Traction

[jagabom (Esquire)]

The new 2019 1500 Silvie is 450 lbs lighter. Does that equate to roughly 100 less lbs per tire?  Is that going to cause a little lousier traction? 

Jim

17 Silverado 

[Mike GMC]

I never had any traction trouble in my 2000 Sierra and it's about 500 pounds lighter than my 2015 Sierra.

[ChristopherDB]

10% weight reduction = 10% less traction. I doubt it. I don't think it would be noticable. 

[wforrest08]

Good tires you’ll never know the weight ain’t there.

 

Best vehicle I’ve had yet (and yes I’ve had a sh!t load) in snow and mud was a 4x4 square body S-10 blazer with the 2.8L and Copper A/Ts. The only way to get it stuck in snow was to get it high centered. Mud it was light enuff to “float” over most anything.  Anybody that’s owned a S-10 will tell you they don’t way anything.