RWD loser; 2 questions, 1 thread
11-01-2011, 06:16 PM
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If you can get a 4x4 do it. Even with snow tires a rwd vehicle will get stuck in severe conditions. If you stop on a hill good luck trying to get moving. But I would personally give the snow tires a go and see how it works out. If you don't like it upgrade to a 4x4. But just because you have a 4x4 does not mean you don't need proper tires. You still need a good set of tires that can handle snow and ice. 4x4 gets you going but stopping and turning will be no different than your rwd.
Trying not to make too many more bad choices with this one.
RES4CUE > The weight I shifted to the back of the bed to give higher leveraged load over the axle, but I will shift it if its better put directly ontop; I must have misunderstood the physics here.
Any bet takers on a 4x4 arriving in my driveway shortly after the next storm for the North East.
11-01-2011, 06:22 PM
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Try putting it over the axle, shifting to the rear of the axle takes weight off the front.
I would try a better set of AT's as you can use them all year long so you get more for your money. I use BFG AT on my Jeep and when we went through snowmageddon here in NOVA, they worked great, 2wd hard packed or freshly plowed. In the deep stuff like the secondary streets that hadn't been plowed yet, they did great in 4wd.
The last 2 winters the stock tires have gotten me through although not as well as the BFG's but momma says I have to wear them out before putting new ones on. lol
I would try a better set of AT's as you can use them all year long so you get more for your money. I use BFG AT on my Jeep and when we went through snowmageddon here in NOVA, they worked great, 2wd hard packed or freshly plowed. In the deep stuff like the secondary streets that hadn't been plowed yet, they did great in 4wd.
The last 2 winters the stock tires have gotten me through although not as well as the BFG's but momma says I have to wear them out before putting new ones on. lol
11-01-2011, 06:29 PM
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I have always owned 4x4 trucks. I have had some pretty bad wrecks and close calls because of not using it. So know my rule of thumb is that if there is snow on the road it goes in 4x4.
If I were you, I would try to trade up into a 2011 4x4 of some kind. You should be able to do ok with all the rebates and incentives.
And anyone that says you dont need 4wd, especially in an area that gets snow, is crazy!
11-01-2011, 07:22 PM
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I've never driven duratracs myself, just going by what I've heard.
General grabber AT2's are great. I've driven those in the snow. They also come in P rated which is nice since most tires these days are LT.
General grabber AT2's are great. I've driven those in the snow. They also come in P rated which is nice since most tires these days are LT.
11-01-2011, 07:24 PM
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yeah the grabber 2's were nice and they look very good on a truck, but price and reviews led me to give yokohoma geolander AT's out, very happy so far. 10,000 miles and little sign of tread wear to the naked eye on a 7000 lb truck
11-01-2011, 07:36 PM
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I wish you'd been ice fishing with me one day when darkness was falling and the ambient temperature was about 30F and there was about 12 -18 inches of snow on the lake. I had an F150 with 2 wheel drive and excellent tires and I had to literally shovel a track all the way to shore because my truck could NOT hook up in those conditions. All the 4x4s simply drove off the lake, no problem.
Anyway, you probably would have "felt the need for a 4x4" if you'd been with me.
