I have a new-to-me 2010 F250 that I use for driving forest roads in the PNW often to get to trailheads. Due to all the rain (and general lack of maintenance funding) our forest roads here are in pretty bad shape with many pot holes and rocky sections. I’m not looking to do any serious off-roading, just drive rough forest roads with confidence.

So far I’m planning on getting better off-road tires since that’s low hanging fruit. Beyond that, I was wondering about a limited slip differential? I’ve definitely had a few times where the open diff would result in one wheel spinning when the other still had good traction. I’m not sure how difficult/expensive that would be, but would it be worth it?

Aside from that, are there any suspension mods to help with the many pot holes maybe? Anything else to consider?

  • rikonium@discuss.tchncs.de
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    1 year ago

    I would see how the tires help since if they + traction control help enough with traction you might not need to worry about an LSD as much.

    • foo@withachanceof.comOP
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      1 year ago

      Good point, I think the on-road tires on it already are the biggest thing holding me back, not the diff.