Lack of power in reverse?

[Tommyd]

I was delivering a couch today for my in-laws. I pulled into their lower field to get ready and back up to their basement. I was in 2hi when I started backing up the hill. The hill was soft mushy grass kids field like.
I started to ease the gas on as to not spin the tires. The problem was I kept giving it more and more gas and the rpm’s just increased and the truck wouldn’t move. Once I got moving it just felt like unnatural amount of throttle applied. So I just shifted to 4l and it walked right up.
I know there has been some discussion on power loss but in 4hi it was odd.
Was the traction control sensing something and killed power? I have no clue. Anybody have a clue? Or just who cares and get over it lol.

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[JeepOfTheseus]

Any modifications?

 

[Tommyd]

Well…… 37s on 3.73s. Oops maybe I should have added that. A regear is coming soon.
To be fair I remember an occasion where it did this with 33s as well. I have a tazer installed with tire size changed.

 

[SteveInOrlando]

lol, a reverse gear you can do 50 MPH in. That is the only problem I have found with reverse in these.

 

[Tommyd]

lol, a reverse gear you can do 50 MPH in. That is the only problem I have found with reverse in these.

Well that could be a problem then right? Way to under geared in reverse?

 

[ShadowsPapa]

lol, a reverse gear you can do 50 MPH in. That is the only problem I have found with reverse in these.

Yeah - reverse is a really high gear in these. That coupled with big tires and that gear ratio? Hmmmmmm..........

They've been making vehicles reverse way too high IMO for years. I can't even back out of the driveway with my little car in reverse - I have to turn it around and drive up in 1 or 2. The automatics in the JT are about as bad.
Can't figure out what's up with that - they think we are trying to get away from something in reverse and need to go FAST? Not good for backing to a boat ramp, I'm sure.

 

[JeepOfTheseus]

Well…… 37s on 3.73s. Oops maybe I should have added that. A regear is coming soon.
To be fair I remember an occasion where it did this with 33s as well. I have a tazer installed with tire size changed.

Only reason I ask is because I had the Magnusson supercharger installed, then pulled it after blowing the engine, but I was still running the transmission file meant for the supercharger. It resulted in exactly the same behavior as you’re describing.

 

[Tommyd]

Yeah - reverse is a really high gear in these. That coupled with big tires and that gear ratio? Hmmmmmm..........

They've been making vehicles reverse way too high IMO for years. I can't even back out of the driveway with my little car in reverse - I have to turn it around and drive up in 1 or 2. The automatics in the JT are about as bad.
Can't figure out what's up with that - they think we are trying to get away from something in reverse and need to go FAST? Not good for backing to a boat ramp, I'm sure.

Yes 4low on a boat ramp for me… if I had a boat

 

[Lunentucker]

My parking sensors will stop me from backing up if the tailgate is down or there's a close by obstruction. Have to disable it via the dash button. It does also beep annoyingly but maybe you're hard of hearing or something .

 

[Tommyd]

My parking sensors will stop me from backing up if the tailgate is down or there's a close by obstruction. Have to disable it via the dash button. It does also beep annoyingly but maybe you're hard of hearing or something .

How do you disable it? No not hard of hearing yet I’m to young for that ?

 

[Lunentucker]

How do you disable it? No not hard of hearing yet I’m to young for that ?

Button on the dash.
It had me baffled the first time it stopped me from backing up.

 

[Lunentucker]

If you don't have the button you don't have the automated park sense.

 

[Tommyd]

Button on the dash.
It had me baffled the first time it stopped me from backing up.

Duhh I should have known

 

[Geoarch]

Well…… 37s on 3.73s. Oops maybe I should have added that. A regear is coming soon.
To be fair I remember an occasion where it did this with 33s as well. I have a tazer installed with tire size changed.

I’ve found if you stick your leg out and push backwards it helps!

I have a JTR MT with 35s and it’s much better (lower gears) than my Tacoma TRDPro. I guess it’s a matter of scale.

 

[Advntrbound]

I’ve found if you stick your leg out and push backwards it helps!

I have a JTR MT with 35s and it’s much better (lower gears) than my Tacoma TRDPro. I guess it’s a matter of scale.

I have a MT with 35s and reversing up a hill absolutely sucks. It's way too tall of a gear to be useful.

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