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HUH...no free lunch, and no free locker. Still worth it I think! ?
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If you are stuck, it's too late.I guess we'll have to see what the lock requirement will be. On the early Raptors, you could lock in 2HI and at higher speeds, but I think they subsequently reigned that back in.
Either way, I would only use the locker in normal snow driving if stuck. Locking either axle will make steering more difficult (moreso for the front). Combine that with a slippery surface and it could get unsafe. You could easily find a situation where you simply cannot steer effectively when it is critical to do so. However, deep snow might be another matter. I guess it depends on the snow and other conditions. I'd probably be inclined to be in 4HI, but there are probably applications for lockers on and in 4LO. It depends on conditions and what your intent is.
Well, that depends on the stuck...If you are stuck, it's too late.
Some goat modes will also enable the e-locker. Note that they are disabled automatically above ~20mph. At higher speeds, the traction control computer uses selective wheel braking to control wheel spin and such.
The base model doesn't have e-lockers or offroad tires.Watch the e-locker utterly fail in this video. This is really not a good look for the Bronco.
I understood about the tires. But I had no idea Ford cheaped out on the e-lockers on the Base.The base model doesn't have e-lockers or offroad tires.
repeat. no e-locker on the base.I understood about the tires. But I had no idea Ford cheaped out on the e-lockers on the Base.
A locking diff is like 4 wheel drive. You don't need it until you NEED IT.Hi, sorry. Totally noob question here.
Is locking rear differential something I should want?
If anything, I will drive this Bronco in snow more than anything else. I'd like to get into off roading, but even that will at best be only a few days per year.
Also is the locking diff auto on the Bronco? I'd assume yes. I've read so much online at this point I'm upside down.
I'm looking at the Big Bend auto. So adding it isn't expensive. Just want to make sure it's something that makes sense.
Thanks ahead of time!
Nothing in the price range of the Bronco Base has a locker, so no Ford didn’t cheap out.I understood about the tires. But I had no idea Ford cheaped out on the e-lockers on the Base.
The Base was made for people who want to build their own capable 4x4 with after market equipment and parts. . So no Ford did not cheap out on the Base. Its called giving the Customer choices.I understood about the tires. But I had no idea Ford cheaped out on the e-lockers on the Base.
repeat. no e-locker on the base.
the badlands (and sasquatch) have e-lockers.
maybe you're thinking of traction control which plays games with braking the spinning wheels
The Base was made for people who want to build their own capable 4x4 with after market equipment and parts. . So no Ford did not cheap out on the Base. Its called giving the Customer choices.
In a word, "yes". It's worth having.Hi, sorry. Totally noob question here.
Is locking rear differential something I should want?
If anything, I will drive this Bronco in snow more than anything else. I'd like to get into off roading, but even that will at best be only a few days per year.
Also is the locking diff auto on the Bronco? I'd assume yes. I've read so much online at this point I'm upside down.
I'm looking at the Big Bend auto. So adding it isn't expensive. Just want to make sure it's something that makes sense.
Thanks ahead of time!
Yup. I got it!In a word, "yes". It's worth having.