DRW to SRW- pros and cons?

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pybyr said:
I recently lucked into the purchase of an incredibly well kept 1989 F-350 4x4 7.3 diesel dual rear wheel truck (12,700 miles on it) that's now become my daily driver (I gave it a thorough coat of bar & chain oil underneath to try to resist VT road salt).

I've never driven a DRW truck before- and find it great on dry pavement (M+S Michelins on back, Nokian Vativas on front as it came to me), but last night, with an icy layer + powedery snow top layer on the back unpaved roads, the truck's rear was ALL over the place.

I will rarely be carrying payloads that'd require the DRWs in back, and it looks to me as if I could set it up with just one set of wheels- pointed outwards- for temporary SRW except when DRWs are needed.

Can I expect better traction/stability with the SRW (more weight per tire = larger contact patch?) ?

Any other thoughts or suggestions?

Thanks
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Dunno what to tell you. My doolee handles great in the snow. Try throwing a few hundred pounds in the back.
 
I believe that the MOST important thing for driving in snow is good tires. A 2wd driven carefully with very good tires may even out perform at 4x4 with lousy tires in winter driving conditions.
 
Flatbedford said:
I believe that the MOST important thing for driving in snow is good tires. A 2wd driven carefully with very good tires may even out perform at 4x4 with lousy tires in winter driving conditions.
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I agree.
Get a good winter tire without a solid shoulder and have them siped 1/8". I run a 2WD Chevy S-10 all through the winter with no problems. Good winter rubber and 100 lbs of weight in the back.
 
interchangabLEE said:
...I run a 2WD Chevy S-10 all through the winter...
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not that there's anything wrong with that, but that's not what i expected you to drive. I half expected you to have some really unique military grade, amphibious, flame throwing, diesel powered, converted to tracks, type of vehicle.
 
Danno77 said:
interchangabLEE said:
...I run a 2WD Chevy S-10 all through the winter...
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not that there's anything wrong with that, but that's not what i expected you to drive. I half expected you to have some really unique military grade, amphibious, flame throwing, diesel powered, converted to tracks, type of vehicle.
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That's why he drives the Chevy. ;-)
 
Flatbedford said:
Danno77 said:
interchangabLEE said:
...I run a 2WD Chevy S-10 all through the winter...
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not that there's anything wrong with that, but that's not what i expected you to drive. I half expected you to have some really unique military grade, amphibious, flame throwing, diesel powered, converted to tracks, type of vehicle.
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That's why he drives the Chevy. ;-)
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He also didn't tell you that he got it off the Transformers assembly line.... :coolgrin:

Gooserider
 
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