mikead150

Question forumn members. First time I used 4x4 in new truck. Prior vehicles were all wheel drive , can't remember from my last truck. I know when turning in 4x4 you can feel it jerk. But today as i would turn somewhat a steep curve between 10 and 15 mph i could hear a whirl (tire rubbing sound) whatever way you want to describe it as , everything is factory. Is that normal ?Today was a very light snow I could see some pavement, just thought I would use 4x4 to move everything around.

l3rian

I would guess you had some snow or ice build-up in the wheel wells. Turning and a transitioning to between angles is kind of the worse case scenario for rubbing. Not sure if it would do it without snow build-up, but even a tiny bit would cause rubbing in that circumstance.

fafafooey

You should use 4x4 once you put it into the ditch.. 4x4 doesn't help you stop any different then 2x9.

ricky81

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First off, wouldn't recommend putting your vehicle in ditch. If so then, you can use 4x4. And what is a 2x9? Is this new

zx12-iowa

If you saw pavement and had it in 4x4 , turning would bind it. Only use 4x4 offroad , when road fully snowcovered of going straight.

mikead150

Thanks guy!!!!

mikead150

Nothing built up. Just minimal snow with light ice.

TomB985

Yup, the wheels have to slip whenever you're turning in 4WD. If just one of the wheels is on snow or ice you'll be fine, as this one will break traction easily and permit the speed differential between front and rear. The issue is when all four are gripping strongly, and it takes a lot more torque to break traction.

I've never yet heard of someone breaking anything like this, but it's about the most brutal thing you can do to your driveline. AWD is the biggest reason I wanted to jump to the Lariat trim, but still wasn't worth the extra $7-8K for me.

mikead150

Thank you. They Awd is defiantly a nice option.