Snow Covered Roads City/Highway -- 2H or 4H?

[Truckin91]

I have snow tires as well. That a big upgrade over the oem all seasons.

I’ve been seeing that as well what winter tires do you recommend as a replacement? I don’t know anything about wheel offset and stuff yet, so like something I can just throw on there stock?

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[Goriders]

Mine are on the OEM rims. I bought Bridgestone Blizzak DM-V2. I had them on my old truck. But any snow tires would probably be an upgrade on all seasons. The rubber compound stays softer in colder temps.

So I mounted my winters on the oem rims. I bought all terrain tires and mounted them on new TRD rims. I sold the OEM all seasons. On my old truck I used the OEM rims for both and just swapped them in the spring and fall. Guess that’s just personal preference.

PS. I you really want bullet proof traction you can get studded winters as well. That’s overkill most of the time but the penultimate traction on ice.

 

[Truckin91]

Mine are on the OEM rims. I bought Bridgestone Blizzak DM-V2. I had them on my old truck. But any snow tires would probably be an upgrade on all seasons. The rubber compound stays softer in colder temps.

So I mounted my winters on the oem rims. I bought all terrain tires and mounted them on new TRD rims. I sold the OEM all seasons. On my old truck I used the OEM rims for both and just swapped them in the spring and fall. Guess that’s just personal preference.

Oh okay gotcha. Thanks!

 

[MT-Taco]

Good info here. I put the Outpost NAT’s on about a month ago. 285/70R17 on OEM wheels.

 

[Truckin91]

Good info here. I put the Outpost NAT’s on about a month ago. 285/70R17 on OEM wheels.

Good looking out! I’ll check out your suggestion also.

 

[MikeZ]

From the manual, you can drive at any speed in 4H that you can drive 2H in:

 

[maxx075]

From the manual, you can drive at any speed in 4H that you can drive 2H in:

Hmmm, pretty sure I've hit over 105

 

[EastonTaco]

One thing I learned from an old 4WD mechanic when you have not used 4WD for a while, about once a month on a straight road at a moderate speed switch into 4W Hi for about a minute to move the lubrication around. Do the same with 4W Lo for a few seconds being sure to keep the truck straight and slow if the roads are dry. This just moves the lubrication around and keeps things from getting stuck. I had my Gen 3 Sport for four years and put it in 4W Lo I think two times, yes I drive highway princesses. I do use them to get to the slopes and have never worried about getting home from the mountains after skiing. I know my profile says Venice, FL, but I also have a home in PA and make many New England and PA ski trips.

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