Hi everyone,
I am new to 4Runner, as I tried to do some research before buying the 4Runner, I just came across one of the post in Edmunds about shifting the 4Runner that made me confused, my question is can the 4runner be shifted on the fly??? Thanks for any input and clarification. Here is the the post:
"If it was 4WD high then there should not be a difference. If it is 4WD low then the center diffential will lock in that case you should not have the truck on paved streets. Because the center diffential locked will make all the tires turn at the same speed causing excessive wear on the tires on pavement, but on gravle and ice and mud off road, it will gain tons of traction. If the car has a lever to shift from 4wd Hi and Lov and 2WD then it is not shift on the fly, that is the way most of the toyotas are set up, It is more reliable than pushing a button. Part time usualy runs a 4WD system with a rear or front wheel bais of power. In the tacoma case I would bet a rear wheel. when these wheels start to slip it will engade and send more power to the front wheels. Torsen differntials do this. Locked center differential will elminate this and send 50 fron and 50 rear power. 2WD is 100% rear. 4WD high means that all four have power however, if one wheel looses traction with all the differntials open then all of the power and torque will go to that wheel. I am not sure about the systems that the Tacoma has on it but the Land Cruiser has electronicly activated brakes that will aply the brakes to this wheel and thus reroute the power to other wheels. It will also de-throttle the engine."
I am new to 4Runner, as I tried to do some research before buying the 4Runner, I just came across one of the post in Edmunds about shifting the 4Runner that made me confused, my question is can the 4runner be shifted on the fly??? Thanks for any input and clarification. Here is the the post:
"If it was 4WD high then there should not be a difference. If it is 4WD low then the center diffential will lock in that case you should not have the truck on paved streets. Because the center diffential locked will make all the tires turn at the same speed causing excessive wear on the tires on pavement, but on gravle and ice and mud off road, it will gain tons of traction. If the car has a lever to shift from 4wd Hi and Lov and 2WD then it is not shift on the fly, that is the way most of the toyotas are set up, It is more reliable than pushing a button. Part time usualy runs a 4WD system with a rear or front wheel bais of power. In the tacoma case I would bet a rear wheel. when these wheels start to slip it will engade and send more power to the front wheels. Torsen differntials do this. Locked center differential will elminate this and send 50 fron and 50 rear power. 2WD is 100% rear. 4WD high means that all four have power however, if one wheel looses traction with all the differntials open then all of the power and torque will go to that wheel. I am not sure about the systems that the Tacoma has on it but the Land Cruiser has electronicly activated brakes that will aply the brakes to this wheel and thus reroute the power to other wheels. It will also de-throttle the engine."
