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snowmelting and rain means fun off roading!

94blueknight -> snowmelting and rain means fun off roading! (1/7/2008 8:14:23 PM)
so ya here in southern wisconsin all of our snow is melting due to the warm weather and rain so it caused some flooding of roads. which calls for some great blazer off roading!! well not really off road for me since the actual road was flooded but it was still fun! havent really gone off roading in my blazer so this was kinda the first time and boy is it fun!

willjones -> RE: snowmelting and rain means fun off roading! (1/7/2008 8:36:38 PM)
Rain, snow, anything is better than the mid 50s and overcast with drizzle that I have been getting.

94blueknight -> RE: snowmelting and rain means fun off roading! (1/7/2008 9:33:29 PM)
wow lol we got like everything here in wisconsin in the past week all the way from like temps in the teens w/ about 6-8" of snow lying around and snowing often to now temps in the 50s and rain and w/ the snow it creates desnse fog and flooding. o ya not to mention we just had a couple of tornados touch down bout 20min south of here so ya pretty crazy weather here in wisconsin but the flooding i like so my blazer can get some good action! lol

RCars2 -> RE: snowmelting and rain means fun off roading! (1/7/2008 10:20:41 PM)
lucky so and so, lol. All we got is some ok rain here and its in the upper 60's. Worst part is i wont be able to enjoy it as im busy this week and it will all be dried up by wednesday probably (friggin arizona air evaporates stuff so quick it aint funny).

Chevy Lover -> RE: snowmelting and rain means fun off roading! (1/7/2008 10:41:04 PM)
We woke up to a fresh dusting of snow this morning and it's supposed to snow a bit more for the nest day or so. We've had snow and melting a few times so far this year. [image]local://upfiles/2910/64552AD0F24A4AEDBCABCA052D192722.jpg[/image]

thegr81 -> RE: snowmelting and rain means fun off roading! (1/8/2008 4:27:58 AM)
LOL Rob yea Arizona weather does suck especially since the rain dries up so fast within just a few days!! I did have fun with my blazer the other night when it did rain I got it sideways a few times drifting around corners and such. I love being lowered with a wider tire so much control and no body roll!! Rob when it gets wet again and you got time you should take a ride in my blaze!! LOL

94blueknight -> RE: snowmelting and rain means fun off roading! (1/8/2008 9:35:11 AM)
lol ya rob y dont u just drive back up to lacrosse area or somewhere in wisconsin lol right now its raining and like 45 out but its supposed to cool down to low 30s mid 20s and change over to snow tomorrow lol good ol' wisconsin but ya i def lovvveee drifting lol but i got too much body roll lol i took one of my friends for a ride and hes like dang dude i felt like we were gunna roll over felt like i was at a 60 deg angle to the road lol i was like eh uk blazer body roll it wont roll over lol

Paddle_grl -> RE: snowmelting and rain means fun off roading! (1/8/2008 5:35:32 PM)
bah! I had my truck on such an angle I could almost touch the ground out my window....didn't flip....I think my canoe made a good counter weight though..

quinnman105 -> RE: snowmelting and rain means fun off roading! (1/9/2008 8:49:46 AM)
COOL!

willjones -> RE: snowmelting and rain means fun off roading! (1/9/2008 5:01:38 PM)
Who doesn't like to kick the back end out every now and then?

94blueknight -> RE: snowmelting and rain means fun off roading! (1/9/2008 8:08:25 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: willjones Who doesn't like to kick the back end out every now and then? haha true dat!!! lil drifting is good for the body lol u need to get that adrenaline up every so often uk lol

quinnman105 -> RE: snowmelting and rain means fun off roading! (1/10/2008 6:43:45 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: willjones Who doesn't like to kick the back end out every now and then? This is true!!!!

drperry -> RE: snowmelting and rain means fun off roading! (1/10/2008 5:09:17 PM)
If you never go sideways, it ain't worth driving [:D] Winter time rocks, especially when the customers you drive home live out of town and have really long windy driveways and give you an extra $50 for drifting the whole thing [:D]

gocartone -> RE: snowmelting and rain means fun off roading! (1/10/2008 7:11:04 PM)
What do you do that involves driving people home? Wish I could make money drifting[:(] Does anyone else have problems trying to get there blazer sideways in the winter? It's like a 50/50 shot for me unless I predrift then it works. I need a LSD [:(]

otnietdehoooo -> RE: snowmelting and rain means fun off roading! (1/10/2008 7:12:51 PM)
dennis is a designated river... [:)] only a few of people will understand that

94blueknight -> RE: snowmelting and rain means fun off roading! (1/10/2008 7:33:03 PM)
lol how can u not get ur blazer sideways in snow or wet roads??? its sooo easy u mash the gas and crank the wheel (well lil more to it than that) the blazers r light in the back so they dont get that great traction in snow and stuff unless u got bigger tires

gocartone -> RE: snowmelting and rain means fun off roading! (1/10/2008 8:46:58 PM)
When ever I do that all I get is one wheel wonders :( I can drift our durango perfect but that has limited slip. I don't get how mine works like it does though all my friends cars/trucks with open diffs drift good mine just spins the inside tire around the corner it sucks :(

94blueknight -> RE: snowmelting and rain means fun off roading! (1/10/2008 9:49:51 PM)
well ya the rear pass. side wheel is the drive wheel so u gotta think of how ur throwin the weight around a turn and adjust accordingly like for mine i can drift pretty good takin left turns not so good w/ right turns cuz of the weight and tire spin. see cuz since that wheel is the drive wheel its easy drifting left turns cuz the drive wheel loses traction and spins faster and in a turn the out side tire spins faster to get around the turn better so thats whats happening here

drperry -> RE: snowmelting and rain means fun off roading! (1/11/2008 1:00:10 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: otnietdehoooo dennis is a designated river... [:)] only a few of people will understand that LOL! I still should post up my video of my truck running after I sank it in the river... quote: ORIGINAL: gocartone When ever I do that all I get is one wheel wonders :( I can drift our durango perfect but that has limited slip. I don't get how mine works like it does though all my friends cars/trucks with open diffs drift good mine just spins the inside tire around the corner it sucks :( First, find a wide open parking lot to practice in ;) Try tapping the brakes right before you crank the wheel, and shift some of the weight forward. If you can find it, look for a DVD called the Drift Bible, by the Drift King... And find an anime called Initial D, and it'll help you out, lol. I've done quite a bit of drifting... I may be no professional, but if it's got wheels, there's a good chance I can drift the sucker, lol. Actually, I can probably get a friend to work a camera, have the other on a tripod so you can see what my blazer does right before a corner... I drive a 5 speed so it's a little easier for me... Also, try dropping your truck into 2nd before you turn, then your truck will be in a good gear (or 1st if you're going slow enough) and you won't have to floor it and wait for the down shift... Feel free to PM me for more advice [:D] Or add me to MSN if you've got it... I've got all sorts of little tips for this kind of thing... That's how I blew out the rear diff on my old Mazda pickup... In the snow, I could take a standard 2-lane city corner @ 50MPH with no hands on the steering wheel... and that truck was open diff. (for the record, that 2 lane city thing is just so people know the size of the path I was on... My uncle let me plow out a race track in the winter on his farm land, it was NOT on any public street.)

gocartone -> RE: snowmelting and rain means fun off roading! (1/11/2008 9:57:42 AM)
Oh trust me I can drift perfect in anything else besides the blazer haha. The only way it ever works is if say I'm going to drift a right hand corner I have to first turn it left a bit then right and give it gas to get the back to kick out then it drifts good but just turning and hitting the gas it usually just spins the inside tire and won't kick out. After it gets going I can link them just fine and everything. I miss driving the breeze in the winter that thing was a blast with the e-brake [:D]

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