So I have a 04 2wd Dakota with the 5 speed, and its pretty bad in the snow. My city barely plows when it snows, and my neighborhood is at the top of a hill. When its snowy i cant get up hills at all. Ive had to call my buddy or my fiance to come pick me up on the side of the road more than once. Much to my dismay, her fwd Toyota chick car does just fine in the snow

How much would snow tires help? Would they help me get up hills better? Who else swaps on snow tires in the winter? I would assume you have them mounted on a spare set of rims and just switch them out at the begining of winter.

Any thoughts?

 

Not sure about tires. Maybe switch to a more aggressive LT (Light Truck) tire. Do you put any weight in the bed? I have had some good results with having tires sipping.

 

Snow tires will definitely help so will adding some weight in the box. On my old 2wd I used old inner tubes, filled them with sand, tied the ends with silicone and zap-straps. Worked great and easy to add or remove depending on how much weight you need.

 

i run Yokohama HTS all seasons with about 600 pounds of sand bags during the winters.. on my 2wd dak and i have nothing but mtns to drive up in rural areas...imho

 

I agree with sand bags. That's why the FWD does so well, all the engine weight is on the drive wheels. I'm sure it kills your gas mileage a bit, but in the snow..who cares.

 

get a posi rear. i got one and dont know how i got by without it. it s VERY helpful at other times all so. like water. BUT if you have lots of power, and it breaks loose you have to back out FAST, or youll be going around at a round, VERY FAST.

 

well snow tires will help and the sand will help to just make sure u put the weight of sand over the axle. Only reason i bring this up is cause i had a friend that had a f150 and he just threw the bags in and most of them landed near the cab and had almost no weight over the axle/tires so it was the same as nothing and still had no traction.

and this is the tires i use year round and they work great.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....d&autoModClar=

 

lol yeah i agree with Dakotaquad... sand must be over axles.. and of course the nest natural thing is to open tonneau cover and let the snow pack in the bed.. granted youre gas milelage sucks but ive made it up some crazy hills with a 2 wd where ive seen fwd cars fail..

 

The posi rear will help a lot. Or just get some studded tires for winter

 

Any rear wheel drive is gonna suck in the snow. Light snow it might be ok with some weight but a few inches on the road its not gonna be the good even with snow tires.