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aight ive read the 4hi or 4lo post and some of the guys on there said that when they get on the trial they get out and lock the hubs and keep it in 2wd, then switch it to 4hi if needed. I'm not really understanding why they would do that. please reply cause i do some wheelin here and there and was wondering what the advantage to it was. thanks
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it depends on the terrain really! out trail riding i lock the pass side hub and leave it in 2wd then when i see a potential hairy spot i lock it in. if it looks real bad i will lock in the drivers side as well! but when i am harcore boggin or crawlin i lock'em both in and use 4lo... due to my street friendly gearing! lol
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yeah i just lock the hubs and leave it in 2wd. but this is only for fire roads and real light trail stuff. you would be amazed at what the torque of a big block motor and some 33" tires can do on the trail in 2wd. when it gets bad I will put it in 4hi and really hairy stuff like a steep downhill decent i will use 4lo mainly to control my speed and also when going up steep terrain i will use 4lo. not much mud out here in so cal but lots of rocks, mountains and logs.
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I think the question is why you would leave it in 2hi, because it steers easier and is easier on parts if you don't need 4wd especially on hard dirt or rocks it's about like driving on pavement which is not recommended. Another reason for it is sometimes if you are tooling along in 4wd you may be getting into somethings that you may not realize how slick it is until you are spinning, and stuck then since you are already locked in it's too late, but if in 2wd if it starts to spin all you have to do is lock it in, and start paying attention to what is happening, nad you will be fine usually atleast that is my reasoning
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i agree with the last post, besides it's hard to do donuts in 4wd 
. but i use it more as a safety net. i run with the hubs locked in and in 2 hi till i get stuck, pull the lever and drive away usually.
. but i use it more as a safety net. i run with the hubs locked in and in 2 hi till i get stuck, pull the lever and drive away usually.
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I have auto hubs I leave it in 2wd until I need 4 wheel...easier on gas, parts......everything.
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I never unlock mine unless I'm driving more than 10 miles. (not very often). I think it is good to tool along with 2wd, but I think that a lot of the time you could get very stuck in 2wd, and not be able to get out of it with 4, whereas you'd have blown right through it if you would have had it in 4wd.
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The other thing is airing down before you go, because one, better traction, and two, if you get high centered, many times pumping the tires up to max will give you the 1.5+ inches you need to get off a rock or stump. Wonder if that works on a H2?
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Originally Posted by rebocardo
The other thing is airing down before you go, because one, better traction, and two, if you get high centered, many times pumping the tires up to max will give you the 1.5+ inches you need to get off a rock or stump. Wonder if that works on a H2?
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