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Ram 1500 in snow

Old Feb 8, 2010 | 01:17 PM
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Once you get going the truck drives just fine in the snow. Getting started without putting it in 4x4 is a different story, unless your on flat ground. Then it's fine.
 
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Old Feb 8, 2010 | 02:59 PM
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Default Stock 20's suck in snow

HORRIBLE doesn't describe how bad these tires are in the snow. Get some good rubber soon or you'll be parked like mine.
 
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Old Feb 8, 2010 | 04:01 PM
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the goodyears arent terrible in mild snow. i can imagine they would be pretty bad in 'real' snow. i.e. canada, all the snow maryland is gettin right now...

so i guess it depends on your idea of 'snow" lol. once work picks up ill be adding some bfg all terrain 285/65/20 on my sport
 
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Old Feb 8, 2010 | 06:09 PM
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I am in Fort McMurray Alberta and we have a fair amount of snow here. I have an 09 Laramie with the 20" Wranglers and the 3.92. I have not had any problems in the snow here. All I do is put it in 4WD auto and the truck does the rest for you.
We get 5 months of solid winter here, average winter temp of -19c (-2.2f) with lows to -45c (-49F). I will only do one season of winter driving on theses tires then get a set of winter tires next year. Its a 4.5 hour drive to go any place, on very busy highway in the winter. Safety First!
 
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Old Feb 8, 2010 | 06:52 PM
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I used the stock goodyears all winter on my '08 1500. We had a period of a week that we got about 36" of snow and I never had a problem.
 
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Old Feb 8, 2010 | 07:16 PM
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Been running around MD with the stock rubber in this crazy snow with no problems. I did get stuck trying to push through a wall the snowplows had pushed across a road entry, but no problems otherwise. Certainly better rubber would be good, but the stock rubber isn't so bad.
 
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