Just went from a 16MY to a 19MY and love the new truck. I saw the steel grey on the lot and went with that over the granite since my last truck was granite. I just wanted to see how the 4WD High would handle on dry pavement, so yesterday I drove 4 miles to and back from the gym with it engaged. I was surprised that I didn't get any wheel hop from the fronts.
Yes, yes, I know, I know, about the risks of 4WD lock on dry ground. But a few times I've caught myself driving my old truck on dry ground in 4WD High and only noticed because of the wheel hop. Normally I keep it Auto except in snow/sleet or heavy rain. So I just wanted to see what it would feel like, and I never got any wheel hop. I can hear an ever so slight gear whine that I have to listen pretty hard to hear with the radio off when in High. But that's it.
So anyway, there is a question to all of this...
How fast does the Auto system engage the fronts when the rears slip?
In my 16MY, if I put it in auto in snow/ice, I would say the truck was dangerous to drive in its final 3rd winter that I had it. The tail end would kick out with the slightest bit of slippery conditions. That's with 25k on the original factory tires. Literally I could not tell the difference between AUTO and 2WD.... same result every time = tail end swingout out.
So the 4 Auto mode was NO WHERE near as good as the 4 High.
Yes, yes, I know, I know, about the risks of 4WD lock on dry ground. But a few times I've caught myself driving my old truck on dry ground in 4WD High and only noticed because of the wheel hop. Normally I keep it Auto except in snow/sleet or heavy rain. So I just wanted to see what it would feel like, and I never got any wheel hop. I can hear an ever so slight gear whine that I have to listen pretty hard to hear with the radio off when in High. But that's it.
So anyway, there is a question to all of this...
How fast does the Auto system engage the fronts when the rears slip?
In my 16MY, if I put it in auto in snow/ice, I would say the truck was dangerous to drive in its final 3rd winter that I had it. The tail end would kick out with the slightest bit of slippery conditions. That's with 25k on the original factory tires. Literally I could not tell the difference between AUTO and 2WD.... same result every time = tail end swingout out.
So the 4 Auto mode was NO WHERE near as good as the 4 High.