Did the same math myself earlier to acheive the 50/50 balance but since I went from 19" to 18" in the rear I did not want to load it down too much. But if it helps I will have to buy some more. Since my commute is 80 miles a day to east aurora I am usually out of gas by thursday so the car weighs about 100 pounds less then it did on monday.

 

I would think that its OK to be a little heavy in the rear with a full tank of gas since the car is rear wheel drive. You also probably shed a little weight by going to 18's in the rear. I would try going to 120 lbs. I have no idea what it will do to your gas mileage though. You might get a little worse mileage lugging around the added weight. Still it's better to be safe and get a mile less per gallon than end up stuck or worse with such a long commute.

 

Had the car out yessterday during the snow and it got pretty icy on the roads in Long Island. Traction control light came on when I started from a stop even in winter mode on the tranny and the ABS did its job when I stopped but the car was fine. No extra weight at all. Have the Contis on the car.

 

I just put on a set of F1 Eagle all-seasons and got through 6 inches of Minnesota snow. With the tires and the traction control off for stop signs/lights she performed very well. I was incredibly impressed, I though for sure the car would not move.

 

sitting at work watching the snow pile up wondering if I can make it home...

 

Do you have the summer tires? If you do good luck. Put 120 lbs of weight in your trunk. Mine handels fantastic now that I did that, no problems at all with snow. I got 2 60 lb tubes of sand at home depot for just over 6 bucks. Its a cheap way to get better traction.

 

Just Had My X-fire Out Today In Chicago. 7+ Inches Of Snow. I Have Conti's On This Car All Around, 16,000 Miles. The Car Handled Very Good For A Rear Wheel Drive Car. Breaking Was Excellent, As Was Steering And Control Of The Car. Traction Was A 7 Out Of 10. I Drive Agressive, With Traction Control Off, Car Was Great. 80 Lbs Of Sand In Rear Of Car Helped.

 

How much do conti's run for?

I drove to work today and my tires started acting up and embarrassing me.

 

A good web site for tires is www.tirerack.com The Conti's are about $150 for the fronts and $220 for the rears. If I was buying new all seasons for my crossfire I would go with Goodyear Eagle F-1's. I has them on another vehicle I owned and was very pleased with them. They are about the same price but you may be able to get a deal at a goodyear store on them.

 

Just thought I'd throw in another plug for Goodyears F1 all-season tires. We had 5 inches of snow here the other day and I was amazed at how well these tires will push your car through the snow. I'm very impressed so far. Very nice all-season tire.

 

Yes I have to agree with you they are a top notch tire for driving in any condition be it sunny in the summer, pouring rain or lots of snow these babys work and work well. I had them on a chevy truck that I had tricked out with 20 inch rims, 3 inch magnaflow dual pipes out the back and so on. This thing was a beast and I rarely needed to put in 4 wheel with these tires on it. Never even needed to put any weight in the back and they did a great job in the snow.

 

Thanks for the info majkls xfire. I drive my xfire in the snow and I going to take your advise. Happy Holidays!

 

You're welcome and happy holidays to you too!!!

 

I lost control going only 5mph today driving my Grand Prix with winter snows. Just on the 32 mile drive there were easily 10 accidents and route 25 north was closed. If I would have been in the Crossfire I'd have easily crashed several times with or without snows. It was bizzare how slippery it was today with just a little snow. Never seen it this slippery in 20 years.

 

Ditto.

I really can't add anything to this thread on these tires. All I can say is my experience with them.

Went to the Casino on Weds and woke up on Thurs to find 2 inches of snow & ice waiting for me. I had to drive 70 miles from Topeka Kansas to Kansas City. Lots of accidents on I-70 along the way.

I pretty much drove 45 mph and tried to stay in the "tracks". Never lost control, but the traction control light would go off from time to time.

I don't think I could expect the XF to perform any better in those conditions.

I'm pleased with my GY F1 A/S. I'm VERY pleased that I had them installed before my road trip.

 

I'm from Buffalo, NY as well. I put my crossfire in storage over the winter; I never felt safe driving it in snow. I picked up a used Jeep for winter driving. Nice to see someone from Buffalo on the site, I've only seen a handful of crossfires in the area. Great luck and be safe driving this winter.

 

No way can a Crossife plow through eight inches of snow. Wide tires + snow = useless. If you have a real winter, you'll need a second car. I put my baby away a couple of days ago and now I'm back to driving my trusty old Cougar 'til March. Awesome winter car... a nice set of Michelin X-Ice tires doesn't hurt, either.

But I already miss the Crossfire's engine growl, especially around 3,800 rpm. And its awesome brakes. And its lovely lines. And the perfect driving position.

*sigh*

 

Jay, I don't think a Crossfire would do well in 8" of snow, but it did fine in 5" of snow this week with the GYF1AS tires. Like I said, these tires are very impressive in snow. Turning was "interesting" to say the least, but these tires will really push your car thru the snow. I didn't get stuck once in the 13 miles I had to drive to get to work this week. I'm getting kinda tired of the snow already though. Three snowfalls of 3+" so far this month. Bummer...

 

I'm impressed that your Xfire could make it through 5" of snow... The day I stored mine I had to swing by the dealer and it had snowed a few inches the night before (went to get new headlights ordered under warranty since warranty was about to expire... the foggy headlight affliction was really starting to bother me!). Suffice to say, it was a bit of a challenge for the stock Conti all-seasons.

 

Why have so few purchased a set specifically for winter driving? I am considering a set of the dunlop winter tires, but debating whether i will do enough winter driving to justify the cost...