These trucks are remarkably capable in 2WD

[LouisvEarlleJT]

Was picking up some firewood from a construction site, thought I’d see what the truck could do without locking it in. (My plan was to lock it in as soon as it spun as I am not one to leave a site in a worse mess than it was). Heavy ruts, and an abrupt climb out of a pit, I was for sure I’d need 4WD to get out.

Nope. In 2H with the LSD it just crawled right along, no muss, no fuss.

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[Chunky White]

Good tires and throttle control can get you a lot farther than you'd think. We rarely buy 4wd trucks for work and do industrial construction. I have driven 2wd trucks with good AT or Mt tires just in the rear on one of our trucks through some muddy areas that our bosses 4wd trucks with all season or HT tires would not go. It made me realize how much I over reacted to trails when I was younger.

 

[Willpower1]

Yes they are

 

[PBCounty]

Agreed. Last week I climbed a significant gravel incline and with the max tow LSD there was no drama in 2WD.

 

[PBCounty]

Ha however on the flip side I needed a running start to climb a parking lot curb in reverse last night.

 

[DailyMoparGuy]

Yup, I tested the LSD out in 2WD on a few snowy hills this past winter and I was astonished at how well it did. It is impressive

4Lo still blows my mind in these to be honest. I can’t imagine what it’s like in a Diesel Rubicon for instance.

 

[hepcat]

I had a ‘92 Ford Aerostar as a work van for a number of years. It was a stock 2WD auto with stock M+S tires. I ran a rural NoCal county Sheriff’s crime scene unit in a mountainous county. I was regularly out on trails normally thought of as 4WD. Forest Service and fire roads. Anyway I was working a body-dump murder on a ridgeline waaaay out in the middle of nowhere. I had to ford a couple of creeks and a little rock crawling to get there, but the guys in the 4WD trucks I was following were incredulous that I could get a stock 2WD cargo van up into a place that they struggled with in the 4WD trucks. Technique, finesse, and good tires are just as important as a transfer case and front drive axle.

 

[Minty JL]

I completed the Peter Mills BoH trail in 2Hi.......it was a wet messy day too

 

[turtle]

LSD?

 

[GWolgamott]

LSD?

Limited Slip

 

[arosen1997]

LSD?

If you're sitting on your couch hallucinating being on the trail its much cheaper than spending the gas money to go out on the trail

 

[Florida Mojave]

Very true!! -- But 4H slings more mud!!!!

 

[PuddleJumper]

I completed the Peter Mills BoH trail in 2Hi.......it was a wet messy day too

That moment when you realize most trails in VA can be done in 2HI . Worried for nothing

 

[Minty JL]

That moment when you realize most trails in VA can be done in 2HI . Worried for nothing

Well having experience or some skills while knowing your vehicle goes a long ways.

Just like when I'm in OBX, I don't air down because I know how to drive in the sand.

And for the snarky folks out there that might have a comment about blah blah blah you should always air down. I will leave you with this thought, do you think we air'd down our trucks in Iraq???? My armored M114 HMMV that tipped the scales at near 15,000 lbs fully kitted out with weapons, ammo and personnel.

 

[PuddleJumper]

Well having experience or some skills while knowing your vehicle goes a long ways.

Just like when I'm in OBX, I don't air down because I know how to drive in the sand.

And for the snarky folks out there that might have a comment about blah blah blah you should always air down. I will leave you with this thought, do you think we air'd down our trucks in Iraq???? My armored M114 HMMV that tipped the scales at near 15,000 lbs fully kitted out with weapons, ammo and personnel.

most rules are recommended guidelines to cover your ass in common use cases. When you throw away logic, one finds riding the dildo of rules can be just as rough as riding dildo of consequences.

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