4x4 on gravel road?
05-12-2010, 10:54 AM
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Gotta love a man who refuses to take anyone's word on stuff. I admire your determination to verify the truth of the claim for yourself.
05-12-2010, 11:25 AM
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As far as putting the JK in 4-hi, is the correct procedure to just shift on the fly while driving on trail, or is it preferred to be stopped when activating?
Also, when getting out of 4-hi and back to 2wd, can you make this change while driving, speed restrictions, need to be at a complete stop?
Thanks...finally preparing to leave the city streets and want to make sure I'm doing it correctly...
Also, when getting out of 4-hi and back to 2wd, can you make this change while driving, speed restrictions, need to be at a complete stop?
Thanks...finally preparing to leave the city streets and want to make sure I'm doing it correctly...
05-12-2010, 11:42 AM
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Totally fine to shift in and out 4-HI on the fly. Hell, without thinking I shifted OUT of 4-HI at 60mph one time. 
Jeep hardly seemed to notice.
As a general rule, you shouldn't be in 4WD above 55 mph. If it's bad enough to need 4WD you should probably slow down. And some people will say it can damage your system. That said, I and others have gone over 55 in 4WD without any bad consequences, so who really knows...
Jeep hardly seemed to notice.As a general rule, you shouldn't be in 4WD above 55 mph. If it's bad enough to need 4WD you should probably slow down. And some people will say it can damage your system. That said, I and others have gone over 55 in 4WD without any bad consequences, so who really knows...
06-11-2010, 09:54 PM
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Don't be shy about using your 4 Wheel Drive. The equipment is there to use and make your driving (especially off-road) safer. I put it into 4-Hi as soon as I head off road (on the fly) and into 4-Lo as soon as I begin to head up, down or over anything. The last thing you want to find out is - oops, I should of had it in X before I got stuck. Use the equipment you paid good money for. And go slowly.
06-12-2010, 03:49 AM
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Eventually, it will cause problems.
Now and then because of forgetfulness won't hurt anything.
06-12-2010, 07:19 PM
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On my way up to a hike on the Appalachian Trail this afternoon, I had some steep terrain on a poorly maintained gravel/fire road in the national forest and decided to throw my new Unlimited into 4H to give it a try (unnecessary, but it seemed like a good place to "exercise" it
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Immediately noticed the increased stability of the front end, but also noticed a little chatter around some bends and got nervous for my drivetrain and put it back into 2H.
My question is, on a seemingly low traction surface such as gravel and dirt, is it possible to still have enough traction to cause damage to the drivetrain? It very well could have just been the poor road as it had lots of shallow ruts and I was being extremely aware, but regardless.
Thanks for helping out a new part time 4X4 user.
)Immediately noticed the increased stability of the front end, but also noticed a little chatter around some bends and got nervous for my drivetrain and put it back into 2H.
My question is, on a seemingly low traction surface such as gravel and dirt, is it possible to still have enough traction to cause damage to the drivetrain? It very well could have just been the poor road as it had lots of shallow ruts and I was being extremely aware, but regardless.
Thanks for helping out a new part time 4X4 user.
06-13-2010, 11:19 PM
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