My older truck vs my newer truck - 4WD
From : marina
Q: on my 2002 dodge dakota the defroster is not blowing on the dash. all other settings work and blow where it is supposed to. typically i thought by default if there is a vacuum issue it defaults to the defrost on the dash. is the defroster mode in the air box vacuum changed or cable something to check for thanks! .
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From : marina
marina mg@dontspam.com wrote in miles nope@nopers.com wrote in marina wrote my full time 4wd never had any slippage except on ice of course. i used to drive into a deep snow to stack the snow and easily got out. this past winter i tried the same with my pt 4wd and it got stuck and i had to have somebody come and pull me out. the other guy has a newer truck like mine and he was spinning his tires on this driveway that is flat. part time will generally do much better in deep snow than full time 4wd. do you have the factory stock tires if so thats probably the culprit. i have the michelin ltx a/s stock tires and they have about zero traction in snow. the ltx m/s or a/t are excellent in snow. i had all weather tires put on. i think i asked for all terrain and now theyre called all weather. the dealer could have said all season. i dont remember. there are too many terms thrown around i cant keep track of them. they dont look like the ones i had on the other truck. with the other one you could see the large tread just by looking at the side wall. but i can tell the tires i have now are better than normal tires thatd be installed. in the end i think youre on to something with the tires. ill check later and see the brand i have. marina i finally got a chance to double check the name on the tires uniroyal laredo awt. marina .
From : kurt
on 04 dec 2007 210948 gmt marina mg@dontspam.com wrote kurt mrwizard@comcast.net wrote in on 03 dec 2007 011604 gmt marina mg@dontspam.com wrote =20 marina mg@dontspam.com wrote in miles nope@nopers.com wrote in =20 marina wrote =20 =20 i finally got a chance to double check the name on the tires uniroyal laredo awt. marina =20 =20 i had those on my 1999 gmc jimmy they suck big time. =20 you have gotten some good advise here get something with some good tread on it if you plan on being off-road for a period of time.=20 =20 if you cant stand noise from big-block tires then find something in-between a big aggressive tire & a mamby-pamby all-season tire. =20 good luck in your tire search! =20 =20 due to e-mail spamming bots my reply address is incorrect. =20 you should have seen the tires the dealer tried to give me. good thing = i=20 asked for awt or it would be even worse. i love the big block tires. next chance i have some extra money ill = buy=20 some new ones. yup the advice here has been excellent. thank you all!! marina i didnt give any advice just chimed in about a tire that didnt do me any favors. but there is alot of good advice out here on the usenets groups. most people that you ask that have not been on the internet since it started for civilians dont have a clue it even exists! i have been operating computers before there were ever pcs back in 1973 & got on to the internet limited through prodigy network back in 1990. i am still hooked with ability it has for a resource for information! back on subject i will be looking for some good tires for the snow soon. my ram 1500 quad cab with the 20 tires that came with it really are not what i was expecting to feel in driver confidence. i am not connected to the road at all in snow/ice. they are great in rain/dry road! good tread life too! time for me to = search suppliers for a good traction tire for myself.... later kurt due to e-mail spamming bots my reply address is incorrect. .
From : marina
christopher thompson nospam@nospam.nospam wrote in http//inlinediesel.com/forum/topic.asptopicid=888 did they make a store run for beer .
From : roy
on wed 28 nov 2007 211743 +0930 jmc wrote suddenly without warning christopher thompson exclaimed 11/28/2007 503 am to see the results/damage from a thanksgiving vacation trip............ click here http//inlinediesel.com/forum/topic.asptopicid=888 owch. my hubby did the same thing to my dakota. only he was driving and didnt see and didnt miss the big-ass toyota landcruiser as he backed up. landcruisers owner was there. landcruiser didnt have a scratch. dodge light and panel was more crumpled than yours sadly. yea hubby paid for the repairs. jmc lol yea my wife was in the passenger seat of my father-in-laws toyota when it backed into my dodge. i have yet to take it to the body shop for an estimate. im not sure i wanna know what this is going to cost me. -- chris .
From : marina
miles nope@nopers.com wrote in marina wrote my full time 4wd never had any slippage except on ice of course. i used to drive into a deep snow to stack the snow and easily got out. this past winter i tried the same with my pt 4wd and it got stuck and i had to have somebody come and pull me out. the other guy has a newer truck like mine and he was spinning his tires on this driveway that is flat. part time will generally do much better in deep snow than full time 4wd. do you have the factory stock tires if so thats probably the culprit. i have the michelin ltx a/s stock tires and they have about zero traction in snow. the ltx m/s or a/t are excellent in snow. i had all weather tires put on. i think i asked for all terrain and now theyre called all weather. the dealer could have said all season. i dont remember. there are too many terms thrown around i cant keep track of them. they dont look like the ones i had on the other truck. with the other one you could see the large tread just by looking at the side wall. but i can tell the tires i have now are better than normal tires thatd be installed. in the end i think your
From : miles
on nov 28 319 am beryl flyingterra...@chillylbits.org wrote punkin on nov 27 643 pm hober mallow hober...@comcast.net wrote hello everyone i drive an 06 ram 2500 with cummins diesel motor. it doesnt seem to hold heat very well. i can have the truck all warmed up right at the centerpoint of the temp gauge. then ill park it and shut it off. in about an hour ill come back to start it up and the temperature gauge reads stone cold and ill need to warm it up completely again. my truck seems to cool down rather quickly. i think the thermostat is ok. someone told me this is because diesel motors run on the principle of using as little fuel as possible thus a diesel just doesnt run as hot as a gasoline motor. any comments suggestions thanks in advance. the rocket man one thing that might make a difference in the answer you get from the oil burning gurus is where you live. you outside temp/weather is going to make a difference. wow theres a thought. can you explain- hide quoted text - - show quoted text - yes put your lips back around snoballs where they belong and all will the well in the world. .
From : roy
i have to ask with the lenght of a mega cab already how much did you extend it and why just curious.. the mc only comes with a short bed. some folks love the mc but just have to have a long bed so they extend the wb and swap out beds. fmb happy with his 03 ctd with the 1.5 hour old water pump man a mc long bed that has to be fun navigating around mall parking lots! .
From : tbone
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From : marina
mike simmons wrote beryl wrote bryan wrote since power = volts x amperes; an increase in the applied voltage will result in a proportionate increase in current since volts = amperes x resistance would make more sense. what you wrote has volts and current on the same side of the equation. you are both correct kinda sorta. for the purpose of this discussion however bryan is uisng the correct interpretation of mr. ohms law. since the resistance of the bulbs filament is a constant in this case the question variable is the voltage which ultimately determines the current and thus the filament temperature which if too high will result in an early failure. and an increase in the power that is a *product* of the two. an increase in consumed power will cause the filaments to burn hotter and reduce the life of the lamp. punkin a.a.d.ts resident electrical engineer taught us that blue light is brighter than yellow light! therefore we can turn down the juice and just tint the glass blue. thats a discussion for another day. mike both of georg ohms expressions are true. i was solving for e volts using p watts and i current/amperes. ohms pie and a nifty calculator is here http//www.the12volt.com/ohm/ohmslaw.asp another way of tracking the consumed power assuming the resistance of the load doesnt change appreciably would be to use p = i^2 x r or p = e^2 / r the only trouble is afik no lamp manufacturer specifies lifetime vs power consumption. however suffice to say it will be less if the specified voltage and current is exceeded and longer if the voltage and current is less than specified. there is some mention of lifetime vs applied voltage here http//tinyurl.com/2opm7l. if concerned the op should check the applied voltage with engine running above idle speed to verify it is not significantly higher than it should be. bryan .
From : marina
my very first truck was a dodge 1979 sno-commander. it was full time 4wd. thats why my husband called it back then. we never had to do anything to put it into 4wd. he since passed on and i finally had to sell that truck and i bought a dodge 2003 1500 with 4wd. except you have to shift the transfer case into 4wd when you need it. i only need 4wd for plowing my driveway. fairly flat/level driveway. i have no problems plowing. youll be just fine plowing in 4h ill try it. last year i used 4l. is there any difference between 4wd-h and 4wd-l on the transfer case shift lever i know that one is used for intance if youre already out driving on the road and want to shift into 4wd. my question is - do both the h and l perform the same thing when the truck is in 4wd both are 4 wheel 4wd low is slow. slow truck speed high engine rpm. you will only need 4l for rock climbing or maybe on the beach in soft sand. two places ill never drive. lol. another question is why is there some tire spinning/slipping when im navigating a sharp turn from the back of the garage around to the side garage in driveway on paved surface. the truck is barely moving because its a tight turn. my 1979 never did any tire spinning. do they make 4wd trucks weaker than they used to the last question is while driving on a stone/dirt road that is just at the start of driving up a mountain near a ski resort in the finger lakes in ny......i began in 2wd and felt it needed 4wd. i put it in 4wd but it kept popping out and into n. i finally had to cram it in 4wd and keep holding it while driving up and up for about 2 miles before i got to my friends house. then it was another .25 mile up their driveway. is that a common thing that the gears wont engage actually my grandam navigates that road better than the truck. there may be a adjustment to get more of a throw when shifting to allow you to fully engageim not sure though. try shifting to 4h while stopped and see what happens. thanks for reading marina .
From : marina
my very first truck was a dodge 1979 sno-commander. it was full time 4wd. thats why my husband called it back then. we never had to do anything to put it into 4wd. he since passed on and i finally had to sell that truck and i bought a dodge 2003 1500 with 4wd. except you have to shift the transfer case into 4wd when you need it. i only need 4wd for plowing my driveway. fairly flat/level driveway. i have no problems plowing. is there any difference between 4wd-h and 4wd-l on the transfer case shift lever i know that one is used for intance if youre already out driving on the road and want to shift into 4wd. my question is - do both the h and l perform the same thing when the truck is in 4wd yes they do. the only difference is that 4wd-l has an increased gear ratio for a significant increase in pulling / pushing power at a significant reduction in speed. in your case 4wd-l would allow you to plow your driveway without cooking the transmission. the only real difference is that you cannot shift into 4wd-l while the truck is moving and the gearing is way to low to drive it at any speed in 4wd-l. you wont cook your transmission plowing in 4h. i dont know anybody that plows in low range. you cook your transmission by trying to move too much and running the transmission to stall speed pile4ing it.. actually more heat is generated by moving in reverse. im very careful since i only plow my driveway and dont race around like the ones who are in business. if the snow is very heavy and wet and deep then i raise the blade and push snow. then go back and lower it to the ground and push the rest of it. i have 3 different areas where i stack the snow. .
From : roy
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From : miles
on nov 26 231 pm offroadweld...@aol-dot-com.no-spam.invalid off road welding inc wrote help our shop recently extended a mega cab. when the truck is running the flashers and blinkers do not work!!! however when the truck is not running they work fine !!!! keep in mind we touched nothing electrical and disconneted all power when welding. thanks i have to ask with the lenght of a mega cab already how much did you extend it and why just curious.. the mc only comes with a short bed. some folks love the mc but just have to have a long bed so they extend the wb and swap out beds. fmb happy with his 03 ctd with the 1.5 hour old water pump .
From : miles
on nov 28 754 pm miles n...@nopers.com wrote roy wrote big block tread with sipes are the way to go. im not so sure of that for snow. i have the michelin lts m/s one my truck and their cross terrain on my durango. both look more like a street tire to me. not big open tread as seen on many off road tires. the open sipes help but i think the main gain for snow is the tiny hairline cuts made throughout the tread. my understanding is that they cause the blocks to flex breaking up any ice and pushing it out. the biggest problem i had with the a/s stock tires is ice build up in the tread. they quickly became ice wheels. for a good snow tire you dont want to use something that has a tread pattern like a mud tire. on the other side of that you definately dont want something that has the tread so close together that it packs. being from buffalo originally and having grown up driving there as well as down in the southern tier of ny i learned that the best tire if you dont want to get a true snow tire is a good a/t tire that is m/s rated. soemthing like the dueler at though i have also used the dueler ht with some what good results the bfg at etc. .
From : tbone
my very first truck was a dodge 1979 sno-commander. it was full time 4wd. thats why my husband called it back then. we never had to do anything to put it into 4wd. he since passed on and i finally had to sell that truck and i bought a dodge 2003 1500 with 4wd. except you have to shift the transfer case into 4wd when you need it. i only need 4wd for plowing my driveway. fairly flat/level driveway. i have no problems plowing. is there any difference between 4wd-h and 4wd-l on the transfer case shift lever i know that one is used for intance if youre already out driving on the road and want to shift into 4wd. my question is - do both the h and l perform the same thing when the truck is in 4wd yes they do. the only difference is that 4wd-l has an increased gear ratio for a significant increase in pulling / pushing power at a significant reduction in speed. in your case 4wd-l would allow you to plow your driveway without cooking the transmission. the only real difference is that you cannot shift into 4wd-l while the truck is moving and the gearing is way to low to drive it at any speed in 4wd-l. you wont cook your transmission plowing in 4h. i dont know anybody that plows in low range. you cook your transmission by trying to move too much and running the transmission to stall speed pile4ing it.. actually more heat is generated by moving in reverse. dude you really need to take a chill pill. i never said that 4wd low was required for plowing only that it wouild make it easier on her trans. we are not talking about a professional plowing large areas where using 4l would make no sense we are talking about a homeowner plowing her driveway where she will not be building up much speed converter unable to lock and cranking out heat in 4h and will probably be spending as much time in reverse as she will in drive. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving .
From : azwiley1
on nov 29 657 am roy r...@home.net wrote on nov 28 754 pm miles n...@nopers.com wrote roy wrote big block tread with sipes are the way to go. im not so sure of that for snow. i have the michelin lts m/s one my truck and their cross terrain on my durango. both look more like a street tire to me. not big open tread as seen on many off road tires. the open sipes help but i think the main gain for snow is the tiny hairline cuts made throughout the tread. my understanding is that they cause the blocks to flex breaking up any ice and pushing it out. the biggest problem i had with the a/s stock tires is ice build up in the tread. they quickly became ice wheels. for a good snow tire you dont want to use something that has a tread pattern like a mud tire. on the other side of that you definately dont want something that has the tread so close together that it packs. being from buffalo originally and having grown up driving there as well as down in the southern tier of ny i learned that the best tire if you dont want to get a true snow tire is a good a/t tire that is m/s rated. soemthing like the dueler at though i have also used the dueler ht with some what good results the bfg at etc. folks she is only doing a driveway. hell let her buy the best blizzak a dedicated snow tire. thats extreme for a driveway but the all seasons dont really cut it.- hide quoted text - - show quoted text - dude what the hell are you talking about no where did i suggest she spend any money hell i could care less what she buys but your suggestion to use a tire with big block tread is not the way to go which is why i replied. .
From : roy
my very first truck was a dodge 1979 sno-commander. it was full time 4wd. thats why my husband called it back then. we never had to do anything to put it into 4wd. he since passed on and i finally had to sell that truck and i bought a dodge 2003 1500 with 4wd. except you have to shift the transfer case into 4wd when you need it. i only need 4wd for plowing my driveway. fairly flat/level driveway. i have no problems plowing. is there any difference between 4wd-h and 4wd-l on the transfer case shift lever i know that one is used for intance if youre already out driving on the road and want to shift into 4wd. my question is - do both the h and l perform the same thing when the truck is in 4wd yes they do. the only difference is that 4wd-l has an increased gear ratio for a significant increase in pulling / pushing power at a significant reduction in speed. in your case 4wd-l would allow you to plow your driveway without cooking the transmission. the only real difference is that you cannot shift into 4wd-l while the truck is moving and the gearing is way to low to drive it at any speed in 4wd-l. you wont cook your transmission plowing in 4h. i dont know anybody that plows in low range. you cook your transmission by trying to move too much and running the transmission to stall speed pile4ing it.. actually more heat is generated by moving in reverse. dude you really need to take a chill pill. i never said that 4wd low was required for plowing only that it wouild make it easier on her trans. we are not talking about a professional plowing large areas where using 4l would make no sense we are talking about a homeowner plowing her driveway where she will not be building up much speed converter unable to lock and cranking out heat in 4h and will probably be spending as much time in reverse as she will in drive. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving dude i have a pill for ya and it isnt a chill pill. i believe you said 4wd-l would allow you to plow your driveway without cooking your transmission the inference being that if ya didnt use low you would cook your transmission. that is what i responded to. .
From : azwiley1
on nov 28 754 pm miles n...@nopers.com wrote roy wrote big block tread with sipes are the way to go. im not so sure of that for snow. i have the michelin lts m/s one my truck and their cross terrain on my durango. both look more like a street tire to me. not big open tread as seen on many off road tires. the open sipes help but i think the main gain for snow is the tiny hairline cuts made throughout the tread. my understanding is that they cause the blocks to flex breaking up any ice and pushing it out. the biggest problem i had with the a/s stock tires is ice build up in the tread. they quickly became ice wheels. for a good snow tire you dont want to use something that has a tread pattern like a mud tire. on the other side of that you definately dont want something that has the tread so close together that it packs. being from buffalo originally and having grown up driving there as well as down in the southern tier of ny i learned that the best tire if you dont want to get a true snow tire is a good a/t tire that is m/s rated. soemthing like the dueler at though i have also used the dueler ht with some what good results the bfg at etc. folks she is only doing a d
From : roy
on nov 29 657 am roy r...@home.net wrote on nov 28 754 pm miles n...@nopers.com wrote roy wrote big block tread with sipes are the way to go. im not so sure of that for snow. i have the michelin lts m/s one my truck and their cross terrain on my durango. both look more like a street tire to me. not big open tread as seen on many off road tires. the open sipes help but i think the main gain for snow is the tiny hairline cuts made throughout the tread. my understanding is that they cause the blocks to flex breaking up any ice and pushing it out. the biggest problem i had with the a/s stock tires is ice build up in the tread. they quickly became ice wheels. for a good snow tire you dont want to use something that has a tread pattern like a mud tire. on the other side of that you definately dont want something that has the tread so close together that it packs. being from buffalo originally and having grown up driving there as well as down in the southern tier of ny i learned that the best tire if you dont want to get a true snow tire is a good a/t tire that is m/s rated. soemthing like the dueler at though i have also used the dueler ht with some what good results the bfg at etc. folks she is only doing a driveway. hell let her buy the best blizzak a dedicated snow tire. thats extreme for a driveway but the all seasons dont really cut it.- hide quoted text - - show quoted text - dude what the hell are you talking about no where did i suggest she spend any money hell i could care less what she buys but your suggestion to use a tire with big block tread is not the way to go which is why i replied. you are 100% correct! my apologies. i was talking on the phone when i was typing that. it was to a friend who who is trying to stuff a 454 into a 50 studebaker thus the big block i combined the two. buddism!!g .
From : azwiley1
on nov 29 918 am roy r...@fhome.net wrote on nov 29 657 am roy r...@home.net wrote on nov 28 754 pm miles n...@nopers.com wrote roy wrote big block tread with sipes are the way to go. im not so sure of that for snow. i have the michelin lts m/s one my truck and their cross terrain on my durango. both look more like a street tire to me. not big open tread as seen on many off road tires. the open sipes help but i think the main gain for snow is the tiny hairline cuts made throughout the tread. my understanding is that they cause the blocks to flex breaking up any ice and pushing it out. the biggest problem i had with the a/s stock tires is ice build up in the tread. they quickly became ice wheels. for a good snow tire you dont want to use something that has a tread pattern like a mud tire. on the other side of that you definately dont want something that has the tread so close together that it packs. being from buffalo originally and having grown up driving there as well as down in the southern tier of ny i learned that the best tire if you dont want to get a true snow tire is a good a/t tire that is m/s rated. soemthing like the dueler at though i have also used the dueler ht with some what good results the bfg at etc. folks she is only doing a driveway. hell let her buy the best blizzak a dedicated snow tire. thats extreme for a driveway but the all seasons dont really cut it.- hide quoted text - - show quoted text - dude what the hell are you talking about no where did i suggest she spend any money hell i could care less what she buys but your suggestion to use a tire with big block tread is not the way to go which is why i replied. you are 100% correct! my apologies. i was talking on the phone when i was typing that. it was to a friend who who is trying to stuff a 454 into a 50 studebaker thus the big block i combined the two. buddism!!g- hide quoted text - - show quoted text - buddism is dead because the found charles budd cochran has dropped off the face of the earth. a 454 into a 50 stu huh damn! .
From : roy
dedicated snow tire. thats extreme for a driveway but the all seasons dont really cut it. .
From : kurt
on 03 dec 2007 011604 gmt marina mg@dontspam.com wrote marina mg@dontspam.com wrote in miles nope@nopers.com wrote in =20 marina wrote =20 i finally got a chance to double check the name on the tires uniroyal laredo awt. marina i had those on my 1999 gmc jimmy they suck big time. you have gotten some good advise here get something with some good = tread on it if you plan on being off-road for a period of time. if you cant stand noise from big-block tires then find something in-between a big aggressive tire & a mamby-pamby all-season tire. good luck in your tire search! due to e-mail spamming bots my reply address is incorrect. .
From : marina
kurt mrwizard@comcast.net wrote in on 03 dec 2007 011604 gmt marina mg@dontspam.com wrote marina mg@dontspam.com wrote in miles nope@nopers.com wrote in marina wrote i finally got a chance to double check the name on the tires uniroyal laredo awt. marina i had those on my 1999 gmc jimmy they suck big time. you have gotten some good advise here get something with some good tread on it if you plan on being off-road for a period of time. if you cant stand noise from big-block tires then find something in-between a big aggressive tire & a mamby-pamby all-season tire. good luck in your tire search! due to e-mail spamming bots my reply address is incorrect. you should have seen the tires the dealer tried to give me. good thing i asked for awt or it would be even worse. i love the big block tires. next chance i have some extra money ill buy some new ones. yup the advice here has been excellent. thank you all!! marina .
From : roy
on nov 29 918 am roy r...@fhome.net wrote on nov 29 657 am roy r...@home.net wrote on nov 28 754 pm miles n...@nopers.com wrote roy wrote big block tread with sipes are the way to go. im not so sure of that for snow. i have the michelin lts m/s one my truck and their cross terrain on my durango. both look more like a street tire to me. not big open tread as seen on many off road tires. the open sipes help but i think the main gain for snow is the tiny hairline cuts made throughout the tread. my understanding is that they cause the blocks to flex breaking up any ice and pushing it out. the biggest problem i had with the a/s stock tires is ice build up in the tread. they quickly became ice wheels. for a good snow tire you dont want to use something that has a tread pattern like a mud tire. on the other side of that you definately dont want something that has the tread so close together that it packs. being from buffalo originally and having grown up driving there as well as down in the southern tier of ny i learned that the best tire if you dont want to get a true snow tire is a good a/t tire that is m/s rated. soemthing like the dueler at though i have also used the dueler ht with some what good results the bfg at etc. folks she is only doing a driveway. hell let her buy the best blizzak a dedicated snow tire. thats extreme for a driveway but the all seasons dont really cut it.- hide quoted text - - show quoted text - dude what the hell are you talking about no where did i suggest she spend any money hell i could care less what she buys but your suggestion to use a tire with big block tread is not the way to go which is why i replied. you are 100% correct! my apologies. i was talking on the phone when i was typing that. it was to a friend who who is trying to stuff a 454 into a 50 studebaker thus the big block i combined the two. buddism!!g- hide quoted text - - show quoted text - buddism is dead because the found charles budd cochran has dropped off the face of the earth. a 454 into a 50 stu huh damn! it is a interesting project. the thing has a fat boy front frame the engine is too close to the front crossmember the engine is too long the transmission tunnel is too low. trying to get a decent line is a real pia. im thinking maybe pick the body a couple of inches.g seriously though it is a nightmare but it is doable. heres one youll like. have to make the area at the firewall bigger so the bell houseing will clear. was walking through lowes and spotted a metal wheelbarrel that has just the right curve and depth when cut down. so a quick cut and quick weld some paint and problem solved with out a lot of banging and fab work. the crossmember clearance is going to be a bit harder. .
From : azwiley1
on nov 29 1014 am roy r...@home.net wrote on nov 29 918 am roy r...@fhome.net wrote on nov 29 657 am roy r...@home.net wrote on nov 28 754 pm miles n...@nopers.com wrote roy wrote big block tread with sipes are the way to go. im not so sure of that for snow. i have the michelin lts m/s one my truck and their cross terrain on my durango. both look more like a street tire to me. not big open tread as seen on many off road tires. the open sipes help but i think the main gain for snow is the tiny hairline cuts made throughout the tread. my understanding is that they cause the blocks to flex breaking up any ice and pushing it out. the biggest problem i had with the a/s stock tires is ice build up in the tread. they quickly became ice wheels. for a good snow tire you dont want to use something that has a tread pattern like a mud tire. on the other side of that you definately dont want something that has the tread so close together that it packs. being from buffalo originally and having grown up driving there as well as down in the southern tier of ny i learned that the best tire if you dont want to get a true snow tire is a good a/t tire that is m/s rated. soemthing like the dueler at though i have also used the dueler ht with some what good results the bfg at etc. folks she is only doing a driveway. hell let her buy the best blizzak a dedicated snow tire. thats extreme for a driveway but the all seasons dont really cut it.- hide quoted text - - show quoted text - dude what the hell are you talking about no where did i suggest she spend any money hell i could care less what she buys but your suggestion to use a tire with big block tread is not the way to go which is why i replied. you are 100% correct! my apologies. i was talking on the phone when i was typing that. it was to a friend who who is trying to stuff a 454 into a 50 studebaker thus the big block i combined the two. buddism!!g- hide quoted text - - show quoted text - buddism is dead because the found charles budd cochran has dropped off the face of the earth. a 454 into a 50 stu huh damn! it is a interesting project. the thing has a fat boy front frame the engine is too close to the front crossmember the engine is too long the transmission tunnel is too low. trying to get a decent line is a real pia. im thinking maybe pick the body a couple of inches.g seriously though it is a nightmare but it is doable. heres one youll like. have to make the area at the firewall bigger so the bell houseing will clear. was walking through lowes and spotted a metal wheelbarrel that has just the right curve and depth when cut down. so a quick cut and quick weld some paint and problem solved with out a lot of banging and fab work. the crossmember clearance is going to be a bit harder.- hide quoted text - - show quoted text - lowes for auto body stuff that is a new one but what ever works is clean quick and easy makes life that much better. .