MAC4Runner
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gkatmar -
OT, but do you have any pics with the TRD FJ wheels?
OT, but do you have any pics with the TRD FJ wheels?
josh220 said:Haha well I guess that's one way to break them in. Anyone had any experience with these tires in snow?
CannondaleMan said:Just got about 10 inches of snow here Thursday in 6 hours. These tires performed exceptionally well. No problems with these things at all man. Went up hills that other 4WD vehicles were sliding and hafing difficulty getting up without problems. (Likely they had all-season tires)
Drove around on unplowed roads that had 8-10 standing inches of snow on them and the Runner handled exceptionally well.
Supposed to get a complete snow & ice fiasco tonight and tomorrow so this ought be really good again.
josh220 said:Well that's good. What kind of 4WD vehicles did you see slipping?
CannondaleMan said:Mostly pick-ups (no weight in the bed - man I remember those days) and the soccer mom mobiles with crap tires on them. Even when in (or should have been in 4WD) these things were sliding like mad - go figure people gunning the hell out of the gas to get going and keep going. Then again, people around here have never been able to drive in snow or ice anyway......
We have some hills that change a few hundred feet elevation in less than a half mile or so and frequently get snow/sleet/ice/rain lines as you drive up them. I am sure that was part of the problem as well.
These tires handled like a champ. I recall my 1991 4Runner was the same way with an original set of General Grabbers. However, my 1998 GMC Sierra stunk in the snow, even after I put a set of Michelin LTX A/Ts on them.