Hi, I recently got a 1991 4Runner with the Warn Hubs that you have to get out to lock. I live in Kansas and this week we are expected to get some bad winter storms. Being 17 I have to drive back and forth between school and home. I was wondering if its okay to lock out the hubs in the mornings when I leave, even if I'm not going to be in 4wd. I wouldn't be traveling over 45m.p.h. If you could please let me know, that would be great.

Zach

 

It shouldn't be a problem. Consider this, before the truck had the warns on them they were always locked.

Edit: I'm envious of the sexy 2 door runner, nice!

 

its fine to have them locked pretty much like the auto hubs but those sometimes unlock when you really need it also manual hubs are way better

 

Like the others said, you'll be fine driving with them locked. Actually, you should do that about once a month anyway to keep everything lubed (if you go for more than a month without using 4wd, which is a rarity for me ). Do expect a little less fuel economy and it will be a little slower than normal.

X2 on the sweet 2 door second gen

 

Elton, you are confusing auto hubs that ended in '87 or so.
Those would unlock when you backed up on a trail.

He had ADD hubs before, same as what my FJ Cruiser and many others have.

So when he leaves his manual hubs locked in, it is the same as me or any other ADD owner, the parts are always turning up there.

You could leave them locked in forever and it will not hurt a thing, but you will loose a little extra power and a tad gas mileage.

 

Yep. You would be fine leaving them locked all winter, if you wanted.

 

my bad i wasint sure if he knows what add is but if he does thats great

 

www.4x4wire.com has a good explanation of all the hubs, but I can not find it in my bookmarks.
Use to have it.

 

Lock them "IN" and shift into 4WD on the fly as needed. But not "low range", just pull it back from 2HI to 4Hi and on the fly, as long as both hubs are locked.

 

I was wondering this same thing, as it snowed here and I had to drive on the highway (45 mph tops 'cuz people are idiots) in 2wd with the hubs locked. Good to know I didn't blow anything up.

 

Not trying to jack the main posters thread here, I just had a quick question? I heard you are able to have the hubs unlocked and shift into 4hi and be able to have 2wd low, is this true?

 

Correct.

 

rdharper, thanks. I'll give it a go.

 

ok also not trying to hijack the thread bud I have a question now. 2wd Low is rear wheel drive like normal with a whole lot more torque?

 

don't do that on the fly.....2LO is fun though.

 

Make this shift ONLY when stopped...When moving at any speed, the front hubs must be locked in order to "shift on the fly".

 

In a lay-person way, yes, but 4wd is actually engaged, and the front axles spin, but they are not attatched to the axles so they don't get power.

You have to have dual cases to have TRUE 2LO.

 

Yes, it is true, you can leave the hubs unlocked and go into 4 lo which will give you 2 wheel drive low range. But as long as the hubs are set into free wheeling mode, you must fully stop to move that transfer case lever.