I need to add some weight to the back of my truck for traction in the rain and gravel. It is a 2002 2wd ext cab and I put p265 ATs on it. I was thinking about putting a Ranch Hand or something along those lines on to add weight. Would that do it? Has anyone else successfully gained traction by adding weight?

 

There are bedside toolboxes, I assume you need more traction when your bed is empty, so if you use a bedside toolbox, and through some chains, or even lead in there, that should do the trick. I know on the farms tractors will sometimes fill their tires with calcium, I don't know how safe or smart that is for street use though. You can also get some sandbags, or a bag of concrete (make sure you make a slab so you dont end up with wet concrete in your truck).

 

I'd go with the sand bag idea. The toolboxes to help a little, but not enough. Shouldn't be expensive at all, really.

 

Yeah just throw some sandbags over the axle

 

Look for a topper on craigslist... they usually weigh 300 lbs and don't lose any bed space

 

Patio stones, the flat ones work best I found, you can lay out 6 of them, then use some 2x3's to fill in the gaps so they don't slide around. And you still have access so your whole box if you need it. Plus they weight enough to really make a difference.

 

What in the world are you doing that you need more weight in the back? I have to try to break my tires lose in the rain or on gravel.

 

A 2wd truck is easy to spin the tires on in rain and gravel. I've done it before when I went to take off at a stop light. And I didn't even give it a whole lot of gas.

 

My truck is in 2wd 99% of the time. And a transfer case doesn't weigh that much. Maybe you both need bigger tires. Stop shopping at baby tires r us.

 

I have 245/70 r16 tires. That's not that small for a street tire. And you still have the extra lag of the transmission having to turn the transfer case to the rear axle even when you're in 2wd.