Took my kids camping in Memorial Park in La Honda this weekend. Top down, doors off, kids in the 3rd row back seat; it was beautiful.

I have a question about off roading. I've never done it and I'll be going with my kids this weekend. I've tried shifting into 4wd in the past and half the time I grind gears. I've tried it stopped, and I've tried it going very slowly (less than 5mph). I have an auto trans. Any advice would be good. Thx.

 

There is a section off of the main board called Off-road 101, it will answer a lot of your questions. If you are putting your Jeep into 4-hi all you have to do is pull the transfer lever down one notch towards you and that is 4-hi, it shouldn't grind, just give it a little tug. You don't have to stop to put it in 4-hi. You DO have to stop to put it in 4-low though. It just takes a little getting used to, that's all.

 

when you pull it into 4lo you wont have a shadow of a dought that you're in 4lo !!!!!

 

okay thanks. I'll check out the 101 thing. I heard that you should roll in neutral at less than 5mph when shifting into lo though.

 

X2, between 1-3 MPH and it goes in very easy.

 

Threre is actually alot of good info on this in your owners manual too. You can always get your question answered here but I would read your manual thouroughly first. Good luck.