i just though we could all share some ways we overcome the burden that is a rear wheel drive pickup in the winter. my personal experiences are that i load about 500lb of sand into the bed into a special box i made to keep it from sliding around and keep it over the rear axle. also, new tires are a big help. but like i said, lets all brainstorm and maybe some tips/tricks you know will make all of our lives easier.

 

get a 4x4! lol, jk but yea the 500 lb's is good but maybe a little too much, for what you do. One is you could get a lock right or something to lock both tires rather than have a odd balance on the power...

 

push the right pedal to the floor haha jk as well one thing i do when i'm still in 2wd is if you have the momentum going dont stop just make sure you dont lose control and make sure your able to get stopped in time but keep your momentum going cuz once you start spinning your f'd...enough to my surprise i barely used 4wd at all last year my truck is really really good in the snow i even had a hard time getting it to spin tonight my tires are surprisingly good and the lsd the guy put in when i had the rear rebuilt is super nice.

 

i like how this thread is titled "this thread is for 4x2 guys who deal with snow..." and two 4x4 guys respond right away.......

 

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....tnum=06SR6FWF#

I swear by these tires. (no, I'm not receiving any compensation from TireRack.com or Firestone.) They were and still are an essential part of my winter driving here in Colorado. Over the past three-and-a-half years, these tires got me from Denver to Avon (west of Vail) in a two-wheel drive pickup truck - twice a week - with no problems during the winter driving season. I can tell you I've driven in some of the worst winter time conditions you can possibly imagine and they've never failed to get me through. I actually prefer them unstudded... I've driven them both with and without studs.

After some other idiot lost control of his vehicle in the snow and totaled my 4x2, I bought my current 03 Dakota 4x4 last February. I have a full set of these bad boys mounted up on the truck right now, just waiting for it to dump.

Essentially though, a good snow tire will do wonders for your traction and control in a 4x2.

 

what exactly does 'studded' mean? i have an image of what i think it means in my head.... and that cant be legal in the city. and DAMN those are cheap!

 

studded is where they have small metal spikes that give you better traction


although i have 4x4 i rarely use it and usually do not have any weight in the back of my truck... just be easy and get some good all-terrain tires. (and yes i live in colorado where i get my fair share of rediculous conditions)

or if you live in the city, i wouldn't really worry about it, frankly you guys get plowed ( i live in the forest where we don't and prob never will) and as long as you are being smart about it, you should be fine. some weight will help but will hinder your doughnut doing lol

 

bump.... maybe user has some input.....

 

isn't he from texas? just wondering how somebody from texas would be able to help you learn how to drive in snow...

 

i was bustin his chops about that a while ago but he PM'd me a pic of his dak in about 6 inches of snow and says it happens now and then down there. so IDK.