# winter driving? spec V **URL:** \ **Category:** Canada Nissan Automotive\ **Created:** [September 21, 2006, 5:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-driving-spec-v/144352 "2006-09-21T17:55:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![speedworxs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e495f1/32.png) [@speedworxs](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/speedworxs)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2006, 8:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-driving-spec-v/144352/21 "2006-10-29T20:34:42Z")
well after the first day of snow i feel like it would be in my best interest to pick up winter tires quickly. that said i have driven worse cars in the snow than this, and i still seem to do better than half (ok 99%) of edmonton. just exercise some thought and it isn’t totally bad ---
**Author:** ![MrRage](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mrrage/32/5804_2.png) [@MrRage](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MrRage)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2006, 9:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-driving-spec-v/144352/22 "2006-10-29T21:34:38Z")
lol ok… Well my tires went on today. Sat night was so bad driving on those conti’s… ---
**Author:** ![Blackout-Spec](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9fc29f/32.png) [@Blackout-Spec](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blackout-Spec)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2006, 9:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-driving-spec-v/144352/23 "2006-10-29T21:50:08Z")
LOL i woke up sat mornin before work and swapped my winters on in 20 min, there was no way i was even going to attempt to drive with my summers LOL. didnt get to the splash guards on tho. Really need them on soon, im collecting alot of salt and shit! ---
**Author:** ![PyreXXX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bbe5ce/32.png) [@PyreXXX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PyreXXX)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2006, 11:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-driving-spec-v/144352/24 "2006-10-29T23:08:44Z")
Yeah, I just got mine from Calgary Today. Kumho KW17s. Not quite the right size at 205/50/17’s, but they’ll still work. I wanted narrower than 215 tires so they’ll cut through the snow nicely. I’m curious to see how the 50 aspect ratio changes my speedo rating as it will change the overall diameter of my wheel/tire package. Or at least, that’s what I’ll tell the cop! :E ---
**Author:** ![Last\_Fuse](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/last_fuse/32/5847_2.png) [@Last\_Fuse](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Last_Fuse)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2006, 11:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-driving-spec-v/144352/25 "2006-10-29T23:25:40Z")
> [@PyreXXX](#): > > Yeah, I just got mine from Calgary Today. Kumho KW17s. Not quite the right size at 205/50/17’s, but they’ll still work. I wanted narrower than 215 tires so they’ll cut through the snow nicely. I’m curious to see how the 50 aspect ratio changes my speedo rating as it will change the overall diameter of my wheel/tire package. > > Or at least, that’s what I’ll tell the cop! :E miata tire calc it… ---
**Author:** ![PyreXXX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bbe5ce/32.png) [@PyreXXX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PyreXXX)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2006, 11:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-driving-spec-v/144352/26 "2006-10-29T23:47:13Z")
NICE! That’s a handy tool! 😃 Apparently the size difference will make my speedo read about 2% too low. At 60 MPH it will actually be travelling at 61.1. Big whoop. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Last\_Fuse](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/last_fuse/32/5847_2.png) [@Last\_Fuse](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Last_Fuse)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2006, 7:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-driving-spec-v/144352/27 "2006-10-30T07:48:23Z")
> [@PyreXXX](#): > > NICE! That’s a handy tool! 😃 > > Apparently the size difference will make my speedo read about 2% too low. At 60 MPH it will actually be travelling at 61.1. Big whoop. 🙂 Wont it also throw off your odometer too? ---
**Author:** ![Bmason](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f17d59/32.png) [@Bmason](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bmason)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2006, 4:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-driving-spec-v/144352/28 "2006-10-30T16:12:11Z")
I/m runnen on All Seasons and did fine on the ice. I went thru whole winter last year with em too. Only had problems when we had the dump in feburary. ---
**Author:** ![PyreXXX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bbe5ce/32.png) [@PyreXXX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PyreXXX)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2006, 4:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-driving-spec-v/144352/29 "2006-10-30T16:47:34Z")
> [@Fallen](#): > > Wont it also throw off your odometer too? Good question. I’m not going to put significant enough mileage on it to worry about, but I guess I could test it out on the highway with those odometer testing sections. ---
**Author:** ![Blackout-Spec](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9fc29f/32.png) [@Blackout-Spec](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blackout-Spec)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2006, 8:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-driving-spec-v/144352/30 "2006-10-31T20:12:12Z")
post the pics of the spec v all ready for the winter… heres mine…winter ready… ![http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i222/special-k-0/winter001.jpg](http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i222/special-k-0/winter001.jpg) ![http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i222/special-k-0/winter002.jpg](http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i222/special-k-0/winter002.jpg) splash gurads to protect the body a bit… need to lower them for more coverage tho. ![http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i222/special-k-0/winter003.jpg](http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i222/special-k-0/winter003.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![jutes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a3d4f5/32.png) [@jutes](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jutes)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2006, 8:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-driving-spec-v/144352/31 "2006-10-31T20:29:56Z")
Wow that is a lot of salt. Those mud flaps don’t look like they are doing their job. :lol: ---
**Author:** ![Blackout-Spec](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9fc29f/32.png) [@Blackout-Spec](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blackout-Spec)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2006, 8:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-driving-spec-v/144352/32 "2006-10-31T20:31:52Z")
thats after 1 day of driving, and those tires shoot up alot of stuff. - i waxed the car really well so it should help to protect against the harsh salt on the roads… ---
**Author:** ![MrRage](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mrrage/32/5804_2.png) [@MrRage](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MrRage)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2006, 5:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-driving-spec-v/144352/33 "2006-11-01T17:11:31Z")
Did you carnot come with stock rear mud flaps? ---
**Author:** ![Blackout-Spec](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9fc29f/32.png) [@Blackout-Spec](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blackout-Spec)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2006, 5:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-driving-spec-v/144352/34 "2006-11-01T17:16:01Z")
aparently not… so i got some at can tire for 20$ for all 4. i just have to adjust them so they cover the wheel more. ---
**Author:** ![PyreXXX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bbe5ce/32.png) [@PyreXXX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PyreXXX)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2006, 6:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-driving-spec-v/144352/35 "2006-11-02T18:54:34Z")
Mounted my winters today - WHAT A DIFFERENCE! The car no longer feels remotely dangerous. It’s pretty obvious that even with the supposedly sporty nature of the Kumho KW17’s, you won’t be driving the wheels off the thing without hitting some curbs, but what a relief to actually drive my spec 5 again. Although, I’ve spent the week in my mom’s loaded Murano and now I want one very badly. :E ---
**Author:** ![MrRage](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mrrage/32/5804_2.png) [@MrRage](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MrRage)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2006, 8:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-driving-spec-v/144352/36 "2006-11-03T08:11:19Z")
You can get Murano’s pretty cheap out of the East… Might not last to long but it looks cool driving around in for 6 months ---
**Author:** ![Last\_Fuse](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/last_fuse/32/5847_2.png) [@Last\_Fuse](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Last_Fuse)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2006, 9:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-driving-spec-v/144352/37 "2006-11-03T09:22:32Z")
> [@PyreXXX](#): > > Mounted my winters today - WHAT A DIFFERENCE! > > The car no longer feels remotely dangerous. It’s pretty obvious that even with the supposedly sporty nature of the Kumho KW17’s, you won’t be driving the wheels off the thing without hitting some curbs, but what a relief to actually drive my spec 5 again. Although, I’ve spent the week in my mom’s loaded Murano and now I want one very badly. :E I’d be inclided to build an track murano since its an considered a “cross over” and not an SUV. But I dont think I could bring it to the events… the whole suv thing ---
**Author:** ![PyreXXX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bbe5ce/32.png) [@PyreXXX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PyreXXX)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2006, 11:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-driving-spec-v/144352/38 "2006-11-03T11:20:37Z")
There are a few Nismo parts for the Murano, but suspension stuff isn’t amongst them. Ultimately you have two problems with a track Murano: 1) The sheer weight of it, and 2) the CVT tranny really sucks ass for performance driving, because every time you take your foot off the throttle the revs drop off, which leads to way less engine braking than I would like. That said, the brakes are unbelievably strong for stock pieces! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Variable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/cab0a1/32.png) [@Variable](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Variable)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2006, 9:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-driving-spec-v/144352/39 "2006-11-03T09:24:53Z")
Stop drinking Kris… The center of gravity is way to high. But then again ![http://images.leftlanenews.com/content/8-honda-element-d.jpg](http://images.leftlanenews.com/content/8-honda-element-d.jpg) ![http://images.leftlanenews.com/content/12-honda-element-d.jpg](http://images.leftlanenews.com/content/12-honda-element-d.jpg) ![http://images.leftlanenews.com/content/5-honda-element-d.jpg](http://images.leftlanenews.com/content/5-honda-element-d.jpg) If it works with a element. ![http://images.leftlanenews.com/content/10-honda-element-d.jpg](http://images.leftlanenews.com/content/10-honda-element-d.jpg) ![http://images.leftlanenews.com/content/11-honda-element-d.jpg](http://images.leftlanenews.com/content/11-honda-element-d.jpg)[/img] Twin turbo V6 RWD Element. ---
**Author:** ![Variable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/cab0a1/32.png) [@Variable](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Variable)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2006, 9:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/winter-driving-spec-v/144352/40 "2006-11-03T09:26:46Z")
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