"DakotaJohn" <jkp61@horizonview.net> wrote:
: I had a question for the people that have been putting weight in their 2wd
: Daks for the winter. About how much weight have you been using? This will be
: the first winter in my 2K 2wd, (last yr had a 4wd and didn't need it), and I
: was hoping for some ideas. This past week I built the little wheelwell box
: and put in about 320lbs. It did seem to affect the handling a little bit and
: kind of made the rear squat, but I had no noticeable improvement in traction
: in the rainstorm we just had last night, so I don't think it is going to
: help in the winter weather!!! Any ideas? Thanks, John
I know other folks have used a lot less, but when I drive my Dak
in the winter, I put around 600lbs in the bed. (Its a '96 club cab
V8 5-spd.) The traction in the winter is really bad so I might have
overcompensated a bit, but that's what I have been using and it seems
to work for me.
---Jon-
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