Changing the lower control arm on my 1995 thunderbird. The lower ball joint broke and the stud part is stuck in the spindle. Whats the best way to get it out? Tryed beating it out with a hammer and soaked it in penetrating oil and all i did was mushroom the top of it lol. Any suggestions?
It is best to run 4 snows. Can you not get steel 15 rims and low budget tires? I would take those deluxe wheels off for the winter, if you slide and hit a curb, you will be looking at hundreds to replace that rim. I live in Canada and have seen dozens of broken wheels from hitting pot holes or curbs.
That depends on whether they work on salary or commission.
put studded tires on the rear, and personally the rear end is light on a gt, and if you have a v8 you can barely touch the gas to get it rolling. The hardest part on ice is to get moving, once its rolling you can use the momentum to keep going. I suggest you go down tho the local hardware store and buy those 70lb tubes of sand, I would put 2 on each side, try to position them in front of the tires, you do not want 300 lbs of dead weight after the tires, this can help cause the vehicle to spin. the lowes tire pressure you can will help keep you on the road. Driving high perfornance cars on ice is a excercise in patience, and you have to have a light foot. This more than anything is the key. Some people may disagree with the extra weight, because it can work against you to, but from experience I know the benifit will out weigh the risk of spinning out in a corner, because the key is slow and easy no matter what, and no sudden jerks of the wheel, and pretend you have no brakes all the time.
