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Idk about the zj full time, as I havnt driven one, that being said the part time on my 231 (assuming you have one as well otherwise youd still have the fulltime option) has been great, I think of it as an art form in daily driving situation as far as engaging and disengaging....the key to it is making sure you have traction loss, that prevents the driveline bind up, if you can spin the rear in 2wd easily it's a safe bet you're good to engage, pay attention to the transfercases "whine" as I refer to it, the louder and higher pitch it gets, the less you should be in 4x4 lol(the noise is the binding starting to begin). For me it's not unusual to be clicking in and out of 4x4 as I feel needed (that's what it's for, at speeds up to 55 iirc), not sure how roads are elsewhere, but they're usually pretty screwed up here during winter.
Sorry about the novel but maybe you or someone else will gain something from it.
Bottom line, dd in winter with a 231 can be interesting, but it is an awesome system.
Sorry about the novel but maybe you or someone else will gain something from it.
Bottom line, dd in winter with a 231 can be interesting, but it is an awesome system.
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I just get a little frustrated with people around here, bunch of dumb folks from CA move in and think that since they have 4wd the can drive fast and tailgate when there is several inches of ice on the road. I don't trust other people.
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In Vancouver, we're lucky if we get 12" of snow throughout an entire winter. So when it first hits, people FREAK. And one of the most common vehicles seen in the ditch are 4x4's. People get cocky and think that 4x4 means better winter handling, regardless of your driving abilities.
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I just got my jeep, it has bf a/ts on it, I forget the width, but 30s none the less, I can't wait to see what snows gonna be like since gravel gives my jeep a hard time haha, I drive up a pretty decent incline to work every day and have tried 1st thru 3rd ( any higher she will bogg out) and it skitters around like it's cool, like there's not enough weight , in 4x4 all of them skitter lmao!
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I've never had a problem in the snow with my 4x4, just remember 4x4 doesn't mean 4x4 breaking. Just take it nice and slow since you have all 4 with traction. It can either be fun, or a complete nightmare.
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I can't think of any "about to crash" situations that having 4wd would save you from, unless you bailed into the ditch with the knowledge that you could just drive back out.
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Have a full time ZJ and a part time XJ...and they both do great in snow...couldn't tell much of any difference from another...the only nice thing about the full time zj is when the snow gets plowed and you go from pavement to snow to pavement and back to snow you dont have to shift in and out of 4wd evertime you change road conditions...i know shifting into 4wd take less than 2 seconds, but with my wife driving i feel safer with it full time so she dont forget to shift it in and wreck, or forget to take it out of 4wd on pavement and blow the transfer-case.
Last edited by Kyle 4x4 4life; 11-26-2011 at 03:17 PM.