2LO with (manually) locking hubs?

i use 2 low every time i back my trailer in my back yard. i agree with you, our reverse gear is too high. so 2 low is awesome

 

if im in 2 hi i end up burning my clutch a bit so i dont go too fast.


dam small trailer haha. longer trailers are easier to back up..

 

It actually only seems that way because the small trailer reacts much quicker to steering wheel movements when backing.
In reality, a small trailer can be placed more accurately, but you need to take it easy with the steering.
The slower response of the larger trailer makes them more suitable for learning how to back a trailer. Same with going straight - easier with a longer trailer because of the slow response.
It's just a matter of practicing. At my house, with the small space, our old popup (much shorter) was a lot easier to put into the spot than the new travel trailer, even though both had the same length. Mainly because the shorter trailers response to steering was much more rapid.

 

So basically, there are no locking / unlocking hubs availabe that could be swapped?

 

Interesting thread.
Nice to know 2-lo is doable,
I'd still like to "un-lock" the front end.

Less drag, less component wear, better mileage......

 

So has anyone written a how-to on this? I'm not familiar enough with our trucks wiring to try this without a write-up.

 

2LO MOD
So here's the plan, using a DPDT switch set one switch position for normal flow through operations, and use the other postion to trick the ECU into believing the front ADD actuator is engaged, without letting juice flow to the motor. All of these wires can be found on connector F-13, at the 4wd ECU behind the glovebox.
so for bank "A"
pin 1a RED WIRE, ECU Side (DM1)
pin 2a RED WIRE, Motor side
pin 3a OPEN
bank "B"
pin 4b LG-B(ADD)+P-L(DL2), DIFF SIDE
pin 5b LG-B(ADD)+P-L(DL2), ECU SIDE
pin 6b GROUND

 

I saw that on cardomain. I like write-ups with pictures though

I can kind of visualize it in my head, I'll have to look behind my glove box later.

I'm assuming LG-B is light green with black stripe. I'm not sure what +P-L(DL2) is though.