On a stock 88, what wheels will spin in 4 wheel drive? I recently bought the truck to drive into woods and haul out firewood, and bought a used set of 30 x 9.50's that 2 are pretty decent, and the other 2 aren't as good. I would like to place the 2 good tires on the wheels that will actually spin for max traction. Could someone please let me know. Thank you

 

It doesn't really matter a whole lot. Power on open differentials will go to which ever side has the least traction. Ironic, isn't it? Once you lose traction, you lose traction.

About the best you can do in your situation is run mud tires and/or put the ones with best tread where the most load is...in the rear. The rear is what frequently bounces around and has the tendency to lose traction first.

 

I agree put the tires with more traction on the back. I have an '88 with the 22RE and was hauling firewood out of my friend's woods. I had to go up a pretty steep hill with a full load and ran of out power when I was about half way up in 4-high. So after backing down the hill and putting it in 4-low I had enough power to easily make it up. Good to know in case you have any hills you have to climb

Rob

 

The tires I bought are mud tires. I was figuring one good one on the front and one on the back, but was unsure which side drivers, or passengers.

 

Put'em both in the rear and keep looking for a set of good ones for the front.

 

yep. put em in the rear. deff. best option there.

 

yeah if you put one good one up front and one in back the side with the crappy tires would proally be the ones spinning because they would be loosing traction the easiest, so i would say put both good ones in back

 

you don't want to have miss-matched tires on an axle. that will throw off your wheel speeds and cause a traction issue and unnecessary wear on your diff.
put 'em in the rear, if they're not grabbing like you want them to then put some sand bags over the rear axle.

 

Oh, and get a freakin LOCKER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Than you for all the help, I put the good rubber in the back, now if I could just get the brakes working. I'd be set.