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Old Dec 5, 2012 | 02:43 AM
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Guys can someone answer this please...
When shifting from 2WD ( normal) driving to 4HI...i don't have to put in neutral correct...
I just have to be at a slow speed...And when i don't need anymore pop it back up to 2WD...
4LO is something different...

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Old Dec 5, 2012 | 02:50 AM
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Yes u are correct......
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Old Dec 5, 2012 | 02:52 AM
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Yep, you can actually pop into 4hi at speed. Something like 25 mph. Not sure on the exact speed but its in the manual. 4Lo is the whole nuetral thing under 5 mph I think.
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Old Dec 5, 2012 | 02:54 AM
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Thanks guys...
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Old Dec 5, 2012 | 03:21 AM
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Read your owners manual! It's all in there, everything you ever need to know about your Jeep, it's why they make them!!!
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Old Dec 5, 2012 | 03:46 AM
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Old Dec 5, 2012 | 05:37 AM
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Manual says 55. I'd have no fear of doing it even faster but the question is in what situation would 55 even make sense?

4 low you need to be like 0-1mph and it likes to not go in but don't force it, simply roll forward or back a tiny bit and it will come right back.
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Old Dec 5, 2012 | 08:32 AM
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On our paved secondary roads in the winter, the surface often will alternate between dry pavement to a layer of ice and/or snow. This is mostly due to the open fields letting snow blow across.

Because of that, I shift back and forth often between 2wd and 4-high. Usually between 50 to 55 mph. I have had this 07 since new, and it has caused no harm at all.
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Old Dec 6, 2012 | 02:11 AM
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Gotcha Yankee...When i had my 08 was doing the same not quite at those speeds...Had no problem...
Will do the same with th 12...It's 4LO you have to be careful...Thanks...
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