lol Well, I've experienced them in a SRT-8 GC. Almost bought one a couple years ago. Then I pictured it's behavior in snow.

 

Studs would make it pretty awesome as long as its not too deep.

However no low range on the t-case and the lowered suspension turns me off.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Af7COWxEi3c

 

My gma's buick can go through that much powder, lets see that again with some nice wet and heavy Chicago snow. All 15" total that we got this year lol (they said we should have expected 75"-100")

On a side note, that sounds pretty nice, beside what ever that wine noise is.

 

For snow and ice its ridiculously torquey. For a street truck, its sweet.

 

I'm wondering how mine will handle with all that extra power, if we ever get a winter again. 2wd for the... lose?

 

lol Without a MUCH larger contact patch, aggressive torque management, etc, it will be a rolling smoke show. But it will be fun. At least on dry pavement. While I was able to drive my R/T in snow, it took finesse. with over 300 lbs to the pavement, on 3.92 posi gearing, 28X11 street tires, and a very aggressive shift kit, it wasn't even fun. Just taking my foot off the brake at a stoplight could break traction, and start walking the *** end into the lane next to me. It actually stopped in snow far better than it accelerated.

 

I have a slightly larger contact patch than the winter before last haha.. and I'll build my sand tube thing or have sandbags before next winter.. but I will be closer to, if not over, 400tq.. so either way i'm screwed, but in the funnest way. the 2600 stall should help with leaving stoplights though.

Didn't have enough of a winter to try these tires out, but what little snow they saw, they handled pretty well.

Now dry pavement is where I want to see these things breaking loose. I can get a little spin when it's wet but not even a chirp when it's dry. These tires are surprisingly sticky.

 

i didnt have 4x4 working 2 winters ago, and even with 230hp to the tire i was sliding all over the road, and that was with all terrain tires. all i can say is good luck.

 

Won't be my first time with 2wd trucks in the snow. I've grown so accustomed to it that I almost prefer it. between my old work truck, my s10, my manual locking ranger (i was lazy) and a mazda that had a switching solenoid go out, I've had more 2wd snow experience than I have had 4wd. by like 10 fold. That ford was the worst by the way, monster toothy tires on it, but it was a long bed and sooo light in the rear that even in 4wd slippery hills were a challenge.

However, if we actually get a winter next year, it will be my first time with this truck, that much power, and these tires.. which are pseudo all season btw. I'm not worried, but I am curious to see how it will be. Sand bags and a light foot have always been my best friend, or a heavy foot when I wanted to have a little fun, as 2wd in the snow is more predictable in my eyes than 4wd is.


we should make this our off topic thread sneak in under the radar and have a bs thread in main chat.