Tacoma snow performance

Big tread = worse mpg. They put shit low traction OEM tires on so they can meet the CAFE (gas mileage) standards. I never even drove on them. Negotiated a set of BFG All Terrains as part of my purchase.

 

^And this is exactly the attitude of every pickup driver in Alberta who's vehicles line the ditches of our highways every time it snows

 

Guess the bottom line is if you wreck it's "speed too fast for conditions" Yes the stock tires suck and every other manufactures stock tires suck too for winter use. I run my snows Dec. to the end of April (we get mud too) they get poor fuel mileage and are noisy but they make winter driving a lot more enjoyable. There is no way I would run a noisy tire year around they don't ware worth a crap they suck up fuel and don't handle all that well on dry pavement truck or not.

 

Isn't Alberta a Provence that requires snow tires? Never could figure why they buy a 4X4 and don't use it guess they figure it will ware out and won't be there when they slide off the road. Any one that says RWD is as good as 4WD needs to go see a doctor.

 

Watched a Ford F350 Crew Cab Long Bed Diesel 4x4 trying to get up the iced over hill/road in front of my friends house Saturday. We heard the commotion and came out to see WTH was going on. The guy proceeded to slide backwards down the hill, awkwardly slide it first sideways, then 180 around heading back down the hill almost taking out my friends split rail fence in the process. We were wondering "why the hell can't that truck make it up the hill?" ... as he passed the driveway I got an open view of his sidewalls ... BFG Rugged Trails ... mystery solved. Those tires are absolute crap for snow/ice...the Dunflaps are even worse...if that's possible.

The right tires absolutely make a difference on snow and ice. No one can convince me otherwise.

By the way...when we finished the project we were working on, I backed out his driveway in my TACO in 4H on my Blizzaks, and drove up the hill from a standstill midway down.

 

This is my first winter with my taco. I gotta get use to it. With my old 04' Z71 I was able to just slide around and have some fun. It had the limited slip rear end and it was so easy to handle, mostly because I knew when it was going to come around. It didn't have traction control. What I don't understand is why, after I have pushed the traction control off button in my taco, does the traction control still kick in when the truck starts getting sideways?

 

You have to hold the button for at least 5 seconds to fully turn off

 

This

At a stop , push and hold the VSC button for 5 seconds until only the VSC OFF light is illuminated

It resets every time you restart the truck

 

Alberta does not require winter tires. Some of the provinces out east do.

I do have winter tires (Blizzaks) and drive in 2wd 99% of the time as I drive in the city most of the time. I go to 4hi when intersections are like glass and it is difficult to get going so I don't slow down the flow of traffic and a few times a winter after a major snow storm.

 

Yep.

 

I put on General ultimax 245/75 16. Not Lts. Very good!!!!

 

Nope, Quebec is the only province that mandates snow tires. I really wish other provinces would adopt this. Every time there's a collision or a vehicle in the ditch the tires are the first thing I check and more often than not they're half bald all seasons.

 

I've driven nearly every make of north american available truck for a period of time

The taco i have is an animal in the snow

stock tires, pretty worn as i spin alot in the gritty winter streets, 40,000km. I figure they can make until until next fall before replacement

im always messing with the traction control switch, on off, etc. always disabling 4wd on the highway over 80km/h per the instructions, and the higways have been sheer ice for a week+ (edmonton). if i take the 4wd off at 75km/h on the highway, i can feel the front wheels immedaitely start to "push" and float side to side cause its so icy. sketchy shit! but cute.
I think 4wd is dangerous on an icy highway, over 100km/h

but in heavy snowfall and 4wd at street speeds, theres nothing this truck doesn't stomp all over, shitty tires aside. Great acceleration and stopping distances compared to most "BIG"" trucks ive driven - and better than nissan frontier.

The manual transmission offers superior control of all aspects of the drivetrain here. Vast differences between automatic and MT, particularly in snow.

 

Not suppose to do over 80 km/h in 4x4?? I've been doing 120 for years ?

 

Yeah , I don't remember any max speed for 4x4 in my '09 owner's manual

 

imo no truck is as good as a sedan or even an suv with AWD on icy roads. My subaru forester is way more stable on hard packed snow and ice and is equipped with a decent dedicated winter tire (goodyear Nordics).In deep snow however my 2007 Tacoma TRD is fantastic ( 300 lbs sand over the rear wheels studded general altimax on the wheels) and it goes almost anyware.No problems on the lake last year in over a foot of snow

 

oops sorry guys its actually 100km/h max in H4. not sure wher int he manual but its on my visor insert thing

 

I think your wrong. 100km/h is the max speed you can shift in and out of 4x4 I think

 

ok maybe youre right, ill take another look ...let 'er rip then!

 

Yeah let me know. I'm curious now