GM HD Trucks Many with AWD instead of 4WD
Where snow and mud isn't an issue, you can have a 4X2 truck as your tow vehicle, but here in the Northeast, 4X4 trucks are the norm. Now GM is offering AWD instead of 4WD in many of their HD trucks. A...
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I have had a lot of different four wheel trucks over the years. My 1976 K20 Chevy had full time four wheel drive. I converted it to standard four wheel drive with a Mile Maker kit. Kit had wages to locked up the center differential and added locking hubs on the front wheels. Mileage increase noticeably. The 2004 Buick Rainier that just got totaled had a wretched AWD system that used special GM fluid. The clutches in the transfer case would start grabbing at 30K intervals, and require a fluid change. It got trouble miles. Lucky both my 2001.5 and 2015 RAM's had/have CAD's (Center Axle Disconnect) that keeps front drive shaft front turning when in two wheel drive. This improves mileage and driving feel.
I would never by a HD truck with AWD! With the current 2015 RAM they recommend turning off traction control when in snow in four wheel drive, to keep it from doing the happy dance noted in some of the post in this thread.
I would never by a HD truck with AWD! With the current 2015 RAM they recommend turning off traction control when in snow in four wheel drive, to keep it from doing the happy dance noted in some of the post in this thread.
