Well i was in the snow today and i put my truck in 4L put i didnt go over 10 mph but it pulled my 250 through the deep snow and ice,but most of the time i use 4h..peace

 

In my model railroading business, I frequently have to back my trailer around to the side door on people's house, accross the lawn. I use "2low" for this- 4low, with the hubs unlocked. It is much friendlier to the grass, and I have the gear reduction. Frequently, though, I pull the trailer back out onto a busy street, and must get moving quickly. This is where the speed factor comes in. I usually tool around the block, or just to the next stop sign at around 20-25mph in 2low. The engine is screaming, the t-case is whining, but at least the trailer isn't practicing cold fusion with a Honda. I also frequently go out in the woods and load down with 1.5 cords of firewood (more than 1.5tons), and need to scoot out on the road. Especially uphill, 2low makes a major difference. I wouldn't recommend it for driving everywhere, but I don't think that a blast to 30mph would hurt it every now and then. And, blownbronco, the answer isn't always "stuff it to the floor and let the rooster tails fly". Sometimes you need finess.

Jared

 

Looks like he missed the fact that the Samurai reference was to HIS truck...

 

Mustang in answer to your original ?. You can go as fast as you need to as long as you are not over revving the motor.

For instance if you do snow removal with your truck it is nice to use 4 low because you get the added torque so that when you are moving 2 tons of snow you can still go 35-45mph and have power.

 

It seems that my original answer to mustanggt221 question upset some people. I didn't think that is what the offensive. Anyway since Steve83 likes to say other peoples trucks are suzuki's. I say anyone that reads this posr list all the info of your truck and we will see whose sounds most powerful. PLEASE NO LIHING!!!!


My INFO:
1990 Ford Bronco XLT
5.8L bored .10 over
High Flow 3" exhaust system & Headers
K&N FIPK
Heavy Duty Ford Tranny
Borg Warner Transfer Case
Tranny Cooler
Oil cooler
High Flow water pump, and aluminum radiator
6" Rancho suspension lift, 35" Bfg Mud Terainns
4.10 rear axle dertroit locker
4.09 front axle Eaton Locker (Manually operated)

Dyno tested at 327 horse power at the rear wheels

 

[updated:LAST EDITED ON 07-Dec-02 AT 00:38 AM (EST)]You totally missed the point of the Suzuki reference: I said 4WDs that are ONLY used for sport might as well be Suzukis because they don't have to do real work - they're just for playing. If you want to know what's in my truck and what it can pull, haul, drag, or tow, look here:
http://www.webphotos.com/list_photos.asp?mi=3&smi=1&a=13217
Just out of curiousity, how many of those mods did YOU do and how many did you get someone else to do for you? (No lying, please! )

What exactly does your high Flow 3" exhaust system & headers do that the stock 2 1/2" exhaust didn't? How much higher is the flow?
Performance Unlimited tested the K&N FIPK and found exactly what engineers have know all along: drawing air from the engine compartment REDUCES the power the engine makes.
Which "Heavy Duty Ford Tranny" do you have?
Borg Warner Transfer Case is stock.
Tranny Cooler is stock on automatics.
Oil cooler was optional, so is it stock?
Why did you put in a high-flow water pump?
Aluminum radiators are stock.
A 6" suspension lift seems extreme for just 35" tires - 2" would clear them easily.
Did you install the dertroit locker or the Eaton Locker (Manually operated)?
I'm also curious how you're getting 327 horse power at the rear wheels from a basically stock drivetrain - certainly not by boring the engine .010 over & reducing the backpressure slightly. Don't you have a "blown Bronco"? Why didn't you mention the blower?

 

Its blown cuz he blew up the engine mebbie.

Seriously, blowinbronco We can toss jabs and stuff back and forth
all to no point, about the no lying I think its funny you make your stock equipment sound buff. Sorta like them window stickers on cavaliers that list front license plate holder as equipment. YES YOU EVEN GET 4 TIRES BUT WAIT IF YOU BUY THIS CAR NOW WE WILL THROW IN A SPARE TIRE!!! YES YOU WILL HAVE 5 TIRES!
steve, I for one saw your point about working trucks etc. vs play.

Rand

 

I have an 84 F-250, NP435, NP208 case, 4.10:1 gears, D60 semi out back, and a D44HD TTB front, soon to be a D44HD straight. The truck routinely pulls a 8000lb+ trailer equiped with air suspension, air over hydraulic brakes, climate control equipment, etc, etc. I build and transport model train layouts that are museum quality, valued in the $10k-$20k+ range, and cannot be exposed to temperatures outside of 50f-80f, otherwise the track warranty is void. I really don't feel like telling somebody, sorry, there is no warranty on your $15k investment, because I let the trailer get too hot. The truck will do 65 on the highway easily, and walk around like the trailer isn't even there. I know that isn't all gearing.
Oh yeah, it has a built 300-6 pulling it.

Jared

 

So Ford_Six - I've never seen a HD to know what it looks like, or even how to distinguish it from a standard D44IFS. I've seen plenty of D50IFS with 8 lugs and monster u-joints & hubs, but apparently that's not what you have, right? Do you have any pics you can post or send straight to me? I'm really curious. Do you have the axle tag still on it?

 

The tranny is from an f-350 dually. The tranny cooler is not stock. The aluminun rdiator is from Ford Motorsports. The high flow water pump helps with cooling. I did everuthing my self except the gears and tge boring.

 

So WHICH transmission is it? Just a plain E4OD? Because the one they put in F-350s with gas engines was JUST like the one they put in Broncos. All autos came with trans coolers, so what's not stock about yours? Is it just an aftermarket replacement?

And what's special about the radiator? Is it the same size with the same number of cores as stock? If not, how did you fit it in your core support? How does the water pump "help" with cooling? Were you having cooling problems?

Congratulations on not being the checkbook mechanic I originally assumed you were - my apologies. But you still haven't explained where you're getting 327hp, or what's "blown". Why a 6" lift for 35s? It doesn't give you any extra ground clearance - just a higher COG & less up-close visibility.

 

[updated:LAST EDITED ON 08-Dec-02 AT 05:44 PM (EST)]I'm not really sure waht model the tranny is. I can't find the papers for it. Iknow that on the pan it says Ford HEAVY DUTY metric! Any way I'm getting most of my power from the bore I have a jet chip the gears do help quite a bit. The engine does have flat top pistons and a rooler cam. The reason I didn't include this in my description was because I didn'e think they needed to be included as I was explaining waht makes my truck a better off-road rig! As for something beign blown that is just my screen name!!
Also th elift does give you more clearence. And 35's will not fit with a 2" lift!!:*

 

You swapped the transmission yourself and you don't know what kind it is?

35s will fit on my '83 with a 2" lift (with only the slightest trimming in front of the front wheels) and on my buddy's '93 (with only slight spacing of the front bumper).

A lift does nothing for ground clearance and only a little for approach, departure, & breakover angles. Body OR suspension. Your axles are just as far above the ground as if you had done zero lift and just trimmed the wheelwells to clear the tires. Bigger tires, portal axles, & articulated independent suspensions give ground clearance.

I never said your truck wasn't good for off-roading. On the contrary, I compared it to a Samurai, which is a much-sought-after off-road rig. What I said was that your truck compares to a Suzuki because it's not built to do work, just like the Suzuki. I have a FS 4WD because I have to tow heavily-laden trailers thru muddy, unimproved job sites (twice today & several times last week), which requires a completely different driving style than playing in the mud. It sometimes requires high speed in 4L. That was the whole point of the Suzuki reference, AND of this thread. Get it?

 

Just to the contrary. First of all my truck is driven all over town. I hal bricks wood 100 bags of cow manuer and I pull a huge boat about every other month, If a truck is built for off-road it is a better working truck than any other one out there!

 

You guys really like to argue huh. This is my post, I own it, get the heck out!!!


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