Sucks in snow
Thread Starter
|
Junior User
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 52
Likes: 0
Sucks in snow
My '05 sucks in the snow. I had to put it in 4 Low to get it up my driveway which is not hardly steep at all. In my '00 I had a limited slip and I thought I had one in the new one, but Im not sure I do. How do I check without looking? Door codes or VIN?? Thanks.
Postmaster
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 2,829
Likes: 3
Originally Posted by m350
What ya got for tires on the truck ?
Thread Starter
|
Junior User
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 52
Likes: 0
Trending Topics
Cargo Master
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 2,051
Likes: 1
From: Alberta, Canada
FTE Stories
Ford Trucks for Ford Truck Enthusiasts
3 Best / Worst Features Of The 2025+ Ford Expedition
Brett Foote
10 Ways Ford is LOSING to the Competition
Joe Kucinski
Top 6 Best Deals Available on New Fords & Lincolns Right Now
Brett Foote
This Hennessey Takes the Expedition Tremor's Off-Roading Capability to the Next Level
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Fords at 2026 Carlisle Ford Nationals
Joe Kucinski
3 Best / 3 Worst Parts of Modern Ford Ownership
Brett Foote
10 Amazing Upgrades That Solve Common Ford Truck Owner Headaches
Pouria Savadkouei
Every 2026 Ford Engine Explained
Brett Foote
10 Ugly Ford Trucks That We Still Kinda Love
Joe Kucinski
Senior User
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 206
Likes: 0
Originally Posted by harstad23
..... I had to put it in 4 Low to get it up my driveway which is not hardly steep at all......
High/Low range isn't going to matter unless you're trying to run an F250 up the grade using a 3 hp Briggs & Stratton; low range will do absolutely nothing to increase your traction; it just makes more torque available at the wheel.
Elder User
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 936
Likes: 0
From: Carlos, MN
My friend at work has an 04 PSD 3.73 LS with factory tires on it, and they only have 20,000 miles on them and they suck even with weight in the back. He plows snow for a living and keeps getting stuck, he's replacing the tires today. I keep giving him crap because his is a 250 and mine is a 350, I keep telling it must be the 250, you should have gotten 350 because my truck works awesome in the snow even when pulling a trailer.
Thread Starter
|
Junior User
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 52
Likes: 0
Originally Posted by ccerniglia
Post me your Vin# and i shall give you all the info you need about your truck.
Thanks...
Lead Driver
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 5,613
Likes: 9
From: Flagstaff, Arizona
Factory tires aren't gonna do much in any amount of snow. F350 or F250......traction is the most important thing in snow....which isn't going to be accomplished with stocker tires.....unless it's dry pavement, but even slickies will work on that!
Originally Posted by RogueSpear2023
My friend at work has an 04 PSD 3.73 LS with factory tires on it, and they only have 20,000 miles on them and they suck even with weight in the back. He plows snow for a living and keeps getting stuck, he's replacing the tires today. I keep giving him crap because his is a 250 and mine is a 350, I keep telling it must be the 250, you should have gotten 350 because my truck works awesome in the snow even when pulling a trailer.
Post Fiend
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 6,245
Likes: 1
From: IL, USA
Yep, factory continentals suck......period.
Get some better tires (I like the Goodyear Wrangler Silent Armor) and you will get much better traction in the snow. I was driving around our shop in my 07 on solid ice in 2wd with my Silent Armors.
Hankook has a new tire (AT-M or something like that) that has a very aggressive tread for an all terrain as well. Looks like they would do well too. Seen them yesterday at my tire dealer since I was having them clean my 07.
Get some better tires (I like the Goodyear Wrangler Silent Armor) and you will get much better traction in the snow. I was driving around our shop in my 07 on solid ice in 2wd with my Silent Armors.
Hankook has a new tire (AT-M or something like that) that has a very aggressive tread for an all terrain as well. Looks like they would do well too. Seen them yesterday at my tire dealer since I was having them clean my 07.
Senior User
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 459
Likes: 1
From: Rogers, MN
I had Firestone Transforce tires on my truck last year and they weren't all that good. I put Michelin LTX M/S tires on a few months ago and WOW what a difference. The only bad part is that I can't do doughnuts in the same place for more than a few laps because the tread diggs down to the asphalt to quick. These tires work amazing!
The easiest way to tell if you have a limited slip (or if it is working) is to find a place that has hard packed snow, put it in 2WD and gun it. If you see two marks or your back end swings around then you have a locker/limited slip. If you have a one wheel wonder and just throws up a rooster tail on one side you have an open diff (or your limited slip isn't working).
The easiest way to tell if you have a limited slip (or if it is working) is to find a place that has hard packed snow, put it in 2WD and gun it. If you see two marks or your back end swings around then you have a locker/limited slip. If you have a one wheel wonder and just throws up a rooster tail on one side you have an open diff (or your limited slip isn't working).