Yeah agreed. Even with 300lbs in the bed it still didn’t handle nearly as well as my 5th gen 4Runner in 2WD. 4WD is always on now in the snow. I’m not messing around with switching between 2WD/4WD.
Blizzaks for me too.
Yup. My old Ranger was the first and last 2wd pickup I’ll ever own. In any limited traction situation, a sedan would out perform that truck. Those rear tires would do nothing more than slide around and dig holes unless I had a significant amount of weight in the bed.
Decades ago, I’d put 400 lbs of old concrete curbs and blocks in the truck of my 1980 Dodge Aspen and drive anywhere in the snow. Front wheel drive cars would be stuck and I’d drive by.
I haven't been through slippery/snowy conditions so far this year, but I'm a little concerned. In previous trucks I had auto mode which switched between 2 and 4 wheel depending on the conditions. I failed to do my homework and when the dealer advertised AWD I assumed auto. So one hand on the steering wheel and the other on the 2/4 knob switching back and forth. This a with the lack of a limited slip diff may make this a 1 year and done Tacoma for me.
I find myself switching back and forth when there’s alternating snow and dry pavement. I’m worried about over-stressing the drivetrain in 4WD on a solid surface.
I drove in snow last weekend. I found the message very irrating as well. No way to get rid of it. I drive mazdas quite often and you can clear the message temporarily. The sensor needs an anti-icing heating element.
I used to worry about that as well but I figure as long as I’m not taking any sharp turns on dry pavement with 4WD it’ll be fine. Much better than being caught off guard and hitting that one patch of black ice while in 2WD.
