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Gold Hills Posse 4×4 Club · Folsom, CA

1/2 Snow Run?

  1. Howdy Subscriber
    #515 Jan 2010, 10:39 AM

    Cool pictures. Looks like some nice snow. It makes me wish I still had the 4runner.

  2. Guest former user
    #525 Jan 2010, 2:23 PM

    has anyone tried to run snow chains in deep snow? would it make you sink faster? since your on 3' of snow im not sure how they would work.

  3. k-jeep Member Joined: May 2009
    #535 Jan 2010, 2:36 PM
    "bobf777" wrote: has anyone tried to run snow chains in deep snow? would it make you sink faster? since your on 3" of snow im not sure how they would work.



    I don't think they would make any positive difference. In my case it was a matter of clearance and becoming a snow plow up front when the snow got too deep. Otherwise, I had no problems.

  4. RobD Subscriber
    #545 Jan 2010, 2:43 PM

    Low tire pressure and wide tires are the key to running in deep snow. You want to stay on top of the snow. Driving on pavement, you want skinny tires to cut to the pavement. When I snow wheel, I run around 3 or 4 pounds of pressure. The wider and softer the better.

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  5. Guest former user
    #555 Jan 2010, 2:48 PM
    "kevheb" wrote: [quote="bobf777"]has anyone tried to run snow chains in deep snow? would it make you sink faster? since your on 3" of snow im not sure how they would work.



    I don't think they would make any positive difference. In my case it was a matter of clearance and becoming a snow plow up front when the snow got too deep. Otherwise, I had no problems.

    i have the same ground clearance as you, and you did better. i know i drive like crap, but in a str8 line i was having problems. i was only at 13psi and that might be it. if the jeep hit any resistance at all the jeep would start to dig in. i have as set of all terrains that might be better than the mud tires but im not sure. i might have to do a myth busters on tire tread patterns and snow wheeling.

  6. k-jeep Member Joined: May 2009
    #565 Jan 2010, 3:07 PM
    i have the same ground clearance as you, and you did better. i know i drive like crap, but in a str8 line i was having problems. i was only at 13psi and that might be it. if the jeep hit any resistance at all the jeep would start to dig in. i have as set of all terrains that might be better than the mud tires but im not sure. i might have to do a myth busters on tire tread patterns and snow wheeling.



    I was running the old style MTRs at 9psi and ARBs front and rear (don't remember if you have lockers front and rear).

  7. JohnDF Member Joined: July 2003
    #575 Jan 2010, 3:38 PM

    Tire pressure is the key.

    I used to wheel a lot. . .

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