Dblock Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Make sure your TC is on and working. Zed's not too bad in icey weather, just be light footed with the loud pedal.. Keep TCS/VDC off in snow and Icey conditions. It's dangerous. But yeah winter tyres abd gentle driving will help. Cos the zed is heavy you start to slide it will take that much longer to sort it. I was hoping someone would say that. Although I tried to explain to the little lady why this was the case and couldn't. Is it just because TCS will just keep trying to stop the spin and cant and just makes it worse? Pretty much. Abs is useless in the snow/ice too. I find it hard to explain but basically you have to allow and expect a tiny bit of slip. It's going to happen. No problem really as it might slip a tiny bit and your ok. But if you star cutting power it can unsettle the car. Also let's say your sliding and you want to power out of it there is no chance as thr tcs will say no. I personally find the use of winter tyres very handy as it takes a lot of the hassle out of this. Same with abs. It will think oh thr car is sliding lets stop braking until we get traction. Never happens and you hit into someone of a curb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawker1986 Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 I didn't really find the Zed too bad last year in the ice and frost, it was terrible with the snow mind you but weve got winter tyres on this year and in the icy weather the last couple of days its been excellent not even a bit of twitchiness Get winter tyres like others have said Hawker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vik54 Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 I never had any issues with the zed in the snow - drove her throughout the winter of 2010 in -10c and feet of snow. (I can' find my Diary of a Fife Zed thread to show you the photos) I only ever switched the TC off to get out of snow. Drive with a sympathetic throttle and decent matching tyres at the correct PSI and you will not have any issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 So, psi then, little more or less with winter tyres or just recommended pressure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dblock Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 So, psi then, little more or less with winter tyres or just recommended pressure? With winters use the recommended or very slightly higher if needed pressure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Cool So, psi then, little more or less with winter tyres or just recommended pressure? With winters use the recommended or very slightly higher if needed pressure. Cool, questions you ask when you cant sleep! I was gonna go with higher but attribute it to less surface area on the road but with winter tyres I guess you want more tread on the road or am I completely wrong? I've got 17"s on for my winter tyres, would I have been better off with 18" winters? OMG sooo many questions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dblock Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Yes and no. Basically I say a little bit more because some winter tyres are too soft at normal psi rating but 1-2psi can make it feel normal enough. The rule with winters is generally go thinnest possible BUT it makes the car handle pants in anything other than snow/water. The less surface area you have the more pressure is being exerted per cm of tyre. Which helps it dig into the snow and reduce aqua planing. Generally I suggest a 10-20mm reduction of width for winters e.g. My brothers car ran 235 and 265 in 18 but stick some 17s on and put 215 and 245. Better grip in bad conditions and still plenty of grip for normal driving. I put 155's on another car and it's great I'm snow and I suppose it has ok grip but not as much as a car with 185's. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Sweet, cheers Dblock! Have a good day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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