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Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by SnowDrift, Oct 16, 2015.

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  1. Oct 21, 2015 at 7:52 AM
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    enough to go over stuff
    Yeah. Makes since. I have a camper shell this year. Hoping that its plenty of weight with my rear bumper.
     
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  2. Oct 21, 2015 at 7:53 AM
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    I'd love to see this "built" pre-runner in 4 feet of snow Vs the 4X4 pulling it out when it gets stuck
     
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    I remember that, and I think you may be exactly right in that case.
     
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    4X4 tends to give people a false sense of security when driving in the snow (I see it most often with SUVs in a snowstorm). If you are going too fast, its doesn't matter whether you have 2x4 or 4x4, you're going to break the friction point and slide. I see 4x4 as only a benefit when going up a hill or starting from a stop.
     
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    When I slid off the road I was going less than 5 miles an hour as it was a sharp U turn halfway down a steep hill on the side of a mountain. The truck started sliding sideways and it was moving so Slow I could have gotten out of the truck and walked in front of it to keep it from sliding.
     
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  6. Oct 21, 2015 at 8:11 AM
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    I run Duratracs and always have weight in the bed during winter, usually two alongside the wheel well and one between the two to keep them in place.

    On this whole pre-runner vs. 4WD in the snow bullshit. Many times a year I go up the same mountain. At the bottom it'll be snowy and icy, mid-way up it turns to deep snow, at the top I'm pushing through at times a foot of snow over ice. I always see how far I can get in 2WD before I have to swap to 4WD... The answer, depending on conditions at the bottom a mile, max. The road to the top is 7 miles from a few hundred feet at the bottom of elevation to over 3500ft at the top.

    I could get further up that mountain in my wife's AWD SUV than I could in my truck in 2WD with weight in the bed. There's not enough traction over the rear tires in a pickup.

    Prerunner better in the snow than a 4WD... lol.
     
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    I just survive Thanksgiving and Christmas...more free weight.
     
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    agreed
     
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    Global warming is connected to existence black ice? Haven't heard that one before!

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    I have really good tires. I have a lifted extended cab. My ass end slides around in rain! I built a little box that fits between the wheel wells. I put about 300 lbs. Of sandbags back there. It's quite noticeable how much better the reaction is.
     
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    First month of ownership... This month I'm removing front air dam, and also Rhino lining the bed.
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