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Old 04-21-2009, 04:02 PM
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2wd low?

OK, I used to have a 2004 F250 diesel and had read several times that there was a mod you could to that would let you go into 2WD LOW. I was wandering if anyone had done this with an F150. I'm assuming your just keeping the hubs from locking in when you select 4WD LOW.
 
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Old 04-21-2009, 04:32 PM
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Sure enough. I don't enough about how the front end locks in on the 150 but if you interrupt that signal you'd be able to use 2 low.
 
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Old 04-21-2009, 04:34 PM
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What a coinky-dink. There's a thread in SuperDuty about this very thing. Sure could be a handy thing to have for backing a trailer.

Here's a link to that other thread: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/8...eel-drive.html
 
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Old 04-23-2009, 11:24 PM
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Yeppers! I actually got the idea from the superduty forum. Was just curious if anyone had done it on the F150.
 
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Old 04-24-2009, 01:58 AM
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it would be really easy to fab up...problem is the PCM might be smart enough to figure out what you did.


basically just need a hot wire & switch that runs to the IWE Vacuum solenoid wire.
when you switch to 4x4, the IWE Vacuum Solenoid gets de-energized and breaks the vacuum at the IWE's


so if you ran a hot wire and seperately energized that solenoid...vacuum should be re-applied to the IWE's and then you would be in 4x2 LOW...with a spinning front driveshaft

I'm curious as to whether the PCM has a sensor that determines if the IWE is engaged/disengaged...or if that IWE Vacuum Solenoid is on/off
 




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