I hate the 5.4l! When it rains, I cant go past 1/4 throttle or else I spin like crazy! I also cant go WOT till atleast 50mph or else I just spin....

Anyone else have this problem?

 

That 's a problem with your tires not your engine.

 

Nope, I have 17" tires and have never experienced that problem.

 

Yea
I hate mine too. When I'm pulling my boat on the highway I keep forgetting it's back there.

 

Mine seems to do the same thing when it rains, but does handle well on snow and ice.

 

I have the 17" Tires I can floor mine at take off and it will just spin a little. But it will take off very fast for a 5000lb+ truck.

 

I have the Goodyear RT/S (or is it RS/T? I can never remember) LT245/75R16 -- and even with the 3.73 and 260 HP cannot spin them on dry pavement (and don't try WOT from a dig when it's wet) even doing a 'brake torque'. Those tires stick very well for me.

 

Ford used to put Goodyear Eagle GTII's on most if not all of it's 17 inch wheels, which probably has as bad of wet traction as any tired I've ever had...

 

When it is raining and the roads are slick, I have to be careful also and I have the 4.6.
IMHO, the problem is more of an issue with the fact that it is a truck(light rear end and all).
Actually, I have found that on wet pavement, just about any vehicle has less traction. Maybe the problem is really with the wet oily streets.

Now on a ten speed bike I can spin em if I start in 1st gear and really push the peddle down hard.

The point I am trying to make is...take it easy on slick roads. You'll also notice your braking distance will increase, which could really cause a problem.

Rocks

 

For those who didnt know, Im joking around.

I have General Grabber tires...17"...they wont spin on dry pavement, but rain, from anywhere up to 50 I can floor it and spin em..

 

LMAO....That's pretty good. I was worried about you for a minute there. I'll admit, ya got me.


Rocks

 

disconnect a couple of spark plug wires.
What would you do if you had real power.

 

You must have the only good set of RT/S in the world, then. Those crappy things came on my truck stock, and were off in less than 2000 miles. The thing would leave twin black marks for over 20 feet on dry pavement and on wet pavement....well, I think the bare rims would get more traction. More than just being a sorry tire, it is a DANGEROUS tire.

I know that GY does actually make some good tires, although I have never had any of them.

 

HI!... I know what you mean about traction problems!!!! Check out the vid below. I was simply trying to leave a stoplight going to the store!!!!!LOL!


http://www.85merk.com/movies/Neal_Massive_Burnout-s.mpg

 

hmm.... I didn't know you slow V8's had that problem.

...I on the other hand have to start in 2nd as 1st becomes useless in the rain, I spin that one tire forever;

HOWEVER!!!!!!!

I just bought me a Powertrax Lock-Right Locker! Gone with the 4x1 and in with the 4x2