I was out in my 4x4 work truck again today for work. As I tried to leave my neighborhood a person in a tiny mini or fiat was stuck in about 3 inches of snow. 2 guys were out helping push the tiny car. I sat there watching, already had to help a lady yesterday so I could get around here to do my job. Today I figured if you got stuck there your gonna get stuck somewhere else so that car shouldn't be out on the road. I just watched till they got it pushed out on the clear road. I am certain that car is stuck somewhere else now.
Also todays 4x4s are a lot different than 4x4s of old. I routinely will drive in 4x4 high in the rain for the added traction. Truck just hums along without a care in the world. I like knowing my front wheels are pulling vs just along for the ride.
Also todays 4x4s are a lot different than 4x4s of old. I routinely will drive in 4x4 high in the rain for the added traction. Truck just hums along without a care in the world. I like knowing my front wheels are pulling vs just along for the ride.
This “traction control” **** they are putting on vehicles is worthless ****! I spend lots of time “off-road” and in my experience with the traction control on Chevy and Dodge pickups that piss poor excuse for modern technology will get you in a jam. When I stomp the throttle I want 100% power to the wheels! I wouldn’t mash it to clean the tires and get the rpms up if I didn’t need to. I prefer my rpm and traction control to be managed by my foot. Thankfully they include a button to turn that ridiculous **** off.
Oh and knobs on the dash to engage 4wd, they can keep that **** too! If I suddenly start breakin through a soft spot I wanna be able to jerk that dude in 4wd and get some power thrown to the ground before I’m on the frame.
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That’s not an issue on my ZR2. If you push through it will overwhelm the TC and give you plenty of slip without the stability control breaking up the party. As soon as you put it in 4H or 4L, the TC is disabled completely.
On the dash knob, mine will move the shafts enough to engage while sitting still. Even on the move it will kick in as quickly as the traditional shift lever on my old 3rd Gen 4Runner.
Glad to hear your setup works! Newest Chevy I’ve tried is a 2015 and the dash knob 4wd doesn’t engage near as fast as the stick on the floor in other trucks.
...and how to stop.
When I was a kid growing up in rural Illinois/Iowa in the late 80s and early 90s, we couldn’t wait for weather like this to take our v8 RWD sports cars out for some fun. Don’t remember ever getting stuck but if we did we didn’t care
The same black challenger has been stuck in front of my house twice this week. The owner gets pissed when the two guys in the back seat track snow into it after they had to get out and push. It's been entertaining. The only vehicle that has left my house since Thursday has 4LOW, with 275 profile all season tires, and weighs 6000 pounds with me in it lol. We're not quite snowed in. Well, the two sedans are but I don't like driving those anyways.
This one gets me around just fine. Haven't needed 4WD through this stuff yet let alone the lockers but it's nice to know they are there if I do.
Besides, it's what I wanted and I'm the one that paid for it.
Mine is a 2018. TBH, it may be because it’s more of a performance oriented 4x4 vs utility type? I know they can electronically tune certain parameters, I just don’t know if that applies to the transfer case. I love the truck and couldn’t be happier!
