Quote Originally Posted by foxtrot View Post
Oh hell, forgot about example 3.

Example 3: KLR-650 (1x2). Great in powdered, fresh snow, fully confident. Even if it's pretty deep. But, pretty flipping terrifying after cars have packed the snow down , unless you use custom made VBAR chains, then you can go through anything until it's deep enough that you high center the skid plate.

(yes, seriously)
Add cold-cutters. I believe tires make or break snow. I can drive both FWD/RWD/4WD and back in the day we had two storms in 96/97 in April. first one driving the 70 Grand Prix I made it 1/2 block from the house. Next year driving the Sunbird I made it to the same spot. Both storms were almost identical.

For many years I drove my dodge 3/4t with a LS out back and air locker up front. The only time I ever used the front end was winter in the mountains like going to Buffalo Creek gun club in the winter. Later driving the 06 Grand Prix with snow tires I preferred it to the truck unless the car turned into a snow plow and that was only once. The car is downright boring these days in the snow and ice.