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4x2 truck in snow

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ride-rider
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Aight, so I got a 03 4x2 ford ranger this year for a really good deal.  I just bought and installed a canopy from the dump that cost my 25 bucks.  I know that 4x2's suck cock in snow, but I want to be able to use it for car camping and shit.  Plus it gets really good gas millage, 29mpg highway.  With chains and my mud tires do you think I should be able to drive it up my mountain on a heavy snow day? Or do you think im going to kill myself?

Aug 24 2008 11:59PM
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AhrenStein
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make sure you get some weight in the back.
Aug 25 2008 12:07AM
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MHW
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sandbags from home depot, right above the wheels, 100lbs over each wheel
Aug 25 2008 12:12AM
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K2skipunk
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wat kinda mud tires? but yea, u should be ok if u dont drive like a tool, i dont think i put my cherokee in 4wd once this season for skiing, with gnar conditions, and super swamper SSR's. snow shouldnt be a problem, but ice will be with mud tires, but u have chains, so thats good
Aug 25 2008 12:15AM
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ride-rider
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Right now I'm riding on Dean Radial SXT Mud Terrain tires.  They are just an average stock mud tire.
Aug 25 2008 12:34AM
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yellav
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2bi4?
Aug 25 2008 1:16AM
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mattster
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if you have chains or studs in them, ice will not be a problem at all, and yeah, 100 pounds in the back over the wheels and you will be just fine as long as your mountain has decent snowploughing and all that
Aug 25 2008 2:06AM
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