the stock goodyears on my 07 Ram 1500 ST shortbed, six cylinder, six speed were miserable. I now live in NE Tennessee, four seasons, steep, twisty roads, gravel, mud and snow. Cooper Discover ST on the back and Cooper Discover ATR on the front, plus 500 pounds of 3/4" gravel in sacks above the axle for snowy weather.

Uline has the bags for fifty cents each, and gravel is $14/ton at the local quarry.

I also have the cooper discover ST on the back of the 62 Dodge Town Wagon:-) Just by tires for now, rims can wait. I LIKE cooper since they are made in the US and based in NW Ohio.

Howard

 

better off in back of truck...like again the tailgate...more leverage to smash some weight into them wheels in my opinion. the axle = fulcrum...back of bed is a lever...for example, u stand above axle, truck's suspension drops a bit...stand on rear bumper, and truck's suspension drops lower.

lol...but at same time, he's worrying about back end slipping out...so weight all the way in back wouldn't help...haha




anyways, my vote is the lsd. i have one, and..i seem to have no problems...but i'm in chicago on straight roads...so, maybe my testimonials means jack to you

 

Lol, yeah up here in Maine I thik ill stick to the old fashion ****e I can get at my work.

 

Pretty good crew of people around here. I surely have enough info to get myself in the right direction. Thanks.

Ill get a picture up when I can. I was going to grab the one from the dealer website but they already removed the images of course. Yeah they are 17's and I am quite the photoshop guru myself and I did not think of that. Good idea. Ill get both my rides cleaned up good soon as the weather breaks and get some photos going on.

 

Nice, yeah, we all like photoshop around here, good way to tell potential on the trucks

 

a guy over on another forum pour 3" of concrete in the back of his.
a 4 x 6 plate of steel might be a good option.

 

LSD..


dont go locker; Cause i did and it was a big mistake

 

Isn't it a little bit fun? seriously you may need to slow down a little bit on the butt kissing switchbacks(after all its a truck-no matter how cool looking-weight bias you know) anyway something with a soft rubber compound and good sipes and I hate to add dead weight to a vehicle, you could move the battery to the back-anything to balance out the weight distribution.An LSD is a good idea ,but if you can get em to break traction,she may be a bit squirrely.Love the Lsd on my Dakota V6,really gives the traction in the snow
-Kevin

 

could get a tool box and put the battery in it. or you could relocate the radiator and get an electric fan and put them in the bed like the mud truck boys