Some questions about snowy mountain roads. I have a 1990 f150 xtra cab 4×4 with a 5.0 liter.?
I put just enough lift on it to accommodate aggressive 35×12.5 snow tires. I need this size truck to haul my gear. I hound hunt and need room for 4 adults their gear and all my hounds and such. We hunt at high altitude in the snow. I have one set of chains and had to use them for the first time yesterday. I put them on the front? Not sure if it was the right choice. Anyways this snow was super slick. I have plowed through stuff way deeper with no problem but this was a different deal. Never had a problem last year at all. I have shovels, giant come-alongs, a 9000lb winch, all the rigging a person could imagine. I don’t want to use a shovel I want traction. Besides getting chains for the other axle what else should I do? Would locking diffs help? What about tire pressure? With only one set of chains what axle should get them?
Seems like you have the idea. Regarding chains; all 4 tires would be safter to the driveline than just two tires. Also, the rear has much less weight over it, limiting traction to the rear axle.
Airing down your tires will give you more floatation to sink less into the snow, but this won’t work well if you are using chains.
Locking the differentials would offer dramatic performance improvements, but its all about how much money you have to spend. Even the cheapest lockers represent a significant investment.
Most of the weight of this truck is on the rear. If you go with 4 chains okay. If you stick with two, do the rear wheels first!
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Run four chains, you won’t be disappointed if you decide to run two put them on the back.