Should 2 Wheel Drive Low Range be a option??
While visiting a local hilly campground I had finished my visit and was heading to the clean out. The location of the cleanout was up a steep incline and around a bend on pavement. I had to decide to ...
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I think 2WD-Low is a great modification, but I don't think you will ever see it offered as an option on LD trucks. Too many idgits would be using it on the highway, or to pull far more weight than designed for.
I don't know what it will take on a GM product, but I'll bet it isn't that much different than a Ford. On a Ford, your transfer case is electrically shifted (or manually if you have MSOF) and your hubs are locked with vacuum. So all it takes to achieve 2WD-Low is a switch and relay to interrupt the signal to the vacuum solenoid. Easy enough for a DIY with a little ingenuity. Really nice if you happen to have the upfitter switches.
I don't know what it will take on a GM product, but I'll bet it isn't that much different than a Ford. On a Ford, your transfer case is electrically shifted (or manually if you have MSOF) and your hubs are locked with vacuum. So all it takes to achieve 2WD-Low is a switch and relay to interrupt the signal to the vacuum solenoid. Easy enough for a DIY with a little ingenuity. Really nice if you happen to have the upfitter switches.
