[n8dh]

^^right idea, but you have it backwards. Basically in 4HI the wheel are locked into rotating at the same speed, so when you turn a corner the outside wheel needs to turn faster in order to travel the larger distance. Think of an old turntable - stick a penny near the middle and one at the edge. Both pennies have the same angular velocity, but the outer one has a higher linear velocity because it needs to travel faster in order to travel the larger distance around the record. OP, basically if you're turning all the way to the right in 4HI, the right wheel is closer the the centre of rotation, so your left wheel needs to turn faster, but it can't because it's locked at the same speed as the right wheel. Hope this helps

 

[n8dh]

I tried my best not to sound like a dick haha :lol: just helping a fellow 2012 Silverado LT owner out - nice work on the stump btw esox07

 

[n8dh]

Yeah that's probably the best - leave it in auto until you really need it

 

[n8dh]

When you say "wander", does that mean do a tail slide? It doesn't do that just because when your wheels are turned, they are trying to pull you in the direction they are pointed. If you floor it in 2WD in ice/snow when your wheels are turned, the front wheels don't pull you so the rear just swings around

 

[n8dh]

It still tracks straight because the front is pulling in the direction the wheels are pointed. If you're pushing, say, a snow sled from behind on ice,it's hard to get the front going in the direction you want...when you try to turn it the back end just kicks out right? Now pretend you're pulling the sled. Even though the front still has to traction, when you point it to where you want it to go, it "follows" you, so to speak. Now obviously if you are going at stupid fast *ground* speed, not wheel speed, the control is going to lessen quite a bit. Hope this helps - not a physics teacher but just applying what I've learned in HS and university haha

 

[n8dh]

^^True dat - makes me laugh actually when I see people just hauling a$$ in their 4x4 and then down the road they're in the ditch

 

[n8dh]

Doesn't 4LO only engage if you have the transmission in neutral?