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4wd question

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#1 ·
whats the do's and donts of engaging your 4wd? Can you engage 4 hi while moving, if so what speeds?
 
#4 ·
hmmm, interesting. well my old 4runner had this lil card on the back of the sun visor on the driver side, u might try looking there, just for kicks and giggles.
i think a general rule would be to only engage 4 lo when ur not moving, i guess 4 hi is fine if ur not going that fast. seems kinda odd its not really in the owners manual
 
#5 ·
I think 4 hi is upto 25mph... and low is from a stop... Though on my old np242 it was upto 55mph...
 
#9 ·
My owner's manual says "to engage 4H, shift the transfer case lever from 2H to 4H while the vehicle is moving at any legal speed" and "to engage 4L, slow the vehicle to 2-3 mph. While the vehicle is coasting forward at 2-3 mph, shift the transmission to Neutral, then shift the transfer case lever to the right and pull firmly rearward to 4L" It says also: "CAUTION! Never attempt to engage Low range when vehicle is moving faster than 2-3 mph. ... Do not attempt to engage 4L when vehicle is stationary. Transfer case damage may result"

Mine is a 2000 TJ 4.0L, 5s manual. I hope it helped.
 
#11 ·
same here, but after I lock it in, I back it up about a foot or two to make sure it locks in then proceed. Also do the same thing when taking it out of 4L to make sure it unlocks.
 
#12 ·
I have an 06 TJ and my owners manual says 4lo 2-3 mph but says nothing about trying to do it stationary. When I use 4lo I usually can't go 2-3mph because I'm stuck in a mud hole and engaging 4lo stationary is the only way to get out. I guess if you are towing someone out then you could roll 2-3 mph but other than that 4lo is my get out of a mud hole free card.
 
#14 ·
4 high can be used at any speed... Well, it won't hurt the t-case anyway. Also, you can engage 4 high at any time by just putting it in 4x4, you don't have to stop, put it in neutral, or anything else special... That's the great thing about "shift-on-the-fly"!
 
#16 ·
ok so let me get it straight... 4hi pretty much any reasonable speed, go into Neutral before engaging , put in 4hi and then back to gear, is it a must to be in neutral? And 4Lo I have always engaged while stopped,like someone said when ur screwed on a trail or something is this wrong?
 
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