Was watching this video and at 3:35 he says it's a 2WD with a locker. What's the point?
2WD pickup with front locker. What's the point?
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AZjeff
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It's got a rear locker. A 2wd with a locker is better than one with none.
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Video clearly shows FRONT locking hub.
Definitely a locker in the rear, not the front. That's what the guy was looking at, making sure there was no pumpkin up front.
It's better than an open diff, most of the time--might get a bit squirrely once moving, if one tire breaks loose then both will, which of course can be when the fun starts.
To me, it's a truck with little weight out back with tires that don't like the dirt/mud it's encountering.
It's better than an open diff, most of the time--might get a bit squirrely once moving, if one tire breaks loose then both will, which of course can be when the fun starts.
To me, it's a truck with little weight out back with tires that don't like the dirt/mud it's encountering.
2wd vs 1wd?
Nope.
No, it doesn't say or show a front locking hub. Its a 2WD truck with a rear locker.
The hubcaps/covers mean nothing. Our 2WD F250's at work look identical, and we have tow hooks on them...
Speaking from experience, it takes very little to get them stuck. Wet grass or slightly slick mud, and we're done for...
The hubcaps/covers mean nothing. Our 2WD F250's at work look identical, and we have tow hooks on them...
Speaking from experience, it takes very little to get them stuck. Wet grass or slightly slick mud, and we're done for...
No. Those guys were just looking to see if it had the front differential
you might wanna watch it again
So what's that bar in the center of the hub on the left front wheel for? Looks like the thing that locks the axle to the hub.
It's just a cap that goes over the lugnuts, it's cosmetic. The front wheels are just free spinning at all times on a RWD only vehicle.
That's why I was asking. Why would they be looking at the front if it has a rear locker?
Looks something like these to me. If not, I understand.
"Trust but verify" comes to mind. When your eyes can confirm that there is no pumpkin up front then it must mean... it's 2WD.
That's why I was asking. Why would they be looking at the front if it has a rear locker?
Looks something like these to me. If not, I understand.
Glasses?
Use some reasoning when you think. If there is no driven front axle then how could you "lock" the front axle? There is nothing to lock.
The hub locks are not a locker anyway. A locker is inside the differential and locks the axles together. Hub locks just lock the hub to the axle.
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^^^ This ^^^ … met up with a guy down at the coast … he had bought an FJ with over sized AT’s …
He got stuck in no time … I pulled him to firm sand and looked under the front.
Told him he bought a bum steer and he needs to follow me back to the road. He got stuck again.
4wd
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looked at a bunch of F150 4WD’s in 2018 … hardly any even had a rear locker
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