GREAT video. I'm never too proud to say I learned something, and that was very cool. Thanks for sharing!4x4 doesn't make you invicible, it's true. And I think that is the point of the saying. However, it is not completely true that 4x4 does not help you stop. Since the f/r axles are locked together, being in 4x4 can actually keep your fronts from slipping on a hard stop. Check out this Oneil Rally School video for their findings.
Thank you for saving me from having to add "the elephant in the room" going is not the problem it's stopping. FYI another thing is temperature has critical effect on traction: 0° -25° and lower vs 30°-34° temp.Please remember the going is not the hard part folks, the stopping is. 4WD does not help with that at all. I use 4WD as the front end is heavier and thus allows for more traction when accelerating. Please use care when the roads become snow covered. Far to many of us in Jeeps and 4WD trucks get bad mouthed for driving to fast for road conditions. Northern Virginia is the worst as most people here have never seen snow, let alone drive in it.
Be safe out there folks and Let it Snow, let it Snow, lett it SNOWWWWW!
User manual says 45mph for shifting in/out of 4H. Mohave you can go 4L up to 45mph
Don’t sweat that, you won’t forget, if you do you can feel it quickly and just shift out of it, whole vehicle feels different when it’s engaged.And for those of us who have 4Auto, now you know what that exists. I'm an AWD enthusiast coming from Subarus, Audis, and AWD Jeeps and I can tell you that it has saved my but many times in a changing conditions environment. I'd be careful of putting it in 4Hi and forgetting about it once it dries up or turns to rain since that can't be good for the drivetrain.
Does that mean in 4H you can go faster than the 45mph? I have had my my Gladiator for over a year and have gone to 4H 3 times and all of the times I was under 40mph, because I really didn't need to be in 4H.
I drive a certain gravel n dirt road just to engage the 4WD (4Hi) for a few miles. I might get up to 45 MPH on it just to wear it in and to cycle T-case and front axle disconnect. I've driven a few of my Jeeps in 4Hi at 55 mph or more not long distance... Well maybe a hundred miles or so say from Bloomington IL. south to Mt. Vernon IL. in winter storms one of them was "more fun" locker in front axle and Trac-Loc in rear. Interesting on ice.Does that mean in 4H you can go faster than the 45mph? I have had my my Gladiator for over a year and have gone to 4H 3 times and all of the times I was under 40mph, because I really didn't need to be in 4H.
X2Also helps a lot to put your transmission in neutral (manual transmission people do this already by pushing in on the clutch) when braking in slick snowy or icy conditions, especially in 2wd.
https://4wheeldriveguide.com/how-to...not recommended to,Lo should not exceed 10mph.Does that mean in 4H you can go faster than the 45mph? I have had my my Gladiator for over a year and have gone to 4H 3 times and all of the times I was under 40mph, because I really didn't need to be in 4H.
He neglects to mention anti-lock brakes.4x4 doesn't make you invicible, it's true. And I think that is the point of the saying. However, it is not completely true that 4x4 does not help you stop. Since the f/r axles are locked together, being in 4x4 can actually keep your fronts from slipping on a hard stop. Check out this Oneil Rally School video for their findings.