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<blockquote data-quote="Geoff Doane" data-source="post: 74293" data-attributes="member: 1155">Re: Winter question for cargo van ownersPutting extra ballast behind the rear axle will actually transfer some weight off the front axle and onto the rear, so you get a bit more traction than you might otherwise expect.&nbsp; Back when my daily driver was a cargo van, I would keep a pair of subs in the back during the winter, rather than just leaving it empty.&nbsp; A loaded cable trunk might be even more dense, but more difficult for one person to wrestle in and out of the van.&nbsp; I don&#039;t think the cold had any detrimental effect on the speakers.&nbsp; They would have just been in an unheated storage unit anyway.I&#039;ll put in another vote for good tires though.&nbsp; And not all OEM tires are crap either!&nbsp; My last two Chev vans came with Michelin LTX 10-ply M+S tires, and although they are expensive, I think they&#039;re worth every cent.&nbsp; I did replace one set with something cheaper, but was not happy.&nbsp; I ran the LTXs all year around, and they weren&#039;t overly noisy.&nbsp; The 10-ply rating is important too, IMHO.&nbsp; You&#039;re going to load that thing up with a lot of gear from time to time, and you don&#039;t want the tires to be overly stressed.&nbsp; If the van is not already a 1-ton, you might also want to talk to a spring shop about adding another leaf to the rear axle.GTD</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Geoff Doane, post: 74293, member: 1155"] Re: Winter question for cargo van owners Putting extra ballast behind the rear axle will actually transfer some weight off the front axle and onto the rear, so you get a bit more traction than you might otherwise expect. Back when my daily driver was a cargo van, I would keep a pair of subs in the back during the winter, rather than just leaving it empty. A loaded cable trunk might be even more dense, but more difficult for one person to wrestle in and out of the van. I don't think the cold had any detrimental effect on the speakers. They would have just been in an unheated storage unit anyway. I'll put in another vote for good tires though. And not all OEM tires are crap either! My last two Chev vans came with Michelin LTX 10-ply M+S tires, and although they are expensive, I think they're worth every cent. I did replace one set with something cheaper, but was not happy. I ran the LTXs all year around, and they weren't overly noisy. The 10-ply rating is important too, IMHO. You're going to load that thing up with a lot of gear from time to time, and you don't want the tires to be overly stressed. If the van is not already a 1-ton, you might also want to talk to a spring shop about adding another leaf to the rear axle. GTD [/QUOTE]

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