Rear end spinning

I recently purchased a 2005 Tacoma TRD Sport short bed, stock everything. With more rain now in my area I have had an issue with my truck spinning out and the rear end seeming to have no traction on the slightest wet roads. Pulling out from a traffic light the back tires spin. Turning onto a wet parking lot the truck spun 90 degrees today. I’m getting this poor traction even with normal acceleration, no aggressive acceleration. I used to drive a Silverado and never had this traction problem. With winter coming I’m concerned how the truck will handle in 2wd. I’m running recommended tire pressure. Is this loose traction normal? Should I lower the back air pressure? My old dad always kept cinder blocks in the bed of his trucks in winter for extra traction. What should I do? The tires have maybe 11,000 miles.

 

Better tires helps. My Cooper ATW’s work much better (than stock) on wet and dry roads. Some weight in the bed helped. Also a lighter right foot helped.

 

I was thinking a better tire tread might help. I have nitto tires now. My son knows more about trucks and he said they were good tires. I’m being honest in saying I don’t have a heavy foot just normal acceleration.

 

Quality tires. And correct tire pressure.

 

As mentioned above, tires. Also, a bed mat will protect your bed, keep things from sliding, and add a little bit of weight. If you want to add more weight, sand bags are a lot safer than cinder bocks.

 

You probably have a "one tire fire" rear axle

 

How old are the tires? My Toyo's at 5 years were pretty good in the snow, but at 8 years they spun like they had no tread. Still plenty of depth but the rubber hardened.

 

I think you need new tires!

 

Actually its probably the opposite. Most TRD sports have lsd rear end and both tires spin and make your truck into a drift car. One tire spinning wont make you spin out unless you are really trying. That's why drift guys weld their diffs, to make them spin more.

 

OP needs some weight in the rear and some better tires will definitely help. Before my truck was 4x4 I loved when it rained so I could slide everywhere. My trd sport has factory lsd as well

 

Tires! Maybe!

Idk what shoes you have now!

 

Some tires have a softer rubber compound that grips wet roads better, but will wear out faster. Others last longer, but use a harder rubber compound that doesn't grip roads as well. It has been years ago when I was driving an 85 F150. When the factory tires wore out I replaced them with new tires. They were NEW tires, but the truck was scary to drive on wet roads. I kept the tires for about a year and got permission from the wife to replace them even though they were still like new after she drove it one day in the rain.

And as tires age the rubber gets harder and even though there is plenty of tread they don't grip as well.

 

I guess the harder rubber might be it. The tires have great tread. Besides slipping on turns it even feels squirrelly driving straight on a wet road. It’s almost light a mild hydroplaning. Coming off the interstate I have to really slow down on the off ramp. The truck just is not gripping the road. Never had any vehicle feel this way. Definitely going to tell the tire guy next time to sell me tires to avoid this. I see far more rain than snow

 

It's normal for Tacoma on bad roads, I had studded tires and 250lbs in the rear and I had to be super gentle in 2WD.

Start by lowering tire pressures to 29psi and putting some weight in the rear (favor the right, the gas tank is on the left)

 

Lol, it's frier not fire.

 

If this is your first truck, slow down and less pedal. Also tires make a huge difference. I had BFG's and they were ok in rain and now I have Duratracs, they suck. I have to drive like they are slicks and I only have 7000 miles on them.

 

This happened to me with the crappy OEM tires. After a year I got some Dynapros and it doesn’t happen anymore

 

Not my first truck. Previous truck was v8 Chevy Silverado 2wd. Just never had spinning/sliding problems. I’m going to a bigger tire and lift next spring, so what is a good street tire that would not slide and spin. Currently I have 275/60/17 with about 10k on them. Gonna add some weight. How much weight should help?

 

Instead of cinder blocks, use a couple 50 lb bags of play sand or even mulch.
If you do get stuck during the winter, you can tear a bag open and use the sand or mulch to help with traction.

I've always carried 6 bags of play sand. (300lbs).

 

The other day I added 200lb in the bed with 4 sand bags. Love the feel. Lots more traction. I do not have stock suspension so maybe 100-150lbs would be good for a stock set up