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[laserjock]

That's what the "4H" transfer case position is for, isn't it?

Yes. But as the old adage goes, 4wd may help you go but you still gotta stop.

[emoji6]

It’s the weight distribution that makes it I’ll handling. My short bed 88 302 went like a tank in 2wd. It was a beast in 4wd. Part of that was not having enough power to break traction.

 

[jwalterus]

Yes. But as the old adage goes, 4wd may help you go but you still gotta stop.

[emoji6]

I thought that's why there newer vehicles were built with crumple zones, to stop our trucks without damaging them?

 

[madpogue]

I was pleasantly suprised with the way the van handles the snow. With decent tires it easily out performs my wifes fwd Sienna. Probably due to the added ground clearance.

^^^^^^ Ground clearance and the right winter tires can mean more than FWD. There's a LOT of on-street parking on our street, and after a six-incher or more, and then they come by with the plow, these local millennial-mobiles are incapacitated.

As for being front-heavy, that's also why there's a bed behind you, with room for sandbags. Or whatever. We happen to keep some equipment back there, which balances things out. That, plus Blizzaks, and knowing when to use 4x4 -- and knowing its limitations -- and knowing the limitations of the BRAKES, will keep you out of most any jam.