Bags of Sand In Truck For Traction?
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Bags of Sand In Truck For Traction?
So after snowing only 3 inches here and sliding everywhere even in 4wd and going nonwhere Somepeople said putting weight in the back of you bed of truck. So I went to lowes and brought eight 50lbs bags of sand and put them in the middle of the bed right under the back wheels. So with the extra 400lbs I think I should get better traction. Well at least I hope so. My friend has a 07 subrua inprezxa and with his all wheel drive car, he does better then me with 4wd. Sounds strange. We both started out at my house and started to make our way to my friends house 40 mins away in 3 inches of snow and he got there way before me. lol. Took me at least 30 mins more. He was flying by me and i was going slow just to stay on road. . God Dammit do i hate that pos car he has.
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So after snowing only 3 inches here and sliding everywhere even in 4wd and going nonwhere Somepeople said putting weight in the back of you bed of truck. So I went to lowes and brought eight 50lbs bags of sand and put them in the middle of the bed right under the back wheels. So with the extra 400lbs I think I should get better traction. Well at least I hope so. My friend has a 07 subrua inprezxa and with his all wheel drive car, he does better then me with 4wd. Sounds strange. We both started out at my house and started to make our way to my friends house 40 mins away in 3 inches of snow and he got there way before me. lol. Took me at least 30 mins more. He was flying by me and i was going slow just to stay on road. . God Dammit do i hate that pos car he has.
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If you need 400 lbs of sand, something really ain't right.
This is going to hurt to hear it, but honestly, truly, get rid of the wrangler HPs if you still have them.
I recommend AGAINST putting 400 lbs of sand all the way in the back of the bed like Mike is suggesting. You will unload the front and may have trouble steering (much more important than going).
the suby will likely always kick your *** in the snow unless its feet of snow.
see if you can do a setup like Got hemi 44 that keeps the bags from moving. if they suddenly slide when you're trying to stop, 400 lbs can make you lose traction when they hit the front of the bed.
400 lbs isn't going to hurt your mileage as much as people think. That's like 2 extra passengers, would you worry about MPG with 2 extra passengers? the increase in traction will likely make up the MPG difference anyway.
This is going to hurt to hear it, but honestly, truly, get rid of the wrangler HPs if you still have them.
I recommend AGAINST putting 400 lbs of sand all the way in the back of the bed like Mike is suggesting. You will unload the front and may have trouble steering (much more important than going).
the suby will likely always kick your *** in the snow unless its feet of snow.
see if you can do a setup like Got hemi 44 that keeps the bags from moving. if they suddenly slide when you're trying to stop, 400 lbs can make you lose traction when they hit the front of the bed.
400 lbs isn't going to hurt your mileage as much as people think. That's like 2 extra passengers, would you worry about MPG with 2 extra passengers? the increase in traction will likely make up the MPG difference anyway.
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