Well today I was pulling a .. Ahem.. JETSKI out of the lake and for the life of me I could not gain traction. Pretty rediculous. Finally I used the ebrake trick to ease it out. Cmon though, a jetski! Anyway my truck performance add-ons are listed below. My question is, you think just tires are my problem? If so what are some good tires I can put on my 16" stock wheels? Or, if tires aren't it, other suggestions?

Current - LT245/75R16 120/116s


1999 dodge ram 2500 5.9l Turbo diesel

- Quadzilla Adrenaline Programmer

- iQuad Bluetooth Guage display

- hx35w turbo

- boost elbow

- Pusher 24V2G Aluminum Intake Manifold

- S&B Cold Air Intake

- Air dog 150gph lift pump

- 1/2" big line fuel kit

- GM Transmission Governor Pressure solenoid conversion

- 4" turbo back exhaust with 4-7" tip

 

You didn't say whether it was 2 wheel or 4 wheel drive, but I would assume its a 2 wheel drive, probably crew cab. All of your weight is on the front end, and with crew cabs, I've never seen one that wouldn't get stuck on the slightest grade on a slippery surface. In other words, you just don't have enough weight on the rear.

 

​​​​It's a 2wd club cab.

I put a set of 285/75/16 all terrain tires on it today, we'll see if it helps some. I know that big heave diesel is on the front and nothing on the back. Hopefully it helps some at least.

 

Exactly as stated above. Ya need weight in the rear.....unless your tires are bald as hell. One tactic Ive used was to toss a few hundred pounds in the bed using sandbags. It works!

 

I was about to post the same thing, that engine would never notice the difference. The new tires should help also.

 

YEEEHAAAWW!