First snow
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First snow
So it snowed, and either i took my 240sx to the store (bad idea) or take the truck (could care less what i hit as long as it wasn't alive). So i aired down the rear tires and went out, and honestly? Not bad, no real problems, it was fun. Just thought i'd share.
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One thing to remember about traction in snow:
Whatever keeps the tread from loading up with snow-pack, do it. If that means airing down (or up) to keep the treads clear, do it. You can have lots of tread, but as soon as they get loaded up with snow, you may as well be riding on snowballs
art k.
Whatever keeps the tread from loading up with snow-pack, do it. If that means airing down (or up) to keep the treads clear, do it. You can have lots of tread, but as soon as they get loaded up with snow, you may as well be riding on snowballs
art k.
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I've had my truck since March, and I have been used to driving a little Nissan Sentra since I was 16, so I got to experience my first ride in the snow today.. and frankly it seemed like my car handled it better. I popped it in 4wd drove off of the parking lot, and I was sliding everywhere!
Tomorrow I'm going to go get some sandbags for the bed, and see if I can find some better tires.. or anything to help keep me on the road. Everytime I hit the gas I almost spun out of control.
Tomorrow I'm going to go get some sandbags for the bed, and see if I can find some better tires.. or anything to help keep me on the road. Everytime I hit the gas I almost spun out of control.
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Originally Posted by 91FordF250
I've had my truck since March, and I have been used to driving a little Nissan Sentra since I was 16, so I got to experience my first ride in the snow today.. and frankly it seemed like my car handled it better. I popped it in 4wd drove off of the parking lot, and I was sliding everywhere!
Tomorrow I'm going to go get some sandbags for the bed, and see if I can find some better tires.. or anything to help keep me on the road. Everytime I hit the gas I almost spun out of control.
Tomorrow I'm going to go get some sandbags for the bed, and see if I can find some better tires.. or anything to help keep me on the road. Everytime I hit the gas I almost spun out of control.
The real key is not anything you do to the truck, but an adjustment to your driving style. Get on the gas real gentle. Hit the brakes real gentle, and sooner than you are used to in a little car- more mass takes more to stop. Don't lay into the throttle in corner, and be sure you know how to catch it if the back end starts getting loose.
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I gotta agree on changing your driving style.
4 wheel drive is funny. Get on the gas too much, the front end doesn't steer. And the rear end wants to slide around. Let off the gas too quick, again, no steering.
Go to a flat parking lot with a coating of snow and get used to how it handles
4 wheel drive is funny. Get on the gas too much, the front end doesn't steer. And the rear end wants to slide around. Let off the gas too quick, again, no steering.
Go to a flat parking lot with a coating of snow and get used to how it handles
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Thanks for the tips guys, I need some advice after lastnight because once I bgot home, I didn't want to leave. I've got a real heavy foot, and used to driving really fast, taking fast turns. I can't do these things anymore even in the summer.. so it's a change.
I just shoveled the snow off my driveway into the bed, and for now I'm going to stick with my tires, which are Wildcat radial AT.
I just shoveled the snow off my driveway into the bed, and for now I'm going to stick with my tires, which are Wildcat radial AT.