Now the winter is here and the roads are icy i put 4 -60 pound sandbags in the box to keep the truck from fishtailing, -drive about 50 miles a day It rides nicer and runs a little smoother, hear a lot of folks saying that it runs a little better under load. Don't know if its the cold weather or just having 240 pounds right at the tailgate, it pings a little less too. As for power and everything else, it seems to respond alot sooner too, then before. You think driving with that weight at the back is alright?

 

when i put the new tires on my bronco i just left the old ones in the back of the behind the seat on a stell wheel it helps of course the tire are 32" Trailcutter Mt i put the RT on for winter, if you want the best traction you can get for the winter months try getting a tire with lots of sipping and aggresive tread TrailCutter RTs are nice but my step dad put on some yokahoma winter tires and said they were real good as well but Trailcutter rt is about 50 bucks cheaper and has an even wear. new tires make the difference for winter.
yes the weight as far as i know dosent hurt it at all last year i put 2 parking blocks and 15 bags of salt rock in right along the wheel wells in the bed. worked great 4.9 l can handle way more then that. plus the salt rock is good for when you get stuck or you buddies in there chevys get stuck cause they think they can off road in 22 inches snow

anyways try pushing the sand bags alittle forward towards the wheel wells see if it helps any more with traction. helped me.

 

ha thats good. Mine did the same or better with 3500 in the bed. Raced some guy that was obviously lost up a hill, he had a "Hemi" pshh its a 5.7 mag to me but whatever, and he was angry that a teenager in a 22 yearold truck with landscaping bricks in the bed beat him on a steep grade. I wasn't even racing. just trying to get over before the rightlane ended. my dad was behind me laughin in his truck that couldn't handle 1200lbs.

I've got a big deepwell toolbox in my truck that i put concrete slabs in when i need the traction, but with 4X4 and lockers on both ends, i really don't need em.

Sure driving with some weight is fine.

DT

 

Thanks for your replies. I'll try the wheelwhell, but im thinking of a way to keep em there...

 

try making a 2x4 frame that goes up and over the wheel wells (board on both sides, make like a box) and throw your bags in there. i agree...weight directly over the wheels adds for best traction. good luck

chris