Re: Dakota 2WD and Snow!!!

From: Scott May (scott@dmcom.net)
Date: Wed Sep 02 1998 - 00:15:02 EDT


I live in snow country. I would recommend BF Goodrich Trailmaker M+S
tires. I put a set of 4 on my '93 V6 CC 5 Sp. Best combination I
found. Put about 500 lbs in the back between the wheel wells and
you've got some excellent traction for a truck. Use sand not cinder
blocks, don't want a cinder block coming through the back window and
clobering you in the head, if you were to have an accident.

Scott May
'98 4x4 Sport+
Somewhere in the Catskill Mountains of NY.

Luslugger wrote:
>
> We crashed our 92 2wd is a light rain when the rear end slid. Now that you
> have mentioned it I think we will add some weight to our 96 2wd.
>
> > From: Robert Trottmann <rotrottmann@davidson.edu>
> > To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> > Subject: Re: DML: Dakota 2WD and Snow!!!
> > Date: Sunday, August 30, 1998 10:12 AM
> >
> Get a tube of sand at any hardware store, throw it in the back, and
> pray. Another thing I did was shovel snow out of the driveway into my
> bed, and closed the tonneau cover over it. The snow on the roads melts
> at the same rate, so the extra weight would be gone when the roads were
> clear.
>
> Geraint Williams wrote:
>
> > Ive only recently purchased my 1997 Dakota sport V6 2WD(all stock) no
> > box lids etc. and have heard they dont cope well in heavy rain and
> > snow with regard to traction.Im told they are prone to skid off the
> > road on corners due to lack of weight and traction at the back.Are
> > there any suspension mods, tyre changes (Currently Michelin all
> > season) etc I can make to improve the traction? Told Weighing the back
> > would surfice but seems messy option to me!---------------------
> > Huw Williams
> > Toronto, CanadaEmail : gwlad@sprint.ca
>
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> Davidson, NC
> 95 Sport 318 Auto 2WD



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