I have a G35 coupe driver telling me he keeps sandbags in his trunk all the time for snow in the winter and because it rains a lot in the summer.

Anyone else using sandbags for wet weather traction? I've frankly never heard of this before.

 

LAME. Learn to drive the right way......

 

i don't know what to say.
How old r u?

 

I happen to be 39. But I think the G35 owner in question is much younger. Just trying to keep an open mind, figure that maybe, just maybe, he knows something I don't. Especially since I don't own a G35 coupe, and he does.

 

^I thought it was u that was thinking about doing that, i guess i didn't read the post carefuly.
But again im just speachless what would people do not to correct their driving style.

 

I don't think traction is that big of an issue unless you have bald Tires..

 

i drove around for several hundred miles all over ohio (lots of scattered rain) on bald tires. never skipped a beat, albeit, i never got on it very hard around corners. driving carefully always beats a bag of sand or a heavy, rotting corpse in your trunk. it also smells less.

 

learn how to drift. much more practical than sand bags. You wont lose traction thats what traction control is for, just drive safe.

 

Bald Tires are the worst. I have a habit of driving the crap out of my tires. Ive had some pretty bad Incidents with Sprinkler leaks across the road. Traction control definitely has saved me couple times.

 

A better solution is to find couple of midgets and lock them in your trunk!

 

Putting sand bags in the trunk was what drivers of RWD cars routinely did back in the 50s and 60s during the snow season. All that's required today is a good set of radial snow tires. They are ten times more effective than extra weight in the trunk.

 

Haaa... I remember those days. My father would take two 50lb bags of sand and place one on each side of the trunk, especially when we had a BMW. I also haven't heard of anyone doing this in the last 10-15 years due to the increased technology in traction control and winter tires.

To the OP, ask your friend if he also uses studded tires?

 

I think the reason for putting extra weight in the trunk is to get some weight onto the rear axle, BUT nowadays, good cars like G35 and BMWs have a pretty good weight ratio from front to back (52/48) which gives almost half of the weight of the car to the back, and even more when accelerating. So you can tell your friend, that this was needed for the old cars that had all the weight in the front from the engine and the rear wheels would easily loose traction since there was not much keeping them down, and that sand bags just slightly help his G35 since half of the car's weight is already back there, so most of the time he's just haulin' extra weight around.

 

I just keep some subs in there. I have no trunk space, but we'll se if it helps when the snow falls

 

i had put about 60lbs for sandbags in my 300zx before. It does help with traction. my tires where slightly worn though.

I am not sure if you need it for new tires.