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Without differential locker or limited slip,the wheel that has less traction will spin loose.
So putting only one chain in open differential,will result going nowhere on slippery.
The wheel without the chain will just spin loose,unless you have a differential locker.
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So putting only one chain in open differential,will result going nowhere on slippery.
The wheel without the chain will just spin loose,unless you have a differential locker.
Shortly put..
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Tuned
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So if I have it in 4 wheel drive high the one chain on the rear still won't do any good.
I live up a dirt forest service road about 5 miles. Some of it is very steep with drop offs. Sometimes there is only ice so I only put one chain on so I don't slip as much going downhill. But on coming back on the ice uphill I need just a little traction so the one chain on the front in 4 wheel drive gives me the added traction going up the hill and gives me the added stability going downhill and not sliding over the edge.
I live up a dirt forest service road about 5 miles. Some of it is very steep with drop offs. Sometimes there is only ice so I only put one chain on so I don't slip as much going downhill. But on coming back on the ice uphill I need just a little traction so the one chain on the front in 4 wheel drive gives me the added traction going up the hill and gives me the added stability going downhill and not sliding over the edge.
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OK guys got one other question.
Is there a kit I can have installed by my mechanic that will lock both rear wheels when I want them locked? If so what is best one for the money, i would something reliable that works with the best bang for my dollar.
this is my last truck. We are very remote with lots of snow. We have to pay to have the forest service road plowed. Usually in winter i chain up my truck all 4 wheels and it stays that way til spring. We leave our 4runner down at the paved road and use our f250 to go back and forth to the 4runner. Then use the 4runner to do our running around.
Is there a kit I can have installed by my mechanic that will lock both rear wheels when I want them locked? If so what is best one for the money, i would something reliable that works with the best bang for my dollar.
this is my last truck. We are very remote with lots of snow. We have to pay to have the forest service road plowed. Usually in winter i chain up my truck all 4 wheels and it stays that way til spring. We leave our 4runner down at the paved road and use our f250 to go back and forth to the 4runner. Then use the 4runner to do our running around.
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OK guys got one other question.
Is there a kit I can have installed by my mechanic that will lock both rear wheels when I want them locked? If so what is best one for the money, i would something reliable that works with the best bang for my dollar.
this is my last truck. We are very remote with lots of snow. We have to pay to have the forest service road plowed. Usually in winter i chain up my truck all 4 wheels and it stays that way til spring. We leave our 4runner down at the paved road and use our f250 to go back and forth to the 4runner. Then use the 4runner to do our running around.
Is there a kit I can have installed by my mechanic that will lock both rear wheels when I want them locked? If so what is best one for the money, i would something reliable that works with the best bang for my dollar.
this is my last truck. We are very remote with lots of snow. We have to pay to have the forest service road plowed. Usually in winter i chain up my truck all 4 wheels and it stays that way til spring. We leave our 4runner down at the paved road and use our f250 to go back and forth to the 4runner. Then use the 4runner to do our running around.
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I am not sure I would want a locker for driving on ice. I had a True Trac on ice and that was weird enough as in D with foot on the brake the tires would spin with the low stall converter, I had to put the truck into 3rd to stop that. Something to differentiate (even slightly) seems safer, but I have not driven in the climate you are in currently.
Front lockers tend to plow and want to really just go straight as I understand from my pal with a big 4x4 and tail shop.
Front lockers tend to plow and want to really just go straight as I understand from my pal with a big 4x4 and tail shop.
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I grew up in snow, and have driven a lot in snow and ice, sometimes very aggressively. In those conditions you described I would only run 2 chains or 4 chains. Probably 4.
Mountain Pass
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I would be looking into something like an air locker so you can quickly and easily lock and unlock the differentials. To be honest I'm not familiar with them at all for these trucks, but from a Jeep background...
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