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Do you put weight in bed for snow or not needed
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<blockquote data-quote="Badgertits" data-source="post: 1405429" data-attributes="member: 31322"><p>I also got Nokian snows in stock size for my Raptor. I live in MA, got the Rap in mid February of this year only had a few snow events but even w/ fresh KO2s I could tell they weren’t going to be ideal in winter especially on hard packed snow, ice, or when turning/stopping @ speed on winding roads.</p><p></p><p>I have run snow tires on previous RWD sport sedans & had studded snows on my previous truck - GMC 4x4 w/ 6.2- once you drive a lifted 4WD truck w/ snows & realize how unstoppable/confidence inspiring it makes the ride, it pretty much became a necessity for me. You can pretty much drive like it’s normal & dry out.</p><p></p><p>I do a lot of work travel & often times visiting customers On back country roads, up/down the east coast, & the whole family skis so unlike a lot of people in the northeast when there’s a storm hitting we’ll drive into it rather than wait it out lol</p><p></p><p>So while my wife’s ride isn’t a bad winter vehicle by any means- 19 MDX- it’s nice to have vehicle that is uber equipped to handle the worst weather New England can throw at us.</p><p></p><p>No doubt we don’t NEED snows on the raptor, but once you experience how nasty a 4x4 truck is w/ snow tires you won’t wanna drive in the winter w/o em. I have driven in white out blizzards coming back from North Conway NH passing plow trucks @ 60 in 4HI - actually a NH state trooper gave me a warning @ the gas station on one occasion - apparently not legal do that in NH Lol</p><p></p><p>A lot of people figure “tires are tires” but the right tire for the right conditions is huge. I would say the gap in performance between an “all season” or all terrain, or mudder type truck tire vs. a dedicated snow in the winter is greater than say the delta between how well a standard performance or all season tire would perform @ a track against a drag radial or slick.</p><p></p><p>That’s probably the best analogy I can give if you need convincing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Badgertits, post: 1405429, member: 31322"] I also got Nokian snows in stock size for my Raptor. I live in MA, got the Rap in mid February of this year only had a few snow events but even w/ fresh KO2s I could tell they weren’t going to be ideal in winter especially on hard packed snow, ice, or when turning/stopping @ speed on winding roads. I have run snow tires on previous RWD sport sedans & had studded snows on my previous truck - GMC 4x4 w/ 6.2- once you drive a lifted 4WD truck w/ snows & realize how unstoppable/confidence inspiring it makes the ride, it pretty much became a necessity for me. You can pretty much drive like it’s normal & dry out. I do a lot of work travel & often times visiting customers On back country roads, up/down the east coast, & the whole family skis so unlike a lot of people in the northeast when there’s a storm hitting we’ll drive into it rather than wait it out lol So while my wife’s ride isn’t a bad winter vehicle by any means- 19 MDX- it’s nice to have vehicle that is uber equipped to handle the worst weather New England can throw at us. No doubt we don’t NEED snows on the raptor, but once you experience how nasty a 4x4 truck is w/ snow tires you won’t wanna drive in the winter w/o em. I have driven in white out blizzards coming back from North Conway NH passing plow trucks @ 60 in 4HI - actually a NH state trooper gave me a warning @ the gas station on one occasion - apparently not legal do that in NH Lol A lot of people figure “tires are tires” but the right tire for the right conditions is huge. I would say the gap in performance between an “all season” or all terrain, or mudder type truck tire vs. a dedicated snow in the winter is greater than say the delta between how well a standard performance or all season tire would perform @ a track against a drag radial or slick. That’s probably the best analogy I can give if you need convincing. [/QUOTE]
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