Traction for a 2x4
More Turbo
Joined: Dec 2006
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From: FL
Yep, what he said. Putting the weight behind the rear axle will increase the weight on the rear tires but it will also take weight off of the front tires. Weight behind the rear axle will also act like a pendulum during a spin or fishtale. Get good tires and put the weight on or in front of the rear axle.
front wheels still have grip.. truck seems more balanced
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From: SW Va
Also helps to keep the gas tank full, as fuel weighs 6lbs/gal x 19gal = 114lbs & its just foward of the rear axle, that'll help put weight on the rear wheels.
Looks like the snow is through with us, just a light dusting, maybe an inch, but the low off NC is really winding up & so is the wind. Bottom is gonna drop out of the thermometer tonight, as the temp has dropped 15 deg in the past 5 hours, on its way to about 4deg tonight. So, those temps & 20-30mph winds is gonna make it colder than a wet witches appendage & folks are gonna have to worry more about getting their Ranger to crank over & start, than about going & stopping!!!! lol
Looks like the snow is through with us, just a light dusting, maybe an inch, but the low off NC is really winding up & so is the wind. Bottom is gonna drop out of the thermometer tonight, as the temp has dropped 15 deg in the past 5 hours, on its way to about 4deg tonight. So, those temps & 20-30mph winds is gonna make it colder than a wet witches appendage & folks are gonna have to worry more about getting their Ranger to crank over & start, than about going & stopping!!!! lol
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From: Centerpoint, IN
In front and/or over. Behind upsets the handling
Cargo Master
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From: NH
Not sure how much help this is but I rarly use my 4x4 in the Northeast Snow storms. All I have for weight is a fiberglass cap on the 6' bed. Have 35k or so on a set of stock tires.
I keep the truck out of 4x4 as much as possible to save on gas. I will put into 4x4 typicaly when I want to play in 4x4 (like taking off from a red light to get in front) or when doing other "you should not drive like that in the snow" situations.
I keep the truck out of 4x4 as much as possible to save on gas. I will put into 4x4 typicaly when I want to play in 4x4 (like taking off from a red light to get in front) or when doing other "you should not drive like that in the snow" situations.
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Joined: Oct 2010
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From: barton city mi
4, 60 pound tubes of sand, on the rear axle, some good Goodyear Wrangler Radials, and zero times stuck, this year. And in northern Michigan. Oh, did I mention my Ranger is rear wheel drive, 4:10, manual trans, supercab, stepside? I don't see why people have such big problems. Good tires, a bit of weight, and knowing how to handle winter, go a long ways in not having problems.
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From: NH
Back in the late 90's I had a '72 2wd F250. Got sick of spinning the tires and getting stuck in the parking lot. My boss helped me fill the bed with old computer equipmnet from the mid 80's he had at the shop. Did not get stuck again. Untill I needed to use the bed. Emptied the computer equipment out and it never got put back in and started getting stuck again untill the end of winter. Picked up a 4x4 after that.