How about rim size? Should I stick with my current 15" stock rims, or get a
pair of "larger" rims just for the snow tires?
Of course this would mean I would have larger rims on the rear than on the
front - is that a bad idea?
Also, someone posted some info on all steel rims (which were heavy), my
thought was that if all steel rims are heavy (and cheaper), I should go with
them?!
Thanx again
Kevin
http://www.kersur.net/~hoegen
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Tom <tigers@bserv.com>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Sunday, October 17, 1999 4:34 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Snow vs 2wd!
>At 02:51 PM 10/17/99 -0400, you wrote:
>>New England winter is almost here and I got me a 2WD Dak (Doh!!). This
>>thing slips in the rain, I hate to see what it's gonna be like in the
snow.
>>Anyone have any suggestions on how I can get through my first Dak
>>winter - sand? Concrete? bigger tires??
>>Kevin
>
>I've switched to 235/75R15 Bridgestone Bizzaks for the past three winters
>and have found them to be very good in deep snow and excellent in icy
>conditions. Since I bought mine, they've come out with two versions:
>one with a compound more suited to mainly icy conditions and the other
>with a compound more suited to snowy mainly conditions.
>
>I recently read that they have also made another change for this model
year.
>Prior models had the special tire compounds for only the first half of the
>tread
>depth. Once wear reached this level, the tires used all-season type rubber
>compound. The new ones, I believe, have the special compound the full
depth
>of the tire.
>
>I don't run with any extra weight in the bed but you may find that you want
>to.
>
>Bob. Southern Ontario, Canada.
>'97 FR CC Sport, 5.2L, 3.55 SG, auto.
>Racing weight: 4,350lb ET: 15.234 Trap speed: 89.81 mph
>
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