Jeepers

[T-Giv]

Ah I see what you are saying now. Yes I have also been concerned about being locked all the time in the snow on street. The Aussie however unlocks when the wheels are turned either direction and it is unlocked all of the time when the rig is in 2 wheel drive. So from those whom I have talked to said that in the snow it takes a little getting used to but that once you know how it reacts it's a non issue. I guess I won't know until I try it?

[Irving]

Well, I ran into two thoughts that I agreed with.

1) If you have manual hubs and you NEED an anchor, you could just get out and unlock one hub and have 3-wheel drive.
2) If you are able to drive more than 20-30 mph in slick conditions, then you likely won't need to be in 4-drive anyway.

I've driven a front wheel drive car with a front LSD and it was WAY better in the snow than non-LSD. I can only imagine if I had had actual snow tires. When on an off-camber street, if I goosed it enough to break the front tires loose, it would always predictably slide toward the edge of the road. That was something I was always in control of though, and it never created an issue. Not to mention I had both rear wheels to anchor me.

My Amigo has an LSD in the rear, and when driving on flat, snowy surfaces, it might as well be just be fully locked. It is easy to goose the throttle and have the back end come around on me. I had to learn to drive it a little bit because of that. Making turns onto a street under any decent amount of acceleration is asking for trouble, but again, that is something very controllable and you quickly learn not to drive like a moron.

I think the new Ford F-150 Raptor comes with a selectable rear locker and a front LSD. That's pretty cool, but I bet it will get people into trouble driving around in snow storms in 4-wheel drive.

The Aussie however unlocks when the wheels are turned either direction and it is unlocked all of the time when the rig is in 2 wheel drive.

As for this, from what I read, it sounds like it unlocks when you take your foot off the gas. So as long as you are not powering through turns, it shouldn't be too big of a deal.

[Irving]

Found a lot of limits to my ride today. Mostly having to do with not having a lift and a locker.
I got high centered going down a hill. I called my buddy who lives near by and he came over and hopped on the bumper a few times and shook me loose. That was right about the time the police showed up. The officer was pretty cool about it and didn't give me a hard time.

[10mm-man]

Found a lot of limits to my ride today. Mostly having to do with not having a lift and a locker.
I got high centered going down a hill. I called my buddy who lives near by and he came over and hopped on the bumper a few times and shook me loose. That was right about the time the police showed up. The officer was pretty cool about it and didn't give me a hard time.

Winch would have prob got you out and then you wouldn't have to bug your buddy! lol I once got stuck the same way, passenger on the bumper jumping up and down a few times, did the trick! Were were you at that the police showed up?

[Irving]

104th and Washington in Thornton. Look it up on Google maps and look behind the King Soopers. A winch wouldn't have helped me unless I had a stake to drive into the ground. The police politely informed me that there is no where legal to 4-wheel in Thornton, lol.

[condoor]

I've been following this thread and would like to meet some members and get out on the trail. I have a 2000 XJ on 35s.

[USAFGopherMike]

I've been following this thread and would like to meet some members and get out on the trail. I have a 2000 XJ on 35s.

Cool. You'll have to meet up with 10mm-man, T-Giv and I. We're all within about 70 minutes of each other.

[condoor]

Cool. You'll have to meet up with 10mm-man, T-Giv and I. We're all within about 70 minutes of each other.

Sounds good. I'm in Conifer and have some flexibility with my schedule through the week. I've done a bunch of changes to my rig the last six months and need a good basic shakedown run. Slaughterhouse?

[10mm-man]

Sounds good. I'm in Conifer and have some flexibility with my schedule through the week. I've done a bunch of changes to my rig the last six months and need a good basic shakedown run. Slaughterhouse?

Ready when u r....

[USAFGopherMike]

I've never been. I need to upgrade my cooling fan. The current one is dying and doesn't get it done.