Towing - Stay in RWD or change to 4WD?
We just purchased our first camper this past Monday and we are making our maiden voyage tomorrow. Our tow vehicle is a 2013 Expedition EL and it has an option for 2WD, 4WD Auto, 4WD High, or 4WD low....
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I always thought the binding that you experience in 4WD on pavement was something to do with the diffs fighting each other through their connection to each other but now I'm not so sure.
My truck had an issue with a noisy U-joint and when I was trying to narrow doen the noise, I removed my rear drive shaft and drove it in 4WD - so basically it was front wheel drive. It drove just as it does when ever it's in 4WD with the shaft in place on a hard dry surface. It would bind in turns and had serious torque steer. It was a very odd sensation, worse than if the back was helping.
My truck had an issue with a noisy U-joint and when I was trying to narrow doen the noise, I removed my rear drive shaft and drove it in 4WD - so basically it was front wheel drive. It drove just as it does when ever it's in 4WD with the shaft in place on a hard dry surface. It would bind in turns and had serious torque steer. It was a very odd sensation, worse than if the back was helping.
