How fast can you drive in 4high!?
11-19-2010, 09:32 AM
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This is not a bout me "driving faster than road conditions permit"! 
I am not the type to drive fast anyway, I just wondered a bout it...
Can't a girl just wondered about something without getting lectured ?
Please try to focus on the question,
That's all!
I am not the type to drive fast anyway, I just wondered a bout it...
Can't a girl just wondered about something without getting lectured ?
Please try to focus on the question,
That's all!
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11-19-2010, 09:39 AM
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We hear ya....trying to answer your question as best we can...I'm curious as well. Doesn't seem to be anything in the manual, but I'm sure one of the long-time Jeepers can chime in with an answer, even if it's only anecdotal.
Don't get your panties in a bunch......jk!
Don't get your panties in a bunch......jk!
11-19-2010, 09:42 AM
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We hear ya....trying to answer your question as best we can...I'm curious as well. Doesn't seem to be anything in the manual, but I'm sure one of the long-time Jeepers can chime in with an answer, even if it's only anecdotal.
Don't get your panties in a bunch......jk!
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OK!
11-19-2010, 09:44 AM
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I drove 60 mph in 4 Hi after the little plastic clip on the shifter broke. I had no trouble with it and only really noticed it when turning and slowing down. Just made sure to give myself enough time and room to brake.
11-19-2010, 10:17 AM
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Let me say that driving in 4WD high is completely normal for most 4WD or all wheel drive vehicles ... all the time.
My Land Rovers all had permanent 4WD and I've gone over 140 km/h (about 90 mph) on the road with them. And I won't even tell you how fast I went on the Autobahn in our Porsche 911 Carrera 4, which is also all wheel drive. There IS a definite safety bonus for full-time 4WD. (sadly, all vehicles above have been sold)
What worries me is that the Jeep Wrangler does not have a center differential, equalizing power to the front and rear wheels. That's why it is probably very bad to engage 4WD high and drive very fast on the road. If you're in the desert, or on a frozen lake ... the wheels have enough slip and you should be OK?
My Land Rovers all had permanent 4WD and I've gone over 140 km/h (about 90 mph) on the road with them. And I won't even tell you how fast I went on the Autobahn in our Porsche 911 Carrera 4, which is also all wheel drive. There IS a definite safety bonus for full-time 4WD. (sadly, all vehicles above have been sold)
What worries me is that the Jeep Wrangler does not have a center differential, equalizing power to the front and rear wheels. That's why it is probably very bad to engage 4WD high and drive very fast on the road. If you're in the desert, or on a frozen lake ... the wheels have enough slip and you should be OK?
11-19-2010, 11:10 AM
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ok can I pose a second part to the question...it also states that you should only use 4wd if there is great potential for slipping, and that if there isnt (for example using it in the winter time, when the roads are plowed) you can do damage to the drive train, any insight into this?? I just like the comfort of having it on, and with my wj, I could keep it in 4wd 24/7 with no damage or repercussions...except the gas mileage!
I do not know the diffrence between the wj and the jk. But the reason for not using the 4wd in non slip conditions would be to avoid damage to the drive train. Basicaly when you turn, the outside wheel has to go faster than the inside wheel. In 4wd both wheels want to turn together at the same speed. The slippery surface allows one wheel to uh slip if needed. The non slip surface will not allow a wheel to slip. And may cause something to break.