snow and a 68 f100?

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snow and a 68 f100?

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How well do you think my lowered (not slammed) f100 would do in the snow as far as handling and drifting?
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Wait a few months and you'll find out! :D
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Every 2wd truck I've ever owned, lowered or not, handled like total crap in the snow. I soon figured out that about 500lbs of weight stacked as close to the tailgate as possible makes all the difference in the world. :2cents:
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fomocoguy wrote:Every 2wd truck I've ever owned, lowered or not, handled like total crap in the snow. I soon figured out that about 500lbs of weight stacked as close to the tailgate as possible makes all the difference in the world. :2cents:
SAND BAGS!!! SAND BAGS!!! SAND BAGS!!! Can't stress that enough. Get in a head on collision and expect to have whatever is in the bed of the truck hitting you in the back of the head. Had a teacher in high school tell us about a student that used a stump for traction that ended up killing him.
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If you've got a load, any load, for any purpose, that load ought to be secured.

Anything with a little weight hitting you in the back of the head at speed can seriously injure or kill you. It doesn't matter if it's a steel toolbox, wood posts, a case of pepsi, a carton of paper or a sandbag.
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mrollings53 wrote:
fomocoguy wrote:Every 2wd truck I've ever owned, lowered or not, handled like total crap in the snow. I soon figured out that about 500lbs of weight stacked as close to the tailgate as possible makes all the difference in the world. :2cents:
SAND BAGS!!! SAND BAGS!!! SAND BAGS!!! Can't stress that enough. Get in a head on collision and expect to have whatever is in the bed of the truck hitting you in the back of the head. Had a teacher in high school tell us about a student that used a stump for traction that ended up killing him.
Sand bags it is. I use my truck as the command truck in the snow if I have to go out and check on something. It is fair at best but hey drive it smart. I think with lowered clearance you will have an issue. Just be safe
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