4wd Rangers are worthless!
#1
4wd Rangers are worthless!
A little curious as to how it would do in the snow, I tried it out on a snow covered smoothly paved hill with about 8 inches of untracked snow. I locked in 4 high and started up the hill to make it about 25 feet before I got excessive wheel hop in the front end that cause me to have to shut it down before anything was damaged! The same result again and again, even going as slow as I could in 4 low. Could not go up the hill, UNTIL, I put it in 2wd and hammered the gas shifted into 2nd gear, and flew right up over....Backed down and tried the same in 4 high.....Wheel hop and shut down early again. I guess I liked my past Rangers because most of them were 2 wheel drives......I don't mind if it spins to a stop in 4wd, but to have so much wheel hop that you have to shut down? Why have 4wd at all?
#4
I think you have some kind of problem or else haven't yet learned to drive 4WD. I've wheeled with a lot of 4WD Rangers and frankly their hill climbing ability is WAY in excess of my locked 4x2 Ranger -- and my truck is on 35's with the electric locker.
Either your truck has a problem, or you're missing something is my take on it. Maybe you've got some bad shocks.
How is the truck on flat road? Is 4WD smooth or "jumpy". Possibilities are a mismatched front/rear gearset (unlikely) or mismatched front/rear tire sizes and/or uneven wear -- even a bad front driveshaft or hubs.
Either your truck has a problem, or you're missing something is my take on it. Maybe you've got some bad shocks.
How is the truck on flat road? Is 4WD smooth or "jumpy". Possibilities are a mismatched front/rear gearset (unlikely) or mismatched front/rear tire sizes and/or uneven wear -- even a bad front driveshaft or hubs.
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#10
Do many of you 4 wheel in deep snow? My truck has now other issues as it only has 26,000 easy miles on it. 4wd works fine on snowy roads, and 4 wheeling in my Cherokee never had this issue either.....I have been 4 wheeling for many moons BTW.
Wheel hop usually only rears it's head in deep snow.
Wheel hop usually only rears it's head in deep snow.
#12
Originally Posted by Camo
Do many of you 4 wheel in deep snow? My truck has now other issues as it only has 26,000 easy miles on it. 4wd works fine on snowy roads, and 4 wheeling in my Cherokee never had this issue either.....I have been 4 wheeling for many moons BTW.
Wheel hop usually only rears it's head in deep snow.
Wheel hop usually only rears it's head in deep snow.
#13
Maybe a blown or leaking front shock? A shock with a slight leak may only rear its ugly side when in that situation. Just a guess because I have a 4X2. Other thing that doesn't have to do with your problem, but the tires that you have, they are worthless as all hell. I had them on my truck new, and I never knew a tire could suck so much until I had those. I bet some nice A/T's would hlep on that hill.....
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Have you ever had the truck on a lift? Maybe something wasn't installed at the factory? It happens.
I would get her on a lift and start shaking things and see if anything seems loose and/or not right. Check wheel bearings, seals (leak could cause internal problems), 4x4 is properly engaging, a tough one to fine is bad tires (if one has a bubble on the inside it can cause some strange problems), missing wheel weights, check for leaky shocks, loose bolts at fastening points, check the front end, check the back end, check u-joints, lug nuts tightened properly. Just give her a real good once over.
I would get her on a lift and start shaking things and see if anything seems loose and/or not right. Check wheel bearings, seals (leak could cause internal problems), 4x4 is properly engaging, a tough one to fine is bad tires (if one has a bubble on the inside it can cause some strange problems), missing wheel weights, check for leaky shocks, loose bolts at fastening points, check the front end, check the back end, check u-joints, lug nuts tightened properly. Just give her a real good once over.
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#23
Originally Posted by Victory
Have you ever had the truck on a lift? Maybe something wasn't installed at the factory? It happens.
I would get her on a lift and start shaking things and see if anything seems loose and/or not right. Check wheel bearings, seals (leak could cause internal problems), 4x4 is properly engaging, a tough one to fine is bad tires (if one has a bubble on the inside it can cause some strange problems), missing wheel weights, check for leaky shocks, loose bolts at fastening points, check the front end, check the back end, check u-joints, lug nuts tightened properly. Just give her a real good once over.
I would get her on a lift and start shaking things and see if anything seems loose and/or not right. Check wheel bearings, seals (leak could cause internal problems), 4x4 is properly engaging, a tough one to fine is bad tires (if one has a bubble on the inside it can cause some strange problems), missing wheel weights, check for leaky shocks, loose bolts at fastening points, check the front end, check the back end, check u-joints, lug nuts tightened properly. Just give her a real good once over.