PaulZ
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- 1990
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- Ford
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Hi Guys, I've had my '99 Ranger about a month. I'm not a sports off roader, I bought it to back up my old tired Blazer in getting to my cabin, which is up a steep dirt road. It climbs my driveway great in the dry but today it was very wet and slippery. As I started up in 4WL the front started to slip and slide sideways towards the cliff. It's steep but not off camber. Didn't feel like getting stuck so I aborted.
The Ranger is stock, manual trans, mud tires. I believe it has trac lok (or whatever it's called) in the back, both tires spin the same direction on jack stands. Not so the front. Would that cause it to slide sideways climbing slippery surfaces? Unfortunately I don't have the original window sticker, don't know the options it has. Did they offer front trac lok?
The Blazer has the factory gov lock front and rear, climbs like a goat. Maybe I need to add it to the Ranger front? Not after anything super bulletproof, just need to climb my driveway.
Thanks!
The Ranger is stock, manual trans, mud tires. I believe it has trac lok (or whatever it's called) in the back, both tires spin the same direction on jack stands. Not so the front. Would that cause it to slide sideways climbing slippery surfaces? Unfortunately I don't have the original window sticker, don't know the options it has. Did they offer front trac lok?
The Blazer has the factory gov lock front and rear, climbs like a goat. Maybe I need to add it to the Ranger front? Not after anything super bulletproof, just need to climb my driveway.
Thanks!