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bobbolotune
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Jan 12, 2018

2016 Ram 3500 not disengaging 4 wheel drive low gear

Someone in this forum mentioned using the 4 wheel drive low gear for climbing up blocks to level the camper. So I started doing this, which is a great improvement over that I used to have to gun the e...
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towpro
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Jan 13, 2018
covered wagon wrote:
Binding has happened to me on every 4wd that I've owned. It normal till you drive back or forth to unbind. Binding happens because the front is designed to spin a little fast than the rear differential. This affords better control in icy conditions and are all supposed to be this way.


I think you will find exactly the same ratio front and rear in any modern 4x4 truck.
But I have seen an old electric company pole truck with different ratio in front so it could steer in mud

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