Adding weight to the rear
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Check how old is your tire. If you can't find the DOT code it means it was manufactured before year 2000
Few years ago we replace our expedition tires because the tire loose traction. The front tires are just sliding when backing up on wet road or gravel when steered @ almost full right or left. It also spin the wheel during stop n go when the road is wet. It's also having difficulty stopping on wet road. You can hear banging sound from the abs when it's releasing the wheel.
Watch this video it explains everything.
Few years ago we replace our expedition tires because the tire loose traction. The front tires are just sliding when backing up on wet road or gravel when steered @ almost full right or left. It also spin the wheel during stop n go when the road is wet. It's also having difficulty stopping on wet road. You can hear banging sound from the abs when it's releasing the wheel.
Watch this video it explains everything.
Last edited by w0lvez; Sep 29, 2014 at 02:31 AM.
I had the truck from 09 to 12 or 13 it had Goodyear tracker 2's (235/70/16) when I got it then I put 2 kihmo road venture at's and 2 uniroyal liberators on (same size) rusted sui both were on the back then put on a set of half tread wild country xtx radial tires (265/75/16) all bounced and slid on the gravel it's just due to having a 8ft bed with no weight
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So, is this what works for you ? 
Dang, hope you never have to get on the skidders hard. You could find yourself in some sort of predicament....yikes!
Cmanjr might help, sounds like he may have some experience.
Dang, hope you never have to get on the skidders hard. You could find yourself in some sort of predicament....yikes!
Cmanjr might help, sounds like he may have some experience.
Last edited by Jbrew; Sep 29, 2014 at 04:38 PM.
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Fortunately my truck doesn't have traction issues lol it won't even do a straight line burnout on dry pavement
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Same here, no burn out tho, just a chirp. However, when it rains, I gain 100 horse on wet pavement. 
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They'll light up in reverse though! I watched my dad run in hail to park the truck under cover. He lit the tires up in reverse trying to get it going.Two nice black lines on the concrete. That's with 300lbs in the bed too
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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?
