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Ok.... anyone have some good ideas on how to force a 5spd 2wd Open Diff to behave in this crazy Illinois snow/ice?
Wasn't a problem for me to drive around in snow and ice back in Kansas City... but this stuff is something else! Just went outside to start up the Ranger and let it warm up (its idling as I type this up)..... when I discovered a nice layer of ice beneath all that snow we got yesterday. Oh Joy
Last year I had 480lbs of sand in the bed and it was still having problems getting moving at intersections..... just barely hit the gas and the tires break loose. Got Bridgestone Dueler A/T's on all four now.... think that'll help it any?
Oh, and I'm not a noob at driving in snow/ice.... done it plenty over the last few years. Just looking for some helpful hints
Wasn't a problem for me to drive around in snow and ice back in Kansas City... but this stuff is something else! Just went outside to start up the Ranger and let it warm up (its idling as I type this up)..... when I discovered a nice layer of ice beneath all that snow we got yesterday. Oh Joy
Last year I had 480lbs of sand in the bed and it was still having problems getting moving at intersections..... just barely hit the gas and the tires break loose. Got Bridgestone Dueler A/T's on all four now.... think that'll help it any?
Oh, and I'm not a noob at driving in snow/ice.... done it plenty over the last few years. Just looking for some helpful hints