Well, apparently you can swap transfer cases. I am investigating further.
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Then you just got T boned turning right onto the 4 lane highway. My gripe isn't with how it works off roading, it's icy road driving. I have driven both systems for years, I know which one I like for that.
If I buy a used transfer case, won't even be that spendy.
I saw your post on F150 forum too. I kinda agree with you. If I'm pulling out onto a dry street but the corner I'm on is ice I have two choices. Leave a huge gap so I can get up to speed or put it in 4x4 and have the truck buck and jump in the turn.
I turn it off again once I'm up to speed if I put it on. Annoying but not a big enough deal to me to swap transfer cases. Looks like we have pretty much the same truck and similar driving conditions.
I turn it off again once I'm up to speed if I put it on. Annoying but not a big enough deal to me to swap transfer cases. Looks like we have pretty much the same truck and similar driving conditions.
I do not like 4wd on icy roads, only to get moving, unpredictable loss of front end lateral grip in 4x4's is one of the reasons trucks seem to be in the ditch the most.
It's that getting out of the ice on the intersection and onto the dry road where you can accelerate up to speed that auto 4x4 really shines.
auto 4wd will not save you on slick ice. Driving on fresh snow in 4wd is one thing but a slick coat of ice can ruin your day in a hurry. Even a proper advancetrac AWD with center diff and torque vectoring can spin out on ice.
If you're going to drive around like an idiot on a slick road at least use dedicated winter tires and if necessary studs. But again, even this won't stop someone from plowing into you at a redlight cause they hit an ice patch. People wil never learn and ill just sit back with popcorn watching those 40 car pileups on icy roads cause they just had to make a taco bell run.
ford doesn't care about auto 4wd. They know its just a gimmick that few buyers actually care about.
If you're going to drive around like an idiot on a slick road at least use dedicated winter tires and if necessary studs. But again, even this won't stop someone from plowing into you at a redlight cause they hit an ice patch. People wil never learn and ill just sit back with popcorn watching those 40 car pileups on icy roads cause they just had to make a taco bell run.
ford doesn't care about auto 4wd. They know its just a gimmick that few buyers actually care about.
If my 4x4 shop says he can do it, I will post up the invoice. I think a used transfer case would be fine.
You are wrong, people who live down South don't care, nor should they.
Yea for sure, thats the scenario id just click it on to get rolling and then turn it off. My last work truck was a 4x4 silverado with auto 4x4 and thought it worked horrible. Clunky and the old computer controlling shit. Not for me. Ive been getting around fine in my 1 ton 2wd van in this overly snowy winter we are having lol
4A wasnt even offered on an f150 until like 2012 or something. How did the other 50 million f150s manage to get around without it? (^_^) Lets be real here, its a gimmick option and deceptively advertised as being equivalent to AWD, which it isnt.
GM has had it forever and sold a lot of trucks up North as a result. I used it for years, you literally don't understand how nice it is. Can anyone get around without it, of course! Is it really nice having it with a winter like we currently have? Hell yes!
It matters enough that a guy figured out how to make the swap happen.
If you must have it you can add it for under 1k in parts.
Anyone thought of adding 4A to XLT? - Ford F150 Forum - Community of Ford Truck Fans
Anyone thought of adding 4A to XLT? - Ford F150 Forum - Community of Ford Truck Fans
Yep, saw that and quoted above, I am investigating that further. Will do it, if I can.
I live in a state that sees plenty of snow and ice, including mountain regions that have been getting hammered. Oddly enough I don't see XLT's in ditches all over the place. So odd...
On Ford truck #6, none have had an auto function, yet I have managed to survive every winter as have the thousands of Ford trucks I see all over. Seems like the want for nannies is to cover for lack of attention when driving.
More like you don't know what your missing, I've driven both on snow and ice, I know what I like. This is a strong preference issue for me, everyone is free to make their own decisions.
Based on what it takes to make the swap, Ford is turning easy money away by not letting it be an option.
Maybe @SID297 could check his Ford peeps and do a little piece on it. I am really curious as to why, in fact, they don't?
The only effort will be dropping it at the 4x4 shop, we'll see what happens.
I only did two wheel locking. I’ll deal with the snow and ice.
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