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Originally posted by 08t4rUR
I am new to the 4runner but, have had other 4wd vehicles in the past and If the engine is doing a lot work from deep snow it is hard on the transmission to leave it in 4HI and it can cause it to get too hot. When You put it in 4LO both the engine and the tranny have a lot less work to do. But, You would only use 4LO at very low speeds 10 to 20 mph. Someone more familiar with the 4runner could give better speed ranges to use it in though...
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The only issue I see with your 4LO suggestion is that rpm's are going to raise and raise quickly with speed. Even at 30mph, you would still be turning the engine (torque converter and front end of the tranny) pretty fast. Might not really be an issue, just seems a concern for me.
I will stick with 4HI