sctom1
Active Member
What was the actual deepest snow you drove through without chains? And not just a few feet of travel, but at least a quarter mile. What year and kind of Expy? Do you have the stock AS or snow tires? Were you concerned about getting stuck?
I’m thinking of a new Expy and eventual move to Denver CO and can’t let bro in law outdo me in the mountain snow with his Grand Cherokee. (And I still have nightmares from the 3 Dodge/Plymouths I and my parents had over the years, so I can’t buy one). FWIW, had a 1990 Ford Ranger 4x4 stock and drove in 23.5 inches of heavy wet snow. It was starting to get hung up on the packed snow underneath and tires were not making good contact, but was still able to drive over 1/2 mile before I felt better in the garage. Went thru 16” heavy wet snow with no problem, though. Probably could have pushed powder over the hood.
I would think a newer Expy AWD would handle 16” of powder easily and 12 inches of heavy wet easily, albeit slow.
Thanks.
I’m thinking of a new Expy and eventual move to Denver CO and can’t let bro in law outdo me in the mountain snow with his Grand Cherokee. (And I still have nightmares from the 3 Dodge/Plymouths I and my parents had over the years, so I can’t buy one). FWIW, had a 1990 Ford Ranger 4x4 stock and drove in 23.5 inches of heavy wet snow. It was starting to get hung up on the packed snow underneath and tires were not making good contact, but was still able to drive over 1/2 mile before I felt better in the garage. Went thru 16” heavy wet snow with no problem, though. Probably could have pushed powder over the hood.
I would think a newer Expy AWD would handle 16” of powder easily and 12 inches of heavy wet easily, albeit slow.
Thanks.