Fords and getting stuck

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Oct 17, 2009 | 10:52 PM

#11

Murph45

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dude its an easy fix i have an o1 f150 2wd that i lifted and put 35 by 12.5 inch toyo open country tires on twenty inch rims it has not got stuck one time and i have put it through strait ****

Oct 17, 2009 | 11:07 PM

#12

dewman

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Originally Posted by Raptor22

You probably dont have LS, and you probably have crappy highway tires.

Jack the back end of the truck up off the ground and spin one tire, if the other side spins the same direction you have LS, if it spins the opposite direction, you dont...

Or, just sit in some loose gravel, or dirt and floor it from a stop. If you leave 2 equal strips, then you have ls, or posi, if you only leave 1 strip, you don't.

Oct 18, 2009 | 12:07 AM

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Raptor22

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Originally Posted by dewman

Or, just sit in some loose gravel, or dirt and floor it from a stop. If you leave 2 equal strips, then you have ls, or posi, if you only leave 1 strip, you don't.

Thats definitely the funner way to do it...

Oct 18, 2009 | 01:44 AM

#14

snopro31

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have only used 2x4 in the snow this year so far mixed with mud. a lot better then the old dodge i started driving with.

Oct 18, 2009 | 05:37 AM

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psmalley

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Originally Posted by dirtymotha21

i was having a convo earlier today about putting weight in the back of my truck..a few people said fords blow in the winter or mud because of posi traction or a lack of...i really dont know what the hell it is but i have a 06 stx 2wd ford and that thing gets stuck in anything, my gf's civic blows my truck away in the winter. anyone have any ideas of why fords get stuck a lot...yea yea i know i shoulda got a 4 x 4

It seems that new Fords are pretty sate of the art. check out this link:

Oct 18, 2009 | 12:17 PM

#16

ford_honda

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haha p.o.s. nissans i tell ya

Oct 18, 2009 | 04:12 PM

#17

Raptor22

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From: Chico, California

I still would rather have my 89 off road than a new one...

Oct 18, 2009 | 04:20 PM

#18

kalealmighty

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i really never have problems with my 2wd i still take it out in the sand dunes and stuff you just really have to know how to drive in the conditions you are facing... just have a good set of tires too