4wd on road

[badnuz]

now it may seem silly, but i've never had to consider it b4, this weekend im towing a 8.5m caravan up to rotovegas with the cruiser and was wondering if the weather is poos can i run in 4wd hi without fear of doing any damage/stress? i will be using my 31' road tires, the caravan is braked, but i've never towed anything with the cruiser ( apart from stuck nissans lol) let alnoe a huge arse caravan...... i would assume it would be ok?? cheers guys

[haynzy]

The cruiser will tow it sweet as in 2wd it is a long way to have those axles and hubs turning

[badnuz]

cool as thought as much.....

[meatc]

4WD with a locked (standard) trans case will do all sorts of nasty things to your drive line. The front wheels need to turn at a different speed to the rear in cornering etc.

I tow my 8m caravan with a 2006 4wd Courier in 2wd no probs. Towed it from the Bay of Islands to Kumeu a few weeks back no worries. I've had it weighed and loaded to go on hoiday its only about 1850KG. Can't imagne yours would be much heavier.

[skid]

used to tow my 40 on a trailer all over the place behind my 13bt mwb cruiser and never had any probs

you'll be sweet dude

you'll soon learn to down change before the long hills

[wopass]

do not lock into 4wd on the road or you will most certianly break stuff.

[northland_pajero]

I bought an FJ40 that had accidentaly been driven on the seal in 4H by the previous owner, broken gears and transfer case casing... $500 to buy $300 for a second hand transfer case, 4H is a great way to break stuff.

My Pajero has 'Super Select' allows me to drive in All Wheel Drive (central diff open) I use that when towing, when wet, on gravel etc, 4H (center diff locked) is saved for off road only

[KiwiBacon]

You can run 4Hi on gravel or anything with a decent amount of slip.
Not tarseal unless it's covered in cow poo as far as you can see.

I know a farmer who ran his hilux in 4Hi all the time (even on tarseal). The tyres had some really interesting wear patterns, it's a tribute to toyota that the drivetrain took it. Or maybe it's because most of the time it was unloaded and the back end could jump and skip a little.

[badnuz]

cheers everyone, will just take it easy in 2wd.... ( and great to see the advice from many, thats what i enjoy about this site!!)