so I bought my 2016 XLT SCrew 5'7" bed last March, so I did not have much winter weather to deal with last year. Being that this is my first truck, I do not have much experience to compare it with, but I tend to fishtail quite a bit in this vehicle. Last night, we got a couple of inches of snow, and when making every turn, it felt like I was losing control of the backend.

Even without winter weather, it seems that any kinda of bump tends to make the back end of the truck slip out. Is this something that is a result of having the short bed? I also dont have the bed super loaded up, so maybe adding some weight back there will help?

Just looking for any advice on anything I can do to help with this. Thanks in advance!

 

Put it in 4wd in snow.

Yes it is how trucks tend to be with all the power in back and very little weight. Trucks when in 2wd are about the worst you can drive in bad weather due to that.

Weight will help. 4wd will help when slippery. Personally I would not use the locker as that just makes you spin around more because both tires are turning the same rate. The locker is great for straight line or sandy soil things like that but not on slippery turns.

 

Or use your locker...

 

I drove in snow yesterday afternoon for the first time since I upgraded my tires and found the Nitto Ridge Grapplers are far superior to the stock Goodyear tires they replaced. I never felt the rear getting loose and I also never needed to engage 4wd.

 

The locker only works below 10MPH.

 

Stone 9207, do you have a 2WD or a 4WD? Most of us that live in snow country purchase 4WD vehicles and use it when the snow falls. If your truck is 2WD, put sandbags in the bed. It's not a complete solution but it helps a lot.

 

First time coming home from work in 3" snow for me too yesterday and in 2wd is was not happening. With the e locker(which works great) it helped but 4wd was the only way to fly for me. 4wd and the locker on was really good The tires (20" goodyears) were not the best in the snow. Nice and smooth & quiet on the dry land though

 

these are pickup trucks. This has always been the issue....lightweight back end, easy to lose traction. Exacerbated because of aluminum. I'm not even a northerner and i know this!

I bet a bunch of folks on here add weight to their bed during winter time just for that reason.

And yes....use 4wd.

 

Mine has the same wheelbase as yours. I haven't driven this thing on the road yet in snow, but did "try" to move it around yesterday in about 5" of snow. If you have the Hankook, "Handycaca ATM's" on it,that could be part of your problem. Mine totally suck. I couldn't move the truck in RWD, locked the rear axle, went sideways, put it 4X4, and finally got it to move. Those tires are a joke, a bad joke.
I've had 4X4 trucks since the mid 1970's, so I ain't brand new.
Yes, adding weight would help us out, but so would good tires.
As far as the truck bouncing out on bumps, some good shocks will help tremendously. That was the first thing I noticed on this one. Less than 1K miles, and I replaced all 4 shocks with Bilstein 5100's, settled the thing right down, and corners nicely now. There's other good brands out there as well, don't have to be Bilsteins.
Until I replace those tires, and need to drive in the snow, I'll take my DD, a RWD Ranger with LSD, and DuraTracs, and about 320# +/- of weight. So far, really outshines this truck with the junk tires.

 

I've been driving mine in snow all week in 4H. Love it. Best handling vehicle I've ever had and I've owned a lot of 4WD SUVs and pickups.