Omnilux

My truck is horrible in the snow, wondering if tires are the cause or if its the open diff. Bought it in November, came with Firestone Destination ATs. Even in 4x4 I just sit there spinning when going to take off, 3.55 gears.

I have had bad experiences with Firestones in the past on my dad's truck, planning to pick up some Duratracs soon. Hoping tires are the issue as I'd rather not install an LSD, if that were the case then I'd like to up the gearing to 3.73 as well and I'm guessing that would hurt the wallet.

Any advice appreciated,

Thanks

SteveLord

Honestly even with my tires, it slips trying to get going. And even the traction icon flashes on turns sometimes. And this is just wet pavement with old snow/packed snow/slush on it.


Personally, I think when people say "omgz these tires are great in snow, ice, everything!" they are a little skewed. Even nearly bald tires can plow through a few inches of snow at 35+mph. I am more interested in grip and traction.

rosetowner

Use less gas?

WildernessLVR

Your truck's tires seem to be even worse than the ones that came stock on mine. I too had the issue of easily spinning the wheels on take off on wet roads (mind you there's always oils on the roads), and on the snow sometimes I couldn't take off in 4x2, but once engaged in 4x4 never got stuck, although the spinning still occurred (best solution was to turn off traction control).

A change for winter tires made me realize the open-diff was not to blame!
It's an "another world" experience, trust me!

WTF150

Pickups trucks have a huge front weight bias (usually around 60/40) and usually ride and handle better with some weight over the rear axle. Try putting 300-400 lbs of sand tubes in your bed over the axle. You can get these at any big box hardware store usually.

Our open diffs utilize our traction control to act as a makeshift electronic limited slip and actually works surprisingly well IMO.

SteveLord

I've had 300lbs of sand in mine. Doesn't help as much as I would like. And these are heavier tires than stock by 20+lbs.

TMurphy11

No matter how little throttle i give, traction control kicks in and I can't move lol.

I was on the slightest incline in a dusting and I couldn't get going. I'm just gonna throw some weight in the back for the winter.

Omnilux

Eventually I would like to give it a slight lift and use it for some mild off roading, but this is making me question the decision of spending the money to make it off road worthy and just leave it stock until I pick up an FX4. Would hate to see what kind of traction I get in the mud.

Omnilux

I'm in the same boat, I had a couple hundred pounds in the back last month and it honestly didn't help in the slightest.

Diabolicmuffin63

I've got nothing... Mine does amazing in the snow! I didn't spin tires once last year