I have a 95 4X4 with automatic trans, manual 4X4 shifter, and manual hubs. My brain is having a hard time understanding the owner's manual for some reason. Or my friend is confusing me.

Due to the snow I have been running around in 4H, but I didn't lock the front hubs. Today someone told me I wasn't really in "four wheel drive" since the hubs weren't locked.

The owners manual says:

The 4H position
provides four-wheel drive with power delivered

to the front and rear axles for increased traction.


This leads me to believe I'm in "four wheel drive". Can someone please 'splain this to me.

 

It's really simple, if you want four wheel drive, lock in your hubs.

 

Yeah unlocking the hubs disengages the tromt he front axle. You lock them in and the put it in 4H and you got 4WD

 

It's true. I know.. lol

 

You need to have your hubs locked to be in 4wd. I also have a 95 but it's on the fly. In the winter I drive around with my hubs locked because I'm on the unplowed backroads and fishing on the lake.

 

Mine has a trac loc front end cause if I drive around with the hubs locked in or 4WD my front end bounced around like a mother when I turn lol.

 

Mine knocks when turning and it sounds like something is lose lol

 

When I go around curves and it bucks and such I just sing 'Well I had me a horse named bad luck she wasn't good lookin but she sure could buck.' Seems to make things more enjoyable.. specially when you have passengers =D

 

lol

 

yes, you do have to have the hubs locked for all 4 wheels to pull. If want to have a low range but dont need all 4 wheels to pull then dont lock in the hubs. 4 hi without the hubs locked in is the same as 2wd.