I'm not a newb but have a newb quesiton so here it is.
I went wheeling the other day and have a couple of questions.
Can you engage the transfer case in 4 wheel drive low or high with out having the front wheels locked? Will it hurt my rig in any way?

Thanks-Blake

 

dont believe so. it would be the same effect as a twin stick. would just give you 2hi and 2low

 

Yeah thats what I figured....

 

you're just turning the front shaft, diff and axle shafts?

other than drag and load the engine will overcome by using more gas, I don't see the point...

Yes, you can use 2L... I do it all the time... But watch how you cut the wheels.

 

 

If the hubs are not locked, you can not shift on the fly.

If you come to a stop, shift, and then go on, though, it won't hurt the truck any ... until you get stuck and really need the front wheels driving ...

 

Depends on the transfer case. For example, the chain driven case behind the A340H can be shifted on the fly just about any time up to 50mph.



elblako91: No, you can't hurt the truck at all by doing so. All that's going to happen is your front driveshaft/diff/axles will spin with no load on them. It doesn't really matter to them if there's a wheel on the end or not.