Hi, those of you who drive in the snow, I would like to know how your truck does. My rearend comes around so easy and struggles to get through even 3" of snow. I have 285 M/T's aired to 55psi with an extra 400lb in back and the factory limited slip. And was just wondering if something was wrong or if you just live with it?

 

I do not have a problem, and I carry 400 in the back too. I run Dick Cepek FCII's.

 

My Pro-Comp X-treme A/T's do good in the snow and slop. But now I swapped them out for the stock wheels with a 265 Cooper ATR and they spin on wet grass.

The roads had a coating of snow with some ice under neath and the rear tires were spinning constantly...

 

this is the best truck I've ever had in the rain and snow...it never slips and I hardly ever use 4wd. I'll only run michelin tires but being 9000 all the time helps too.

 

I shift it in 4hi if there is snow. You shouldn't be driving fast enough to have to disengage the 4wd if there is that much ice under the road.

In just snow, my rear is fine as far as slipping goes.

 

A reg cab gets kinda hairy if its light in the rear...throw another 1 or 2 hundred pounds in the bed, against the tailgate. I run BFG A/T's in a 305/70/16 and they are pretty hard to beat in snow...until it gets very deep. If its that bad put it in 4-wheel, thats why you have it right?

 

Oh yea, my 4-wheel gets used alot. Off-road in any amount of snow is the worst, the whole truck starts to buck. It's like I can't get any traction at all. With 400lbs in back the truck weights just above 7300lbs.

 

If your talking about playing in the snow then air down to like 10-15psi, makes all the difference in the world.

 

Yeah, if your off-road 55lbs is waaaaayyyyyy to high. I wouldn't go to ten, but 15-20lbs is more than enough to keep from popping a bead. On-road you just need more weight, and try turning down your fuel, with the amount of torque your making its no wonder you can't get traction...

 

Mine sucks in 2WD. It will sit at a stoplight and spin the back tires on ice idling if I don't have my foot on the brake hard enough. I use 4WD almost all the time in town in the winter.

Your 285's aren't helping much in deep snow. A skinnier tire would give you more traction.

 

Try more weight in the back. Air your tire down more and some traction bars wouldn't hurt.

 

Get those M/T's siped if you want some traction. It'll cost ya about 25 per tire but well worth it. If you are comfortable and cheap, sipe them yourself with a razor knife. If you do serious mudding off roading, siping will hurt longevity as siped=cut tires tend to chunk out more as you cut the lugs into two or more smaller lugs.

If you don't want to sipe them, buy some different tires for the winter. I had some buckshot mudders and they were terrible on the ice. I siped them and it helped a lot.

I now run Definity Dakota 285's that I bought off ebay for 500 shipped to my door. They are great on the ice and snow.

 

I have the 285 Dakota's also. I bought mine at Pep Boys and they do great on snow but I tend to always run 4X4 since it ties the brakes together, it helps the stopping power tremendously on the snow around here. Running 2wd allows the front wheels to try and lock up and slide and lets the back wheels push the truck. Running 4wd ties the drivetrain together and makes a huge difference. Everytime we get a snow down here it usually warms up by the afternoon and you have water standing on top of the snowpack making things very slick. As for running higher speeds in 4wd. I've lost count of the 1/4 mile passes on my truck and they are all in 4X4. I won't ever be running 102 mph on the snow so I doubt if 50 mph will ever hurt the 4X4.

 

I got 285 mastercraft c/ts that are bald and they suck...lol....good thing they are only run in the winter.

 

Turn Down the Fuel!!!! With alot of torque and high air pressures in the tires your truck has the right to be squirrely. To much air in the tires is the leading will make axle wrap worse.