Performance in Snow
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I have never made 50k on a set. They are usually so crappy and out of round by 35k miles, they are gone. But that's me, YMMV. I rotate somewhere between 5 and 10k miles. I'm not religious about it. If a remember they get rotated at 5k, if I don't then when the truck gets serviced.
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I have run 2 sets of BFG AT KOs to 50k with tread left and no issues.
They were on my 04 F-250 Plow truck, put fresh on for plowing.
Never had a problem selling the old 1s out front by the road.
Rotated them every 5k with the oil change.
They were on my 04 F-250 Plow truck, put fresh on for plowing.
Never had a problem selling the old 1s out front by the road.
Rotated them every 5k with the oil change.
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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!
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!
Since you do have the XLT, you don't have the 4a mode (only 2x4 or 4x4). Be careful using the 4x4, especially in curves. All wheel spinning at the same time will make the truck want to go outside the road (thanks to my friend Newton for his first law).
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I have not experimented with lower air pressure. However, the objective in snow is to reduce the area of the tire contact patch so that the tire penetrates more and better achieves contact with pavement. This is why narrow tires are better in snow. I think people assume that lower air pressure is good on snow because low pressure is better on sand, but low pressure increases the size of the contact patch which is counterproductive in snow.
What about hard packed or ice that you will never cut through?
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Which HankookDynapro are you guys using? Saying DynaPro, is like saying Wrangler, WildPeak, and others.
I've got the crap ATm's. I see they have an iPike, that is rated with the 3 peak/snowflake logo. That one looks like it might be a lot better than the OEM, ATm. A lot of siping, [tractionizing], on that model.
I've got the crap ATm's. I see they have an iPike, that is rated with the 3 peak/snowflake logo. That one looks like it might be a lot better than the OEM, ATm. A lot of siping, [tractionizing], on that model.
The stock tires are horrible in the snow in 2WD. Shoot, any slick condition such as rain, they are not great. In 4WD, I drove through 2 feet of snow with no issues. I have a lot of experience with snow driving, so I’m comfortable with saying the 4WD of the truck works great. I would still like some tires that offer traction in 2WD.
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Which HankookDynapro are you guys using? Saying DynaPro, is like saying Wrangler, WildPeak, and others.
I've got the crap ATm's. I see they have an iPike, that is rated with the 3 peak/snowflake logo. That one looks like it might be a lot better than the OEM, ATm. A lot of siping, [tractionizing], on that model.
I've got the crap ATm's. I see they have an iPike, that is rated with the 3 peak/snowflake logo. That one looks like it might be a lot better than the OEM, ATm. A lot of siping, [tractionizing], on that model.
stock is the ATMs which are marginal for an all terrain IMO
one thing I have noticed, is these trucks use HEAVY amounts of traction control to keep you straight.
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I have a rubber mat 75-80lbs, a 2x6 board to keep stuff at the back.
And a tri-fold cover.
Maybe 115-125lbs total, and don't really need anything else.
I did pick up 7 50lb bags of salt/deicer last week 350lbs total.
But roads were still dry, truck sure did ride nice though got rid of the bounce in the back!