ANY 2WD THAT GO TO THE SNOW?

Anyone take their 2WD to the snow lol
AND what was your experience like ?

 

With good tires, you can easily get through snow with 2WD. Ice is a different story. Ice doesn't care if you have 4WD or 2WD

 

lol yeah i found that out coming down big bear

 

I drove my '01 2wd all over the place all the time and even towed with it in snow and with good rubber had good performance too!

 

yeah i had just put my AT wildpeaks 35s

 

Good tires and airing down can get you super far, kind of similar to sand. When in doubt, let more air out of your tires lol

 

I had Bridgestone Revo IIs on mine and loved those things!
Not popular here for some reason and they have changed them a lot now too but I would get another set in a heartbeat if I came across a good deal when I need new ones.

 

With a set of good winter tires and some weight in the bed, 2wd is perfectly capable in snow. Depending on how much snow, what temps you'll be driving in, and how long your "winter" lasts, other tires with Mountain/Snowflake symbols might be okay. But if you have real winters and real snow, winter tires have my vote. I have 4wd and a set of winters on separate rims.

 

yeah, I don't know about that advice. Maybe it depends on the type of snow and terrain.

Deep powdery snow, maybe. But roads covered in heavy, wet northeast snows are absolutely treacherous with under-aired tires.

 

Throw 4-500 lbs of weight in the back.

 

I don't know if I've seen snow/ice conditions where more tread contact was detrimental. Though I've never driven in the north east, I know 10psi or single digit pressures in Colorado/Utah/Idaho will get you further than any other single traction device in my experience (and based on OP's photo, with those conditions that's what I'd do to avoid getting stuck and making it out of the driveway). Now if you're talking driving fast, that changes the dynamics a bit lol. Again, never driven in your region though.

 

In the 70's I used to bomb around in my 1970 Cutlass everywhere!

Back then you just pretty much drove what you had and thats what I had.

I drove that beast across country through the great Blizzard of '82 in that Cutlass and while it was plenty terrifying at times I made it through just fine too.

 

dam thats OG right there

 

Just as important as good tires and good tread for snow, comes wise and sensible driving tactics. Can't just gun it and stop quick. It takes some finesse and possible oversteer to drive.

 

Oh you mean Practice and Experience!?

 

Bingo!

 

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Yes! The latest Firestone ATs are like traction control in the snow! Had them on my Jeep in a big snow storm a couple years ago and couldn’t get stuck in 2wd. Never needed 4wd! The new Bridgestone Revos ATs also rock! Great on my 4Runner. I just swapped my truck to the Firestone AT LT (truck tire) after the Jeep performance was so good.

 

Lived in Park City, UT during the winters. 2WD could handle it 95% of the time and I lived on the side of a steep slope. When the road to my house iced up, it was dicey even with 4WD at times unless I chained up. This was after I swore I would never buy another car I had to chain up after one hard winter but Park City winters are cruel.

However, there is no difference in braking between 2WD and 4WD as all cars have 4 wheel braking most with ABS. Most accidents I observed were due to people not allowing for longer stopping distances. Most memorable accident was a brand new MB rear ending a pickup truck at a stoplight the next lane over.

 

Back in the 70's it seemed like everyone had snow tires, roads were never plowed well and quickly and we still did all we needed to do. An inch of snow the entire area goes into a panic.

 

RWD was all I had when I was learning to drive.
Good snow tires got me through some nasty winters including the Blizzard of '78.

 

I live in the snow. I believe 4WD is mandatory for the times that it get's a little slick and dicey, but more important is tires. If I had to choose between good snow tires and 4WD, I would take tires everytime.

 

Moving to a snow town-40" per year soon with my 2014 SR5 2wd. Buying a 4wd isn't an option for a while. Based on what I have read, a set of Blizzak tires, 400lbs of sand/gravel bags in the bed, shovel, and set of chains seems to be the best I can do to prepare. Any other suggestions?

 

Plan ahead if you need to go out for supplies during snowfall. Other than what else is mentioned on here, just take it easy you'll be fine.