offroad rider

I lifted my cherokee 3" and threw some 30" mud king tires under her. Every time I go wheeling, I can't hit the hills or any obsticale in 4 high. On hills, I lose all of my power to where I can only go up stuff in 4 low second gear. Is this hard on the vehicle? It sounds terrible offroad a real bad rowl rowl rowl sound. Any suggestions?

Alaskan xj 97

No its normal for it to be louder in 4 low mine wines like crazy but so does any rig in 4 low . If you are easy on it its better to just role slow in 4 low rather than burning clutch. I assume you have a 5 speed like me cause that is what I do, 4 low in second

Alaskan xj 97

Hell ya!!!!!!

MallCrawlXJ

its way harder on your vehicle trying to go up that stuff in 4 hi.

your temp is gonna rise, tranny or clutch is gonna get hot and burn up.

use 4 low...transfer cases are noisy in 4 low.

00jeepXJ

I think that a large number of us here run ours in 4low when wheeling... might be wrong. With mine I run it in 4low because it's easier on the entire driveline. High is more for driving on the road. I regeared mine to 3.73 after I lifted mine 3.5" it made it so that I can do some things off road in high but generally it's 2nd gear and low. Hope this helps...

1hotboat

If you can't use 4 low what good is it?????? ...you can't leave it in all the time just to run around IMO

Metlic53

what does this even mean??^^^
4 lo is made for crawling slow along the trails, you don't go up a steep hill in 4 hi because 4 hi is the same as 2wd its made for on road speed, 4 lo is made for trail riding, easier on the drivetrain. thats why u cant go over 40 mph in 4 lo. if you think 4LO is pointless then u don't know much about jeeps. u try using 4 hi in the sand and tell me how you do. you can use 4 hi on the easy trails and sticky mud. but your going to go through more in 4 lo because 4 hi will bog down the motor

Irongrave

I back off the trailer in 4low and don't change it unless I'm doing some higher speed running say above 15 or so. you get more power to the ground in 4 low with the reduction in the gears.

Modestmike

My tube chassis mud racer was locked in 4lo. It did only run straight lines but it hauled ***. It has a 540ci CBB and 4.88 in the front and 5.13 in the rear. I never had a problem with leaving it in 4lo. In fact the tcase linkage was welded so it would not come out of 4lo.

Now turning was a PITA. Both front and rear are spooled.

PingPong

4 high is used when you need wheel speed, or when riding around on easy stuff. 4 low is used when control,traction, and more gear reduction is needed. To carry that a step further. I have a t-case doubler, and have a 2 lo ability which is what I roll around in until I hit an obstacle

Ender

Yeah, when your wheelin' you definitely want to use 4lo...
And GO SLOW!!

caged

have you ever ridden a mountain bike?

1hotboat

Take a chill dude....It is a comment.....like I said if you can't use why have it....For those that don't get it ...if 4 low was not to be used they would not have made it or put in the jeep to start with... nothing more nothing less. And BTW I am well aware of my jeep and it uses and so far it's limits thank you.

You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him water ski

Alaskan xj 97

You can always tell who the youngings are that seem to through the forum version of a fit or act out when they give there 2 cents. All well they will grow out of it.

RyXJ2000

I was always told never to use 4Lo over 15mph