If you have a short wheelbase then a front locker may make more sense. That way you don't adversely affect the handling on the street. If the wheelbase is over 100" then running it in the rear shouldn't be an issue, especially if it isn't a light vehicle and is an automatic transmission. Manual transmissions take more finesse to live with a rear locker. As someone who has a lunchbox locker in a 2wd manual S-10 pickup it is interesting to say the least. It keeps normies from driving it.
Remember the longer the wheelbase the more leverage on the rear which makes it unlock easier. Same thing with heavier vehicles they make the locker smoother. I had a locker in my square body suburban, heavy, long and automatic and you didn't even notice the locker as long as you didn't mash it in sharp turns.
Ian Wilson
I will do that soon. I have tested the gpr and it is getting power.
Aaron Long
well as far as I can tell you dont really save all that much money on a used 4x4. I was looking around at tacomas on auto trader and they are all 200k+ miles and still like ten grand. I know theyre reliable but once youve got that kind of mileage things will break. Even the silverado I have now is worth 5 grand if I can get it running. I also looked at fj cruisers and they are 20 vrand to get one with less than 100k miles too. With any other car id agree, I bought my current car when it was two years old with about 36k on it and it was half what it cost new. But all the 4x4's seem to hold their value way better than most cars, so it makes buying new not seem as bad. Plus I get a GM family discount on a new truck if I go with a colorado, which im leaning towards.
If youve got some good suggestions on value picks in the used 4x4 market id love to hear em though.
Liam Morris
Thanks fellas. I have a ~150" wheelbase. The rear locker is selectable though so I don't have to worry about using it on roads.
Wyatt Brooks
Cool, in that case the problem won't be plugs you'd think. Definitely either fuel delivery or valve clearance. Often fuel bleeding back can cause problems with cold starting diesels, but that's more to do with the period of time it's left sitting. The fact your's consistently changes whether or not a block heater is plugged into it leads me to think it's probably not that, but hey, it might be worth replacing the hose between the filter and fuel injection pump with a clear tube and observing that over a period of time to cancel that out.
If clearances don't fix the issue (it'd be worth doing anyway) then it'd be time to take it to a diesel injection specialist. This is bang on. Although something on the scale of an F150 would be more than capable of keeping a lunchbox style locker operating smoothly in the rear... So long as smooth mid corner throttle application is used obviously :D
Grayson Reyes
Ah, that's no problem then. Good set of tyres and you'll go almost anywhere you'll fit the wheelbase.
Brayden Morgan
I kind of agree with you on the resale thing. I'm an Ausfaggot so we only ever got the latest shape Colorado with the 2.8 Duramax. After the first couple of years in production when they got the oil consumption issue in check it's been a pretty solid motor. For beach and sand driving it's hard to beat a gas engine's rev range flexibility, but with a six hour drive either way the diesel would quickly pay for itself, and modern diesels have plenty flexibility anyway.
William White
Im honestly kind of torn on whether I go for the diesel or not. Id basically have to choose between the zr2 package or the diesel engine, and I really like that zr2 package. Plus the largest thing I would likely tow will be a 14 ft john boat and I think the gas engine will handle that just fine. Add to that the fact that you trade away a lot of on road responsiveness to get the gas mileage from the diesel and with my current car I actually traded away fuel economy to go for a higher octane tune, so I prefer power/speed over gas mileage. If I planned on doing a bunch of rock crawling and towing there wouldnt even be a question on getting the diesel and I think its really cool that someone is offering a diesel in the mid size.
Ayden Scott
Remember when going hard offroad you will love the gas engine for the quicker acceleration and larger rpm range. Momentum is king, and slippery hillclimbs and mud require high revving HP. IMO the gas engine, one that actually has decent HP, is better offroad 80% of the time.
