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Old Mar 16, 2017 | 09:53 AM
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Originally Posted by travr6
I can understand this on a 2wd but if you have 4wd, don't all 4 tires turn anyways?
No, if you have 4wd with open front and rear differentials and get completely stuck, only two wheels will spin: one front and one rear.

If you have 4wd with e-locker and get stuck with the differential locked both rear wheels and one front wheel will spin.

Note that even if you have only an open differential, Ford (and pretty much all modern autos) have a system that will apply the break on the spinning wheel, thus generating a load on the differential that will cause the opposite wheel to start turning. So in effect they sort of duplicate the effects of a limited slip differential.
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Old Mar 16, 2017 | 11:34 AM
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I've been contemplating adding one in the front, Stage3 has them on their website.
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Old Mar 16, 2017 | 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by etekberg
No, if you have 4wd with open front and rear differentials and get completely stuck, only two wheels will spin: one front and one rear.

If you have 4wd with e-locker and get stuck with the differential locked both rear wheels and one front wheel will spin.

Note that even if you have only an open differential, Ford (and pretty much all modern autos) have a system that will apply the break on the spinning wheel, thus generating a load on the differential that will cause the opposite wheel to start turning. So in effect they sort of duplicate the effects of a limited slip differential.
Well I have an FX4 with E-locker.
Good to know if I ever get stuck.
Zero snow this year so I didn't have to use my 4wd once.
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Old Mar 16, 2017 | 07:16 PM
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Just got 14" of snow here, I put 300lbs of rock salt in my bed and waited for them to plow. Never put it in 4WD or Elocker.
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Old Mar 17, 2017 | 03:55 AM
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My 2012 fx2 has it as a option. I have used it a few times and it works great! Poor mans 4 WD!
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Old Mar 17, 2017 | 11:03 AM
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Its not standard on 13 King Ranches...but seems to be pretty common. I looked at 3 or 4 and recall being told one did NOT have it.
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Old Mar 17, 2017 | 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Signal 2
Its not standard on 13 King Ranches...but seems to be pretty common. I looked at 3 or 4 and recall being told one did NOT have it.
It's not like you can't upgrade your King Ranch. Putting in mechanical LS isn't cheap, but worth it.
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