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Deep snow + 4WD = SCARY NOISE!!!!!

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Old Feb 2, 2011 | 12:09 PM
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Ahh, the open diff strikes again



Originally Posted by Flipzslick
I had a scary noise this morning as I was driving, I thought I was just driving on a snow drift until I heard a crunch and my front end droped down.... Opps I was on the hood of a Saturn lol. Completely buried in snow!!

It only looked like a 2ft snow drift : )

well what was he doing parking inside a snow drift? That is obviously the saturn owners own fault
 
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Old Feb 2, 2011 | 12:44 PM
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Lol. I think he got stuck in the ice from a few days back. Then we got hit with 25+ in of snow lol. He should of put a flag on his roof haha.

A new hood and windshield and he'll be back on the rd. Lmao
 
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Old Feb 2, 2011 | 02:06 PM
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I thought mine was acting funny yesterday...till I took off the E-brake. ddduuuuhhhhh......
 
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Old Feb 2, 2011 | 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Flue
I thought mine was acting funny yesterday...till I took off the E-brake. ddduuuuhhhhh......
poor man's posi?
 
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Old Feb 2, 2011 | 02:15 PM
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Originally Posted by HeyYou
poor man's posi?
Naw, it was more of an ID TEN T moment. (ID10T)
 
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Old Feb 2, 2011 | 02:33 PM
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lmao
This thread is full of win.
 
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Old Feb 2, 2011 | 03:51 PM
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Nice to hear others having shuttering trucks in deep snow! Just the other day I ventured into 12" wet(not the dry powder!) snow in a gravel parking lot- truck started shuttering violently. I can rule out my u joints since I just had those replaced back in the fall. Might caulk it up to traction since this lot had compacted snow ice mixture below the new snow.
 
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Old Feb 2, 2011 | 05:42 PM
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As others have said, traction - tires alternately biting and slipping. Have had it happen several times.

Chuck
 
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Old Feb 3, 2011 | 01:35 AM
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I've also had this happen a couple of times, and has me thinking of a traction bar or getting rid of the blocks for lift leaf springs...
 
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Old Feb 3, 2011 | 11:15 AM
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Keep in mind, your bump stops are integrated into the blocks on the rear axle.
 
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