Yesterday we drove from Joliet to Green Bay to visit some friends. Below zero temps all the way with white out conditions from the 50 mph gusts. I lost count how many accidents (including a 20 car pile up) we saw.
This truck is un-friggin believable in snow and ice. I have been driving 4x4s for 20 years and have never been more impressed. On the way home last night going through Milwaukee we hit an area about a quarter mile long of solid black ice. there was at least 5 cars that were already wiped out. I was doing around 50 mph and felt that sickening feeling when the back end starts letting go. The VSC kicked on and self corrected the truck immediatly.
It really was an amazing experience. It's almost like having auto pilot!!
Best truck I have ever owned hands down!!
Cool story. people sometimes gripe about the nannies but after they save your butt like that, then you know why they are there like that.
Safety was a reason I went with the Tundra over the others. The side curtian airbags and the VSC.
__________________ 2007 Tundra DC SR5 TRD Nautical Blue, 5.7, 4X4, Toytec 2.5" front lift, 1" rear block, Diff. drop kit, BFG AT KOs 305/65R/18, JVC KW-AVX810 head unit, HD Radio, Sirius, JVC CH X1500 12 disc CD changer, Scosche piano black dash kit, Alpine 550 4 channel amp 90 watts per channel, Focal 165 V1 components front, Cliff Designs CD60-4C Components rear, Modified Pioneer sealed sub box, MTX Audio TT 6510-04 10" shallow sub, Alpine 450 mono amp 220 watts, R/F 1 farad digital capacitor, All 4 doors and rear wall DynaMatt, Hard wired Escort Passport 8500 X50, Boyo VLT 300 rear veiw camera.
Starting my second winter with the 07 dc fwd. This is my first fwd, so I am no expert, but with several trips through bad snow storms last year, a trip over Bennett Pass in the Oregon Cascades last week (lots of snow) and the mess here in the north Willamette Valley over the past 10 days, the Tundra performed very, very well.
Mostly fwd gets us through, but 15 inches of snow and ice on the 15% driveway out of the barn defeated the fwd this week. Figured I'd give it a try without chains - too soon old, too late smart - made it half way and spun out all four wheels. Tried again, still no go. Backed down to the barn and dug out the rear wheels and put on the chains - you'd think my language would have melted the snow. Once more and still no go. Backed down, gave it a bit more gas and - whoopee - out to the main driveway which had been well tracked by our neighbors.
Nice high clearance was great, just took and inch or off the top getting out.
Fun, looking back on it from a nice warm house. Not so fun when I was cussin' myself for not putting the chains on in the nice dry barn.
Going to shed the factory rubber this winter for some improved AT tires - good information on this forum - to get us over the Cascades and, probably, a trip to Winthrop, WA. Dedicated winter tires just don't make it here. Our streets are usually wet, so wet braking is way more important for our conditions than ice traction.
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2007 Tundra DC SR5 TRD Nautical Blue, 5.7, 4X4, Toytec 2.5" front lift, 1" rear block, Diff. drop kit, BFG AT KOs 305/65R/18, JVC KW-AVX810 head unit, HD Radio, Sirius, JVC CH X1500 12 disc CD changer, Scosche piano black dash kit, Alpine 550 4 channel amp 90 watts per channel, Focal 165 V1 components front, Cliff Designs CD60-4C Components rear, Modified Pioneer sealed sub box, MTX Audio TT 6510-04 10" shallow sub, Alpine 450 mono amp 220 watts, R/F 1 farad digital capacitor, All 4 doors and rear wall DynaMatt, Hard wired Escort Passport 8500 X50, Boyo VLT 300 rear veiw camera.
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