MacKenzie001

Because racer, lol. Too good for new fancy safety features, good luck in a panic situation. Wonder if you could be found at fault in an accident for disabling OEM safety equipment?

AK49FordTruck

I understand exactly how you feel. When i drive my '91 F-250 4x4 with no ABS or TC or RSC i enjoy it, it comes down to knowing how to drive rather then a computer controlling your movements. I don't mind ABS in my '02 and '98 but this TC and RSC in the f-150 has been a pain to get used to...if i want to go sideways i don't want the truck telling me i can't.

Tothemax

You make a good point. A good lawyer would have a hay day with that. ....

kobayashi maru

What do you do?

meaz93

The 4wd is their to use . Why be afraid to run it that way. Obviously you don't use it on dry pavement and when road conditions are extremely poor I use it ....and leave it in 4x. I grew up in the Midwest and now reside in AZ. Off roading, I use 4H....sometimes 4L is needed. (thank Go* and for the e-locker)
That's it.Once I get to the highway it's 2wd.

mk99

I use four wheel drive to get out of trouble not to get in trouble.


Last winter during a snow storm in a 20 mile stretch I seen 5 vehicles in a ditch, some with tires on ground, some on their sides and one on it's roof, and all of them were four wheel drive. How could that happen?

1994Vmax

Good luck proving anything ever was or should I say that it not working correctly was the cause. A person could just have an abs or wheel speed problem beforehand and what... it's illegal to drive it because of that... lol. ... You guys make me laugh... seriously. Hell that kind of thought pattern is exactly why vehicles are the stupid pos' s to drive that they are now. Some of us can go out and jump in a vehicle with good tires and none of this trash be it disabled... or you know... built 10 or 15 years ago... and drive down the road and not die. How did people ever manage to get to work safely 10 years ago... oh my... come on already. Or let me guess.. all of us that may drive something that is not so equipped and have so safely for years are not automatically a hazard that should not be on the road.... Right.

In fact that rsc garbage is more dangerous on ice and snow than without. .. period. What does it do in a skid... slam on brakes attempting to straighten the vehicle out. Sure that works in sunny socal on dry pavement. What happens to that wheel on ice... it locks up and you just keep on skidding. Try it out... see how you like it.

Maybe if people weren't so pathetic behind the wheel you wouldn't have to deal with all this trash... but they are so unfortunately you get what you get.

kobayashi maru

Chill out fellas. OP just wanted to know how to use 4x4.

dcrabby

I have been driving 4wd since 1971. We have had nothing but 4wd since '92 and have 3 now (Jeep, F150, & 4Runner). We have been in the mountains, hunted Nebraska praries, and used 'em daily in SW deserts. We have learned that they are no better on ICE than a 2wd. We have driven through rivers where water was coming in the passenger side and flowing out the driver's side. We have been in snow so deep that we had to dig a path out, we've pushed thru snow deep enough to fill the engine compartment. I've recovered stuck buddies, and been recovered many times.

Don't be afraid to use your 4wd. That's what you bought it for! Enjoy it!

I don't recommend extended high speed f/way driving in 4wd nor extended in-town on dry pavement. both put undue stress on your driveline components.

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CDC5.0

I will lock in 4wd when getting out of snowed in parking spots, or if I need help getting moving. I will keep it in 4wd if things are really slippery and utilizing the manual shift feature to help engine brake all four wheels when slowing down does help a bit but in the end 4wd does not do wonders to help you stop so use caution. Most of the time once I'm up and rolling I switch back to 2wd however. Good tires and sound judgement are your best friends in the winter.

Note: I had a 2wd 2011 for 2 years and it did great in the snow with snow tires.