some Good-Year GS-D3's in the summer, and Good-Year ICE snow tires. My snow tires were 1 size larger than the stocks. This added some ground clearance. SOME. When it got deep, you could hear the snow and ice dragging under the car. It took a lot of skill, but the Celica was a tank. In 8 years, I never got stuck. I did however have to clean out the snow/ice build-ups under the car and in the wheel wells once a week. I'd say get some nice snow tires and leave the suspension alone. Just learn how to drive it. In my opinion, a front-wheel drive with snows is better than a stock 4-wheel drive Tahoe. Trust me, I pass the 4x4's that are in the ditch!