Rear end spinning

Get better tires or air down! It wasn't possible to accelerate over 2.5k rpms when it was wet on my old load rated E KO2s. For some reason those things would not get any traction in the rain and I thought it was just the life of driving a truck. Ever since I switched to Wildpeaks, I haven't slipped the tires in the rain at all.

 

Careful with the suggestions to replace blocks with sand bags. If you're in a wintery area with freeing temperatures, then if moisture gets into the sand bags (I promise that it will), then those sand bags become basically extra extra heavy and deadly cannon balls.

My suggestion for weight, would be to use sand, but don't leave them exposed to the elements in the back of the truck -- you want to put them in plastic boxes so that they stay dry. The last thing you want is a 75 pound (sand + water) cannon ball hitting you in the back of the head when you have to brake hard.

 

Agreed with weight in the back and tires with good tread and softer rubber for the winter months. There’s a stop sign on a hill near me and in slippery conditions I slip from a stop there unless I hold off on accelerating at all from a dead stop and let the auto trans get me moving a foot or two before gently accelerating.

 

Tires make all the difference. I used to drive a silverado four-door long bed ("cowboy cadillac") that would hydroplane if there was so much as a shadow on the road. Certain tires grip better on oily road surfaces like after a drought breaking rain, while others are good at clearing standing water or heavy rains.

 

get some good tires and add some weight in the back

had the same problem with the stock dunflops. Absolutely horrible tire. Switched out to a bigger 265/75 cooper at3. Also my drawer system is probably close to 150-200 lbs lol. Solved that problem.

 

I don't do much off-roading but i do drive a LOT of highway in the rain and snow. I've had several sets of Bridgestone Duelers (A/T Revo) and been very happy with them. And yes, a couple 75 lb sandbags in the winter too