Canadian winter driving with lowered trucks

[76stepside01]

Anyone here in canada drive their lowered trucks in the winter? How does the truck handle it? How low do you think I could go and it still be drivable in the winter? I dont have the funds to bag it so that is not an option. Thanks

[noonzor]

pending on snow fall and road conditions might not be bad. biggest thing will be a good set of winter tires, sandbags(weight) in the bed and hopefuly they plow the roads more then they do here in edmonton. main roads are usually fine, side streets and alleyways are a NIGHTMARE!!! and i wouldnt go too low till your ready to dedicate a summer driver, for all season driving youll be glad you have extra room.

and a sidenote, never owned an airbag vehicle but i hear winter and bags dont get along unless your in some kind of warm parkade or garage.

[canadian trucker]

I drove mine a few years ago in the winter. I did not have problems with my airbags and the cold. But more the fact that my front cross member was acting like a snow plow pushing show up the front of my engine. I made it 300ft down my road and could go no further.



With this little snow on the roads.

My suggestion, a lowered truck is a great summer vehicle.

[SCOTI]

Lowered trucks = snow-plows even here in warmer climates when it rarely snows.

If you get caught out, you can get home. I wouldn't want to drive around in it full time though & would have a 2nd/winter vehicle.

[Tony@AirRideTech]

drive my dually year round until it wont make it back up the drive... then the burban comes out

[steemin_ehman]

I did for the first part of a season, decided I wouldn't do it again when I got stuck in 2" of snow. This was just south of Saskatoon, SK. My 295 tires probably didn't help. The problem with these short boxes is the weight distribution - the back end always wants to go ahead of the front - you'll end up going in the ditch backwards. I sure did.

A good set of winter tires and A LOT of weight in the back, don't get the front cross member any lower than the ground clearance of a typical car. You should be ok then!

[andrewmp6]

Buy a cheap beater for the winter you don't want salt all over your truck.

[YBNORML]

Up until 3 winters ago I drove a 1991 s-10 for 12 months of the year. It was lowered 4" on the front and 5" in the rear. The key is proper tires with a little bit of weight in the back for traction. The only issues I ever had were back alleys where the ruts tend to get quite deep. Even then I only got stuck a few times in the 5 or so years I drove that truck. Below is a pic of that truck.

The only reason I stopped driving it was I needed a bigger truck. I just lowered my 98, and I plan on driving it every day, all year. The only change will be that I will swap the 20's for the stock tires and rims for the winter.