Truck Sliding around

Hmmm maybe I'm wrong then.

 

I have a 24 sport, tire pressure is listed on the driver side door jam sticker, 30psi

 

I suggest read your manual or some online tutorials. It's all explained. I have not found any need for sport mode, use Eco for around town and much use. The standard mode has been fine for doing a whole lot of work including high altitude mountains. For a high payload the shift points are good in standard mode and that's not a scenario good for sporty driving. In busy traffic the adaptive cruise accelerates find in Eco and Standard.

 

I live in a area that has a lot of snow in a normal year. I much prefer all that driving assist is off over the winter months. The feel of the steering taking over on ice is not a good thing

 

I turned it off as soon as I got in this morning. I looked it up and it seems to be recommended not to use it in snowy weather.

 

Excuse my ignorance on trucks but these are front heavy and rear light? If that is the case with a rear wheel drive and all season tires on slippery roads spells disaster. The correct thing to do was switch to 4x4 during slippery roads no??

 

Very much this.

I don't have a 4th gen Taco but do have a 2024 Hyundai with this feature and I've been alarmed in the rain during brief milliseconds of traction loss. After the car nudging the wheel in unwanted ways I now disable it.

 

I have a 2017, so thank god I do not have that nanny driver assist crap. However, wifeys Subie had them and the current VW. The Subie almost made me lose control and scared the shit outta of driving to work one snowy day. One day she needed my truck for something and I was excited to drive the new Forrester (2019 Premium). Anyway, going along normal commute on a snowy day ~25mph the lane assist and brakes suddenly comes on and kicks te car a bit sideways. The car then had a message the eyes were clogged so no assists available, no shit it is snowing hard. After that, we (I w/ her permission) turned all the nanny crap off we could. Overall, I would suspect the Safety Sense after my incident.

 

I've noticed mine will stay in ECO if I leave it, but if I leave it in Sport it will always default to Normal

 

That’s interesting. I didn’t know they had it set that way. I really can’t use ECO. I need maximum air conditioning.

 

The factory tires are shit. Especially in 2WD in the snow.

 

Maybe on the Sport. The OR BF Goodrich aren’t terrible.

 

The ones on the SR5 are even worse. I was struggling in 4WD on snow

 

I have the Michelin Primacy's on my Sport and they did surprisingly well this winter. Definitely turn that lane assist off in slippery conditions.

 

I noticed the same thing, figured it out through the winter. The torque delivery on the new trucks takes some getting used to between 2nd or 3rd gen. Need to feather it in snow, especially with factory tires

 

NO!

4X4 is for OFF ROAD driving or DEEP snow. Not for use on wet roads. I'm not as familiar with 3rd or 4th gens but most newer vehicles have some sort of traction control that is better for wet roads or light snow.

You either hit black ice or have tire issues. I suspect tire issues. It could be over inflation but it's probably hard rubber. Tire manufacturers have to balance wet weather traction vs long tire life. Soft rubber grips wet pavement but the tires wear out fast. Hard rubber sucks on wet pavement (especially on light rigs), but the tires last a long time. Tires also get hard as they age and don't grip wet pavement well.

The tires currently on my Tacoma have 40,000 miles on them and still look new. The rubber is pretty hard, and I have trouble not spinning wheels pulling away from a stop sign on wet pavement. November of 2023 I was driving on a narrow, curvy back road near home after a rain. I approached an S curve going up an incline. I coasted through the curve at about 25 mph.

As I came out of the curve onto a straight section of road I lightly touched the accelerator. I ended up doing a 180* spin and ran onto a grassy area off the road pointing in the opposite direction of travel. No damage, I just pulled back onto the road, turned around and continued on carefully. That's the only time before or since. I'm going to run those tires through the summer and replace them next Fall.

 

michellin are crap. Ive almost ran off the road in rain 2-3 times. And hydroplaned 1 time.

 

Im gonna say thats your opinion. Really shouldnt drive it in 4x4 on dry pavement but should be fine on wet roads up to 60mph

 

That's an oversimplification. 4wd is safe and appropriate for use in any slippery conditions. Not on dry pavement. If you're slipping, 4wd will help. Light snow cover or icy conditions are perfect examples. And the additional traction control systems remain on by default; you would need to turn them off intentionally in 4H. If the roads are wet and it's black ice weather right around freezing temps, your best bet is slow down and don't make sudden changes in acceleration, turning or deceleration. But having the power distributed among all wheels in 4wd when you do accelerate will reduce the tendency to oversteer, a primary cause of fishtailing in an otherwise RWD vehicle.

 

Here we go again …..

Marshall is afraid of his 4WD system because 10 years ago he mistakenly drove around for a year in a Jeep locked in 4HI and something finally broke.