my taco isnt worth a shit in 2wd snow

yea i was pretty pissed when i took my t100 up and my old 99 mazda did better ... mazda had crap 215/70/15 street tires with 3.73's and a 119hp 4cyl

toyota has bfg long trail 235/75/15, 4:10s and the 3.4

 

x2, when it does snow the 2 times out of the year. My parent's work truck (F350 2wd) was stuck in our driveway for a week when we got our insane 18" over night a few years ago. My 4x4 bronco didn't break a sweat

 

Narrow tires FTW

 

It depends on. whos driving it

 

Got my 4x2 out in the snowstorm/icy roads for the first time this evening. Actually impressed. No need for 4x4 around here, not if you know how to drive.

Tense moment on the ice covered side road, but take her gently and I had no problems with sliding.

Pleased with the way it handled in the slush.

Had no problems spinning out from dead stops, even on the ice.

Brakes well in the snow IMO, I didn't mash them or anything, but I came to a good solid stop while playing around in a parking lot. Impressed here.

Am running on some 225/75 Destination A/Ts over that stock crap.

 

If you need 4WD to get around in the snow then you need some more driving lessons - not trying to sound like an ass just used to teach off-roading in the army. There is a time and place for 4WD during adverse driving conditions but it should not be a crutch...used every time a bit of the white stuff falls from the sky.

I get a laugh out of the soccer moms and urban cowboys with their SUV's and Big ass pick-ups that end up in the ditch because they slapped it into 4WD and tore off like it was a summer afternoon. A bit of skill, experiance and decent tires will get you through the snow in 2WD. If you cannot get around in 2WD then you should consider staying at home until the plows and sanders have been out and done their thing.

 

Well of course, i used to drive around my moms crown victoria on bald @ss tires that had god knows how many miles on them. I used to drive it around with 2 salt bags in the trunk. I got nailed with a nasty storm going 4hrs down to southern illinois. Black ice everywhere, semi trucks , suv's, i counted 16 total in ditches on that trip. Even a bus full of nuns were killed in an accident that weekend. I made it all the way just using caution and some brains. Simple things like letting go off the throttle and slowly turning your wheel when you hit patches of black ice saved my @ss more than once on that trip....lol although by the time i made it down to my destination my hands were shaking from the expeirance....Now with my taco and a good decade of expierance from that point on I like being able to throw it in 4wd and haul some tail. But that is with the expierance of knowing the limits of a vehicle in any form.

 

I have a 2WD and did not have any problems last year even with the crappy stock tires. We had three snowfalls of 24 inches or more. One of the storms dropped 34 inches.

 

My 2x4 does fine it the snow, it sucks ass on the ice.

 

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Unless you are running studded tires everything sucks ass on ice.

 

I have 220#s of cast iron tractor weights in the front of my bed and does fine in 2wd with the crappy stock dunlops, I only have put it in 4wd if I need to take a detour though the ditch to get around someone stuck in the road.

 

4wd is for Fahggs that cant drive. Amazing what good tires & ground clearance can do.

 

Real men drive 4x4

 

^ yea, ground clearance is the real killer. You start smashing into some heavy slushy snow and it'll slow you down / get you stuck real fast if you're not prepared.

 

Well we just had 21 inches of snow in blizzard conditions here in Minnesota. The local weather terriosts are calling it the 8th most snowfall total in recorded history. I took my 4x4 taco 30 miles and back to work over a rural road (that as far as I know still hasn't been plowed). The first time I went down that road, I made it and felt lucky. For the hell of it I took the same road after the snow had stopped 24 hrs later because I'm dumb and its my god given right to push my luck.

I made it with the rear lockers on even though I only had a vague idea of where the road was with all the snow drifts. It was a white knuckler and I'll remember it the rest of my life, but NEVER DO IT AGAIN.

 

we got surprised last night with a dusting... Just enough to drift into the roads. I got around with no weight and bald ass duelers... Granted it was typically sideways... But I got around. Momentum is your friend... I must admit I rolled through a few stop signs to keep moving and not be stuck

 

I love my truck in 2wd in the snow. It's way more fun than having it in 4x4.

 

Yea, we were supposed to get some of that storm here in Illinois /Chicago, but you guys ended up getting all of it

 

I have a 4X4 AC with studded winter tires. It's like driving a tank through deep snow and especially on ice. However, I do like to drive it in 2WD once in a while and "drift" around the corners with the skid control (or whatever it's called) turned off.

Reminds me of the old days in my first car .... a rear wheel drive in-line 6cyl Ford Fairmont Futura!!! LMAO!!! That thing was fun in the snow.

 

Wanna know whats better than 2wd in the snow? 2wd with lo-pro street tires!!! And i dont have the option to switch into 4wd in my taco lol!

I defanitly know how to drive in the snow, especially with my 2wd steet truck. I have never gotten stuck or been into any wrecks. But i have to disagree with the below quote. There simply is no substitute to having twice the traction. If i lived two hours out of boise in the mountains and if i had my truck i would never be able to get out of my driveway. It would not be lack of skill. Its simply the environment.

but i will agree 4wd takes almost no skill to use on normal snowy roads (not off-road). my pops 4x4 f150 is a snow tank. I could go any where with that thing not even trying. I defanitly have to work at it with my truck. Its defanitly a fun challenge.