kurek
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My wife and I are on the move, from Phoenix to Spokane... right at Christmas.
My Ram has 4x4 and LSD and modern ABS/traction/etc.. and fresh Continentals (rated M+S) and the 3500lb trailer I'm towing has brakes and new tires. Overall I think that's about as good as it's going to get, but I'll need to keep my speed well in check for a considerable portion of the journey I think.
The other side of this is my wife's driving a 2002 Mustang. It has ABS and "traction control" but it's really primitive stuff by today's standards and really all the traction control can do is limit engine power if one or both rear wheels are going faster than the front ones. She's got all season M+S rated Kumho tires in the stock size, with ~90% of their tread depth.
We're still planning our route - the AZ stretch is a no brainer but after Las Vegas we can either head straight North 93 to Twin Falls, 84/82 to Kennewick and 395/90 to the finish line... or alternately 95 North through Winnemucca to Boise and then 84/82/395/90..
Or we could even do 15 all the way through SLC to 90 and approach Spokane from the East..
The advice I'm after:
1. If you have first hand experience with those routes, which do you think offers the best chance at avoiding troublesome winter conditions?
2. We're sticking to major highways that will surely be plowed, you think M+S rated all seasons on my wife's Mustang have a chance at getting us there safely or is that just the dumbest idea possible?
Thanks for anything constructive you can offer.
My Ram has 4x4 and LSD and modern ABS/traction/etc.. and fresh Continentals (rated M+S) and the 3500lb trailer I'm towing has brakes and new tires. Overall I think that's about as good as it's going to get, but I'll need to keep my speed well in check for a considerable portion of the journey I think.
The other side of this is my wife's driving a 2002 Mustang. It has ABS and "traction control" but it's really primitive stuff by today's standards and really all the traction control can do is limit engine power if one or both rear wheels are going faster than the front ones. She's got all season M+S rated Kumho tires in the stock size, with ~90% of their tread depth.
We're still planning our route - the AZ stretch is a no brainer but after Las Vegas we can either head straight North 93 to Twin Falls, 84/82 to Kennewick and 395/90 to the finish line... or alternately 95 North through Winnemucca to Boise and then 84/82/395/90..
Or we could even do 15 all the way through SLC to 90 and approach Spokane from the East..
The advice I'm after:
1. If you have first hand experience with those routes, which do you think offers the best chance at avoiding troublesome winter conditions?
2. We're sticking to major highways that will surely be plowed, you think M+S rated all seasons on my wife's Mustang have a chance at getting us there safely or is that just the dumbest idea possible?
Thanks for anything constructive you can offer.