Anyone wondering about “snow condition” driving? Here’s my experience. State: NJ Conditions: 8-10inches unplowed snow Vehicle: 1992 Honda Acty attack 4wd Setup: “stock” from delivery Wheels: 12x3.5 4x100 Rubber: Bridgestone K305 145R12 LT Feedback: Amazing traction. I mean the truck would not slip. Getting it to even drift was so hard let alone do some nice donuts was almost impossible. Amazing traction through unplowed streets and the following day up and down icy suburban roads. Didn’t once get stuck. Completely embarrassed my model 3 performance stock setup.
My 1992 MiniCab is really fun in the snow - - in 4wd. - - Next to useless in straight 2wd, but really, what do you expect with skinny little 12" wheels, and "all-season" tires, but in 4wd, it forges ahead like a little trooper. One issue though, is the narrow track width. It's a bit too skinny to fit nicely in the snow grooves pressed into the roads by most bigger vehicles, so I try to say out of them whenever possible. And, it's fun to see other people smiling and waving when they see you out and about.
These trucks are amazing in snow. I have the exact same model as NJTukTuk, so it was nice to read his experience. We got the same storm in PA and I wanted to test it out on some unplowed roads, roughly 10in of snow as well. I have Deestone 24in ATV tires on my Attack and she drove through it without a hiccup, zero loss of traction and that's without locking the rear differential, my driveway is also pretty steep to the road. It's nice to know that given an emergency situation, I can rely on the truck to get where I have to go.
Hey do you a photo of your tire wheel setup? Are they on the 12x3.5 4x100 stock rims? Looking for beefier tires but in the stock rims so I can keep costs down and not deal with the spacers needed or lift kit. thanks!
Sure, my avatar picture (w/the bike) is before I lifted the truck and the one I posted below is after I did a 2in lift. The tires are mounted onto the stock 12in wheels. Before I did the lift they didn't rub unless the stock suspension compressed quite a bit or if I had a 200lb+ passenger. I was actually debating selling the tires and getting an A/T or M/T tire that was slightly less aggressive. These are pretty loud on the street , but perform amazing off-road or in said snow storm, anything else and they're a bit much.
Man I did not want to go too much with the tires but now after seeing your setup with the lift I like that a lot what lift did do you use? The 2in one on eBay? Did you change the springs? thanks Awesome setup btw the black pops nice
Yeah, I went with the eBay spacer kit, which I'm not a fan of at all. I just received 275lb Afco springs from Summit and will be installing them and will be swapping out the spacers. And thanks! I really like the black as well, it's like a Rhino-liner just not as thick.
Impressive setup. I might consider those winter tires next time because I'm currently using the set of all-season tires I got from 4WheelOnline. Thanks for the insights and feedback though.
I'm going to swap them out for some Yokohama Super Diggers, I may try to find another set of wheels to swap these ATV tires on for snowstorms or strictly off-roading. They're not too fun on dry pavement.
Attack, It's a smart move to have an extra set of wheels. Work, mud/snow tires, and your highway tires! Yeah it might cost a little more, but in the long run I think it's worth it! Limestone
I completely agree, and usually how I roll. Most of the vehicles I own have another set of wheels for different terrain whether snow or the track. I was just trying to be a tad more conservative this time around since these ATV tires are brand new.
I guess if you wanted, and you had a decent all purpose, mud and snow, type tire. When you decided to go off road, or heavy snow/ice, you could use chains, but that would be my second choice, I guess. It all depends on what your doing and what you want out of it! Limestone
That's pretty much it. My truck will hardly ever see anything serious offroad even though we live on 3.4 acres of woods. However, the road in front of my house seems to always be plowed last so the ATV tires will see some use. Although I'm sure the Super Diggers should navigate that well enough.
How did the swap to the new spring and removal of the lift go? I'm looking at an Acty and trying to weigh options and the springs over the spacers were going to be my first choice. Did you keep the shackles from the old kit and did you leave the original rear shocks? I like the look of the tires you have and was trying to pick them out of the deepstone website but couldn't quite find it. Sorry for so many questions. Just trying to get my direction. I had a diahatsu picked out out and a upgrade plan but it fell through.
Not a problem, I haven't swapped the springs out yet been busy with getting the CRX ready for this year's track events. My plan was to still utilize the the rear shackles to keep it level, although at this point I have no idea how high the front will sit. I was debating just swapping out the springs and keeping the spacers on unless the truck doesn't sit level. It's going to take some messing around with which is why I haven't done it yet. The Deestone tires are amazing off-road, but that's it. They are absolutely terrible on the street and even parking lot maneuvers, I didn't mind the noise, but they rode terrible until you got up to speed. Plus, they were the wrong weight rating for the truck (ATV tire) so they flat-spotted within hours. I have swapped them out for some Yokohama Super Diggers and they are a much better tire overall, although they don't look as cool and I lost about 1-1/2in of ground clearance. Where are you located? If you're close enough, I would consider selling the Deestone tires.
I have three sets of tires: Two sets are street mud and snow tires, one set for winter has studs. And a set of ATV tires i Put on if I’m headed out into the woods. The winter tires stay hooked up when I’m plowing, but will break loose in 2wd on ice. In 4wd they seem to stay hooked up really well. I bought chains the first year, to put on if I need to while plowing. But have never needed them. They just ride around in the tool box all winter.
Thanks for that info on the load rating, flat spotting, and poor pavement performance - really helpful. I was looking on the Deestone site trying to match the tread pattern (maybe swamp witch D932?) and the load rating was pretty low. If you don't mind, what was the dimensions on the sidewall 24x8-12 or 25x8-12 or something else? It would help shopping around knowing that it would clear and install on stock rim. I plan on hauling firewood out of the woods so I'll need a decent load capacity which would rule them out. I also would like to be able to at least drive to the local hardware store and gas station on pavement. So I may be looking at separate sets of wheels and tires for different purposes like Jigs-n-fixtures. I'm down in the Asheville, NC area. We get snow occasionally so the feedback on the original thread topic is nice to know, but only have to worry about it a few days out of the year.
Give me a couple days and I'll try to find identification number for you, we're headed out of town early tomorrow morning. I do know they are 24x.8 tires. I usually do have 2 different sets of tires for every vehicle own, but these Super Diggers did really well in the last snow we got I don't see the need to ever swap them out to something more aggressive. Only reason I'd keep these tires is strictly off-road.
