How To Switch To 2-Wheel Low Range On Pickups

How To Switch To 2-Wheel Low Range On Pickups PICKUPS Miscellaneous 26-1-38 Scott Seaver, Montague, Mich.: "After owning my 1988 Chevrolet 4-WD pickup for several years, I grew frustrated with the fact that I couldn't put the truck into 2-WD low range because low range automatically locks the front hubs. I like to use low range to back up heavy wagons and gooseneck trailers but on hard surfaces, I didn't need to be in 4-WD and felt I might even damage some of the 4-WD components. "To solve the problem, I located the switch wires on the trasfer case that operate the front locking hubs and cut one of them. I mounted a toggle switch on the transfer case shift lever and ran wires from the switch to each end of the cut wire. "Now, whenever I want to switch to 2-wheel low range, I put the transfer case shift lever in 4-low and make sure the switch I installed is in the OFF position, which prevents the front axle from locking. When I want to use 4-WD again, I just flip the switch to the ON position. There's no risk of forgetting to turn the switch OFF since the transfer case switch shuts the axle off automatically, preventing the front hubs from staying locked in 2-wheel high range. "I'm sure this solution would work on any truck with electrically locking hubs."

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