2015s in snow??
03-08-2015, 01:44 AM
#11
Dedicated Winter tires a must in snowy mountain conditions...
Weight reduction isn't much of a factor, what's important is the Front/Rear weight bias
(pickups typically very front biased unloaded), wonder how that changed with 2015's...
Weight reduction isn't much of a factor, what's important is the Front/Rear weight bias
(pickups typically very front biased unloaded), wonder how that changed with 2015's...
03-08-2015, 01:47 AM
#12
Junior Member
I just gave back my leased 2011 FX4 and never once had a problem in the snow. Last year we had some big storms and it never failed. My new 2015 Lariet is still young and I've only driven it in 2 snow storms so far, but I would say it handels even better then my 11. Stock all season tires and no added weight on both trucks.
03-08-2015, 01:57 AM
#13
Senior Member
Yeah! Tires, 4x4 and 5500 lb truck is a great winter/snow vehicle, or if you want you can lock up in 2wd and do doughnuts in parking lots all day. Factory tires were lame I drove them straight to the Tire shop to get em swapped out with my rims and tires from my last truck. My wider tread and lighter weight usually means I can drive on snow pack better but I'd need a dedicated ice tire to preform better on the icy parts. I notice the weight savings more in being able to spin the tires out more easily under power.
03-08-2015, 03:10 AM
#14
I just gave back my leased 2011 FX4 and never once had a problem in the snow. Last year we had some big storms and it never failed. My new 2015 Lariet is still young and I've only driven it in 2 snow storms so far, but I would say it handels even better then my 11. Stock all season tires and no added weight on both trucks.
Hell, some people post they don't even bother engaging 4x4 during snowy conditions. I couldn't get up my driveway much of the winter without 4x4 engaged, even WITH snow tires WITH added bed weight... All three? Bring on the blizzard.
[and it's Lariat, not Lariet. Not like they don't have badges with the spelling all over the truck...]
Last edited by pfbz; 03-08-2015 at 03:14 AM.
03-08-2015, 05:36 AM
#15
Junior Member
Stock all-season tires would definitely put you in a ditch for the kind of mountain driving I do on a regular basis... But start/stop on city streets during snowstorms? You can probably get away with it. (But I'd still suggest dedicated Winter tires..)
Hell, some people post they don't even bother engaging 4x4 during snowy conditions. I couldn't get up my driveway much of the winter without 4x4 engaged, even WITH snow tires WITH added bed weight... All three? Bring on the blizzard.
[and it's Lariat, not Lariet. Not like they don't have badges with the spelling all over the truck...]
Hell, some people post they don't even bother engaging 4x4 during snowy conditions. I couldn't get up my driveway much of the winter without 4x4 engaged, even WITH snow tires WITH added bed weight... All three? Bring on the blizzard.
[and it's Lariat, not Lariet. Not like they don't have badges with the spelling all over the truck...]
03-08-2015, 05:41 AM
#16
Having the OEM Goodyear Wrangler Fortitude HT on the 2015 F150 Lariat 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost stinks, you can tell the truck is lighter, have had the rear try to steer a couple three times on the interstate in normal winter driving conditions (light now and ice) going between 50mph and up to around 65 the rear end broke loose and really tried steering the truck...the tires suck on snow/ice, traction is marginal and you need 4x4 & not just rear wheel drive.....