4x4 is over rated

if i lived up north or some place with mountains 4x4 for sure but in florida with doing 99% highway driving 4x2 for the win. only "serious" off roading here is the red necks with there trucks on 44s going through mud pits and to me thats not off roading.

 

a truck on 44's in a mud pit is more off roading than some one with a 2wd truck and some dust on it.. i mean.. maybe.

 

i say screw it... lets all just go get cars and be done with it, problem solved!!!

 

i tried that .. got an 08 corolla.. made it down a sand hill to my friends party at the river.. and wouldn't you know it a tacoma was pulling me back up later that night.. so i had to get a truck.. its an addiction i tell you! now im stuck with both.. not such a bad thing though.

 

Yeah, I am going to have my Jetta back soon too. At that point I will have two black highway cruisers.

 

whats wrong with 44's on trucks in mud?

 

44's rock. 54's rock more.

 

got 52's I was going to put on it but decided to lower it so I can drive it

 

4WD is the shit

 

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Site ain't working over here.

 

So how about the limited slip diff? Ive heard mixed feelings about this feature its usally an option in the sport models.

 

or better known at the LSD

 

Well I don't know how it is for off roading, but for street driving it is nice to be able to get more traction.

 

It has the capability of enganging power from one wheel to the other. So if you have one back will off the ground theroretically it can transfer all the power to the wheel on the ground???

 

no. It's "limited" slip, not "non" slip. It still slips and lets one tire spin faster than the other. It just reduces that via clutches so you get better traction.

Plan on getting 1 wheel in the air and you better have a locker. You can finesse an LSD to work by using the brakes to stop one tire from spinning, but it's tricky. A locker is easier, and no clutches to wear out later.

 

My trd sport does well in 4x4..im very satisfied with it..however..like a previous post..i wouldnt of minded having the trd off road with the locker..no dealers around had one..so i gotta sport..but its bulletproof in my book..best outta the box performance i have seen in a truck in its same class..

 

So obviously the stock Locker is very limited when you can use it, low 4th gear and under 20miles and hour? Is this the case for pretty much all lockers or is there an after market locker that can be ran at much higher speeds?

 

If I put a locker in my trd sport does that mean the LSD has to go?

 

Read through the thread in my sig. I can use my stock locker whenever I want.

yup. All the gears get swapped out. At least. There might be more to it as well.