Have you ever used 4lo
12-10-2003, 04:35 PM
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I was doin some screwin around on my 15 acres and some of the trails that I have made over the past few days of rain and snow, and noticed that 4L can actually be worse in semi-soft footing...you have to be careful how much gas you give it because if you over do it you will spin out too much due to the high intensity of torque...with 4H the power is evened out a bit so it doesn't overwhelm the terrain you're on.
Just an observation...also, always remember to go to Neutral BEFOROE shifting into 4L!! I have made that mistake a few times luckily I have been sitting still so hopefully it didn't cause all that much damage :pat:
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Just an observation...also, always remember to go to Neutral BEFOROE shifting into 4L!! I have made that mistake a few times luckily I have been sitting still so hopefully it didn't cause all that much damage :pat:
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12-10-2003, 04:41 PM
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I use 2lo and 4lo is a push away......I always go lo offroad cause of more torque and braging rights, " damn I made that hill in 2wd and you got stuck in 4wd, ha ha ha"
12-10-2003, 04:47 PM
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I only used it once... All four of my tires were literally frozen to the ground, because I was parked on a slope and the snow that had melted the day before froze around the tires.
Maybe I could have gotten unstuck in 4-hi if I had a 3.slow or 3.4, but thats a 4cylinder for ya
Maybe I could have gotten unstuck in 4-hi if I had a 3.slow or 3.4, but thats a 4cylinder for ya
12-10-2003, 05:27 PM
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Originally posted by Jonathan
I use 4 lo a lot when wheeling because I like to take things slow (less breakage) and with a manual tranny it just makes it easier because you don't have to play with the clutch so much.
I use 4 lo a lot when wheeling because I like to take things slow (less breakage) and with a manual tranny it just makes it easier because you don't have to play with the clutch so much.
12-10-2003, 07:08 PM
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a few months ago i had to get a scissor lift sent to one of my jobs...i needed it inside a building that has a 20' deep rear walk-out basement...well when i got it delivered there wasnt any roof on the building so i got a crane to lift the 3500 ponds pig up over the wall and drop it down into the pit...but over the last few months the building got finshed and the only way to get the lift out was to drive it out the back door...only problem is that an "indoor "scissor lift has no balls for driving outside at all...and with super slick tires and only about 2" of ground clearance there was no possible way to drive it through the mud and up the steep hill back to the street to load onto a flatbed...but i had been waiting for this opportunity...i took the runner down through the woods to the back of the building...hooked a tow strap to my hitch...dropped it into 4lo and drug that piece of ˟˟˟˟˟ through all the mud and straight up the hill...never losing traction and barely giving it any gas at all...i gotta admit it felt pretty good 
in the right circumstances...there is no substitute for 4lo
in the right circumstances...there is no substitute for 4lo
12-10-2003, 08:23 PM
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i use 4 lo all the time, it rules, i get a ton of torque, and its perfect for lowspeed cruising, 2nd gear low for me is the perfect ratio, and also its for going down steep hills, 1st gear low, youll go super slow, safely, no brakes locking, but if you push that clutch in youll fly down
12-11-2003, 09:25 AM
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4lo is only required if you have a 5-speed, and you get stuck in REALLY slow moving traffic. Put it in 4lo, and you dont have to keep shifting from neutral to 1st gear every other second. Just crawl along in 1st the whole time.
12-11-2003, 09:49 AM
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Gotcha covered Edge.
I use it often when wheeling around. Not so much for breakage concerns, but control. I like the ability to keep the vehicle speed relatively constant when going over the local rocks. I find by keeping the vehicle rolling at a given speed, I encounter less wheel slip/hop.
Whoops ! Forgot I drive a 4th Gen ! Disregard what I said above...
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I use it often when wheeling around. Not so much for breakage concerns, but control. I like the ability to keep the vehicle speed relatively constant when going over the local rocks. I find by keeping the vehicle rolling at a given speed, I encounter less wheel slip/hop.
Whoops ! Forgot I drive a 4th Gen ! Disregard what I said above...
Steve
12-11-2003, 09:55 AM
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Back in the day my dad had a little s-10 blazer. We were screwin around on the way home one day and slid off the road like an 1/8 before our driveway 
We prolly sat and spun for a good 10 minutes or so. Then dad got the bright idea of putting it in 4lo. We were sittin in the driver way in under a minute. Oh yeah he had an automatic too. Seemed pretty amazing back when I didn't understand the crawl theory.
We prolly sat and spun for a good 10 minutes or so. Then dad got the bright idea of putting it in 4lo. We were sittin in the driver way in under a minute. Oh yeah he had an automatic too. Seemed pretty amazing back when I didn't understand the crawl theory.
12-11-2003, 11:02 AM
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Originally posted by INsr5runner
What's 4lo? do I have it in my 4runner? it's a 2000 sr5 4x4.
What's 4lo? do I have it in my 4runner? it's a 2000 sr5 4x4.
12-11-2003, 12:54 PM
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When I lived in Camino ,California last year I needed 4-low
to get me out of my drive way. It was a 10 or 12% up grade
1/8 mile followed by a 8-9% 1/4 grade.
When the blacktop got wet it was a deamon to get up it without
4-low and a locker.
Other neighbors just stayed home.
I hope that give you an idea about using 4-low.
to get me out of my drive way. It was a 10 or 12% up grade
1/8 mile followed by a 8-9% 1/4 grade.
When the blacktop got wet it was a deamon to get up it without
4-low and a locker.
Other neighbors just stayed home.
I hope that give you an idea about using 4-low.
12-11-2003, 02:19 PM
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Originally posted by keisur
So... do you think it would be necessary for going over the rocks that are just passing through?
So... do you think it would be necessary for going over the rocks that are just passing through?
12-11-2003, 05:17 PM
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So... do you think it would be necessary for going over the rocks that are just passing through?
12-11-2003, 05:24 PM
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As soon as I read the topic title...I thought, man, I bet pirate is having a field day with this one. Sure enough, somone posted on it...but they were nice for the most part.
