This winter is a bit harsher this year than last and I’m noticing that sandbags are gonna be a good idea.
Or just have your wife ride in the back
Blaine said:
Or just have your wife ride in the back
I drive a big truck bed with my wife?
Blaine said:
Or just have your wife ride in the back
I drive a big truck bed with my wife?
Yeah, the person who posted this would probably overload the suspension. Gotta settle for wife.
I have a 150ish lb hunk of steel I strap down in the back, plus I drive like an old man because I am one
Zero. Good tires and adjust driving for conditions.
Sai said:
Zero. Good tires and adjust driving for conditions.
This is kind of the right answer, but weight in the back doesn’t hurt.
Sai said:
Zero. Good tires and adjust driving for conditions.
This is kind of the right answer, but weight in the back doesn’t hurt.
It doesn’t hurt until people think they don’t have to adjust their driving for conditions because of it…
Sai said:
Zero. Good tires and adjust driving for conditions.
This is kind of the right answer, but weight in the back doesn’t hurt.
Hurts when you slam on the brakes. I got good tires on my 05 4dr and no additional weight other than my canopy for hunting
If it’s bad I’ll grab 2x 40lbs of softener salt and drive it around until the roads clear, then use it in the softener.
But I have Wild Peaks on a 4x4 crew cab. It never really needs the extra weight, but it does help around corners.
@Ophelia
I did this with an old Subaru that had no weight over the rear tires.
In the Tacoma I just carry my shell and recovery gear and everything else…
I’m in a DCSB, and honestly I’ve never had issues with rear wheel traction in the snow. If there’s an accumulation of fresh snow I’ll put it in 4HI, but otherwise it feels very sure footed (also on KO2s FWIW).
0 and I live in the snowiest town in the US. Learn how to e-brake and power through corners like a man
I’ve got roughly a 150 lbs camper shell, 40 lbs bed mat, and a 50 lbs floor jack in the trunk. I think I should be good for now.
Used to do seven or eight bags at 60 pounds each and it made all the difference. Rarely needed to switch out of 2Hi.
Sn……snow?
T. -A Phoenician.
I built a weight box out of 2x6s, I got sick of chasing the sandbags around my bed lol. I have 150lbs in now I may grab another 50
When I had my Toyota I used to buy four sand bags. I think they were the standard size ones. Put them right over the wheels. Made a huge difference. I think you can do two and still feel it.
2 sandbags each tire well and slow down
Good winter tires should be enough. I keep one single bag or box of cat litter in the back for emergency traction and only because I’m sometimes on call to places out in the country at all times. On-call places have their own tools so the truck bed isn’t loaded up, never been a problem.