Yup, add some weight in the rear of bed, makes a world of difference. I have sand tubes 70 lbs each for winter driving up here. Weight for the drive, and ready sand for the stuck, bring a knife to cut the sand tubes.
I would go to Lowe's though...
I have heavy 10-ply sidewall 265/70...
Well, if you have one of those lifted trucks, way out of stock issued tire sizes, and you hit me, I can assure you I would investigate thourally and see if there was evidence that out-of-stock truck was hindered from just a factory truck in performance.
Factory performance numbers are posted...
Spring means cow manure and mulch for deserving trees.
Roughly 800 lbs. load from Lowe's, 35 miles away.
Also got the Continental DWS 06's on the Camry today with factory 18's. Put the 16 steelies with WS-90's away.
Welcome, congrats on the rare 6MT with sweet color.
I have a 24 TRD Sport 6MT with rare bronze oxide.
TRD Sport is the way to go, even a solid base when modding. Just looks better with hood scoop, color keyed and better OEM rims.
I drive my 25 Camry SE for winters. Put 16 steelies on with...
Later that day, the huge blizzard struck Wisconsin. We got 20 to 25" of snow, yippie.
I tied the trees to the deck to survive the 40-50 mph winds. The snow throwing image of the driveway was on Sunday, I did the same thing on Saturday from the first round. Double whammy with this storm.
The...
This old 1986 2wd long-box was my main winter beater for many years in the 1990's.
How I survived with such a little 2wd:
First off, 5-speed manual, having a manual gives you more advanced wheel slip notice.
Small, skinny little 14-inch wheels that sliced through the snow.
2 sand tubes in...
I brought home #65 and #66 trees for our lot, 10 species of 66 trees total.
I also scored 300 miles (winter blend) on full tank. Not that it matters...
I now can claim ROOT 66!
I live in Wisconsin and have seen the same temp fluctuations.
With the Tacoma, I drove it out on Monday with highs in the 60's and got home with just over 20 mpg.
The Camry hybrid though, I have been steadily climbing from around 36 mpg during peak of winter to now it reads 42 mpg due to...
Took it out for a short 45-minute drive to charge all system and lubricate. Got just over 20 mpg for those that actually care for that with a truck.
2nd winter in a row did not need to drive it once. The Camry awd handled it all with WS-90's.
Another 1 to 2 inches of global warming snow is...
Well, I have the 6MT. I notice when running granny or short shifting into gear, the turbo kicks in more to get up to speed. Also, when I get to highway speeds and lock it into 6th gear, I hear the turbo constantly kicking on as soon as I even touch the throttle.
I'd like to run in 6th gear...
All good.
Proves the hood scoop is sort of functional with some water marks on the top. Air does indeed get in but it is mostly a vent to let hot air out when stopping.