Are donuts in snow bad for my car? What damage is probable? (given the idea I dont hit anything while donut-ing.)
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FF in training
ANSWERS: 6
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It can wear on your ball-joints and axle if you over do it, wheels aren't made to go side ways. If your E-breaking it the that could go out sooner also.
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It will just wear your car out quicker. The tightness will go away and you will start to hear noises as it loosens up. Plus the snow is not really good for it either. But if you like it....I know I did.... Have a BLAST!
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Yeha what both of them said but also make sure you're not flooring it, lol! No but seriously, be careful because especially in snow/ice, it will get tricky to stay on top of that snow/ice unless you have good tread on your tires. Keep that in mind. I know it dont help a whole lot but hey I like to help people even in the smallest ways. ;)
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I lost my parking brake and my rear drum brakes had to be replaced after i did lots of donuts with my fwd car. But here's a thought, do donuts in reverse if you have a fwd car and it will be like you have a rwd car and can actually do donuts. My friend got his honda accord spinning like a top in an ice covered parking lot once. we weren't worried about damage since it already had 280k on it. Back to your question; It isn't good for your wheels to be wearing in a direction that they do not rotate. Snow is a lot easier on a car than pavement though, so if you feel the need to do this, go crazy(in winter) and be safe about it!
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If your vehicle doesn't have a limited slip differential this can be pretty hard on it, if you're spinning the drive wheels excessively...but doing them with the e-brake shouldn't cause too much harm. just don't hook any dry pavement when sliding on the ice/snow.
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not sure about this, my mates do a lot in thr rwd's in the dry and they seem ok but not sure 4 how long lol.. but i was just wondering since its along this question, are 4wd donuts bad for them on wet/dry?
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