I was just trying find out if anyone has gone through the Winter snow lowered? I know that the East coast just got the Xb this year. I've been thinking about lowering my box this past month. But I am really not sure with Winter right around the corner. :? The paint on the XB is so thin...I can imagine it being scrapped up by ice or packed snow. I park on the street so coming in and out of a parking space is going to be crazy. :shock:

If you ask me this question in a couple of months....I will be able to asnwer it... :lol: :D

But I dont think you will find that many people that had their XB's during winter...I know that there was only a small Snowstorm in March of this year and the car handled great but I was not lowered...I guess we will have to wait and see... :D

Omar, who installed your springs? I need someone to install my shims from OneTonGarage and possibly the springs that I might buy :?

The xB was only out in california for the entire winter, but I got my xB on Feb 2 and didn't have any problems on snow at stock height.

I had mine during the winter months in TN and it did very well with a 2" drop on it and 18's yes I have had mine for a while I went to calif. and bought mine. :) drove to WV to ski in it also :P

I'm not lowered yet, but we just had our first major snow here in Denver... in the last two months I have broken 14,000 feet twice... snow was there once, but i have skied the past two weekends... and there was plenty of snow...

I am seriously close to lowering, so give me a month or so... I got other things I want to buy at the moment...

im lowered almost 2'' and will be braving the snow, not owrrying about the rockers and bumpers because I have a kit going on in the spring (thats my rationalzation for this)

im lowered almost 2'' and will be braving the snow, not owrrying about the rockers and bumpers because I have a kit going on in the spring (thats my rationalzation for this)

but then what about next winter??

gonna fly south with the birds??

glad i dont have to worry about that, winter down here is only like 40 degrees if even that.

If snow gets real bad I have my '96 4 wheel drive Geo Tracker in reserve. :D

But should be ok unless we get more than 6 inches of snow in one storm. :wink:

Chicago winters can be rough.

Well I ordered some Megan Lowering Springs yesterday, which claim to have a 2" drop. Hopefully I won't be too low. Unfortunately, my other car is a supercharged Grand Prix which is horrible in the snow. I might have to stock up on canned goods if gets too bad. :roll:

let us know how you like the springs, they are relatively untested. So, with the 2" drop you'll still have 4" clearence. No biggy. if there's >4" of snow on the road you should stay home with hot chocolate anyway :)

Yeah, but all it takes is a 5 inch tall ice chunk to ruin your day. Thanks for reminding me of one of the reasons I love California... :wink:

True Dat! :cry:

2 words: winter beater.
pick up a $200 chevy celebrity or something. that way it could be a 15 inch tall ice chunk and you still won't care.

I'm thinking of doign that mayself.

i got my car around feb and when it was cold my car had a hard time startn only did it twice, but i hope it dont happen this winter, i was hopeing maybe the engine was just new and needed to be broken in

im lowered almost 2'' and will be braving the snow, not owrrying about the rockers and bumpers because I have a kit going on in the spring (thats my rationalzation for this)

but then what about next winter??

gonna fly south with the birds??

then im screwed or garaged :?

I just missed a chance to by a winter beater :( . My brother-in-law was selling his Ford Escort Gt for $500. Another family member swept it up :evil: . Just as well...my wife was yapping about how we didn't need to have a third car :roll:

So milk truck, did you get those megan springs put on yet? Or are you holding out until spring?

let us know how you like the springs, they are relatively untested. So, with the 2" drop you'll still have 4" clearence. No biggy. if there's >4" of snow on the road you should stay home with hot chocolate anyway :) umm if you drop 2 inch yer gonna be way more the 4 inches off the ground.

So milk truck, did you get those megan springs put on yet? Or are you holding out until spring?

Well they just came yesterday. I will hopefully have them put on this weekend. It doesn't really make sense to wait to have them installed, because at some point I will have to drive in the snow (this winter or next winter). :?

Good point. Let us know how they are. I'm seriously looking at these springs myself.

im lowered almost 2'' and will be braving the snow, not owrrying about the rockers and bumpers because I have a kit going on in the spring (thats my rationalzation for this)

but then what about next winter??

gonna fly south with the birds??

then im screwed or garaged :?
I had a thought. Do it JDM-dorifto-stylee....zip ties baby! Run the new kit during the summer, snip the ties in the fall, and put the stock kit on for the winter. 8)