My commute is further then what the Delta could handle comfortably(no cruise/AC/or decent tunes). So I pulled the tin and insurance and got the Lightning winterized this week.
Keystone rims with Firestone WinterForce 255/70/16 all around and a few hundred pounds in the bed. Had her out today in a heavy snowfall and had better traction then majority of the traffic.
i drive the harley year round with 430 hp put a set of winter tires on there and stay outta the boost and its the same as every other truck on the road in the winter.
Agree, seemed like a waste paying for something that didn't get use.
Once the saved $$ starts showing it will be put back into the Lightning upgrading sound, LineX, and fixing the dents, scratches and broken bits. I plan on sending it in for full detailing every spring, I picked up Husky floorliner mats yesterday at The Trailer Hitch Centre to protect the carpet(head office is on a gravel road).
i drive the harley year round with 430 hp put a set of winter tires on there and stay outta the boost and its the same as every other truck on the road in the winter.
if its your new DD, i would suggest spending the 250$ for some sound deadening material. amkes it nice driving around with very little road noise. plus it makes your stereo sound better.
i did the whole interior of mine and its awesome, i can have my sub on 10 and cant hear anything on the outside, i still have the roof of mine to finish this summer.
I used to drive my 2002 Harley Davidson Editon year round, on the stock tires and rims. It was doable but I had to go very slow and my commute was very short
Salt not a huge issue, drove out of 4 foot snow drift around truck last night without issue and got her home on the iced over gravel roads without incident.
How's it in the snow? I'm looking at getting one in the spring to replace my ranger since my insurance company quoted me $400/year less to insure a lightning lol, how Much worse is it on gas in the winter?
I got the winters on also but i still gotta put the smaller lower pully on and load the winter tune.
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