Modifications for snow

[91renegade]

1048790

Assuming I can get my 4WD working (see other post) I am looking for mods for snow driving. I bought the YJ a year ago to help get up my goat path of a new driveway in winter and have been a little dissapointed in its performance( my 2wd Limited slip pickup does better right now!). I was under the assumption that all Renegade Package YJs had a limited slip rear my either doesn't or the clutches are toast.



Can someone suggest some good snow mods that can be done with stock suspension? I have considered a PowerTrax rear or front diff but can't find much on how they handle on dry pavement. Anyone running one?



My renegade is 6cyl Dana 30 Front 35 Rear AX-15 Transmission.



Thanks in advance



Eric

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[bigTlilODD]

1048792

I don't know much, so take this and do what you want with it. Try new tires. Maybe some inexpensive rims with deep tread patterns on the tire. Then you can swap rims when you need to. Otherwise, you should have the power to do it.[addsig]

 

[Quik8slvr]

1048808

my jeep performs great in the snow, i dont have lockers or anything yet so the only thing i can accredit it to would be tires, get yourself a nice set of aggressive all terrain tires and a set of wider rims, pep boys has american racing waggon style rims for like $35 per rim that should do the trick, before i got different tires my jeep was all over the road in the snow...in order to clear a bigger tire (if you're gonna buy new ones might as well be bigger right???) you'll need some sort of lift. I originally cleard 31's by just adding a 2" shackle lift, its inexpensive and effective, took less then 2 hours to do and i did it myself with a friend...hope this helps[addsig]

 

[BigBlackJeep]

1048812

I would agree to the prior posts as well. If your tires have less than 5/32th's of tread left, I would get some new ones for winter. I have 32x11.5 Laredo M/T's on my 92 YJ, It goes ok in 2WD, but in 4WD I can go just about anywhere. Remember, you can have all the power and best lockers in the world but if your tires are no good, you aren't going to go anywhere........[addsig]

 

[Craig]

1048819

I've worked up at a ski resort and have a few friends that still do...they all run the Yokohama Ice tires. My friend has them on his jeep and it is a snow machine. Using these tires in the snow is almost like driving on wet pavement with regular tires, they grip really well. If I ever see my jeep again (it was stolen) my next set of tires is going to be the ice tires for the winter and some swampers for the summer. My friends have run these tires for 6 months of the year for the past 2 years with hardly any noticable tread wear.[addsig]

 

[mike_moore]

1048820

the best tires i've found for any situation has been bfgoodwrench m/t. had my old chevy go side ways over in nebraska,3/4ton overloaded. droped a gear and let fly!it was a choice, peter built or the ditch.they kept me on the road.

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[MudderChuck]

1048844

I´ve got it stuck in my head, that AT`s work better in the snow than MT`s, it seemed that alot of little teeth do better, than a few big ones, especially in packed snow. But I could be wrong, it also seemed that the older the treads where, the worse they worked, like the rubber got harder or something. Different kinds of snow different driving conditions. The AT´s seemed to brake better, most times.[addsig]

 

[BigBlackJeep]

1048853

I would agree that the best tires for the winter are tires dedicated for snow use. But if you need a good all around performer, I would go with an A/T tire. The mud tires look cool, but the bigger blocks don't usually help in the snow, esp. on a light Jeep. The more edges you have to grab, the better the tires are in the snow...[addsig]

 

[Craig]

1048892

<TABLE BORDER=0 ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=85%><TR><TD><font class="pn-sub">Quote:</font><HR></TD></TR><TR><TD><FONT class="pn-sub"><BLOCKQUOTE> I´ve got it stuck in my head, that AT`s work better in the snow than MT`s, it seemed that alot of little teeth do better, than a few big ones, especially in packed snow. But I could be wrong, it also seemed that the older the treads where, the worse they worked, like the rubber got harder or something. Different kinds of snow different driving conditions. The AT´s seemed to brake better, most times.</BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></TD></TR><TR><TD><HR></TD></TR></TABLE>My friends run a place that is the main distributor for tires and wheels on the west coast of Canada. They've told me that the mud terrain tires have too many large flat spots so they don't perform as well as all-terrain tires in the snow. The softer the rubber, the more edges for grabbing and few large flat spots such as an all terrain works much better in the snow.[addsig]

 

[CTJeeper]

1048893

I always believed that the A/Ts performed much better in snow, because the more treads and razor-cuts bit better, but Petersen's 4WD & Off-Road did a test to find out if this was true. They used Pro-Comp A/Ts and Pro Comp M/Ts for the test, and found that it is actually a tradeoff in the snow. Altough the A/Ts bite better, they also self-clean much worse, and the tread can get clogged up and make the tread ineffective. The M/Ts on the other hand didnt grab quite as well all around, but didnt get gummed up with slush... Anyways take it for what its worth.[addsig]

 

[Snitty]

1048904

drag slicks... thats the way

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[bigTlilODD]

1048919

I just so happen to have AT's on my Jeep. WOW, my sis-n-law actually bought good tires, since the ones that were on there before practically became slicks! I spun out that jeep 2 times in the snow when she owned it and had NO TREAD left on the tires.[addsig]

 

[BigBlackJeep]

1048964

I would go with A/T's, they are supposed to be for all terrains, hence a/t. Mud tires work great in the slush, but don't do very good on the hardpack/glazed over snow. It all depends on what you want for your Jeep and what you want it to look like and perform come this summer.....

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