4-LO High RPM's. Am I missing something?

[StreeTaco]

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[ctngo82]

4Lo is mainly for climbing.

 

[StreeTaco]

4Low is for anything you want it to be

 

[Sagebrush]

4Low is for anything you want it to be

Let me know how it works out for you on the Interstate.

 

[GSPHerder]

um, um,hmmm, yeah, 4low is not for sand or interstates.

Things real truck owners never say - - "my offroad truck is geared to low".

 

[EatMyTaco]

I’ve never once thought “damn, this 4lo is geared too low.”

I’ve said the opposite, however.

 

[lippardj]

I bought my Tacoma about three months ago and finally got it out on the sand yesterday and experienced this same issue. In 4 lo it would only go to 2nd gear and it went to about 3500 rpms before doing so. Ok so I pulled her over to shift it manually and had the same issue. I could shift up to another gear but it stayed until about 3500 rpms again. Mind you I was never t trying to go fast I just didn’t to have it turning that many rpms. I just wanted to go about 10 mph while turn 1500-2000 rpms. Coming from the jeep world I have alit to learn about tacos. Thanks for any input!

 

[GSPHerder]

Its usually a good thing and useful for an offroad vehicle to have a lowed geared low range. There's definitely a time and place for 4lo. Not everyone will need it, and most of the time while off-roading 4hi has always been low enough for some hill climbing, definitely better for mud and sand where you need wheel spin and momentum.

If you're rpm's are too high and your speed is too slow then just switch to 4hi, you should of started there anyways then on the very rare occasion switch to 4lo and soon as negotiate the obstacle switch back to 4hi.

Sand is not the place for 4low where you need momentum/speed to get up on top of the sand and keep moving without digging in.

 

[tkrum015]

I bought my Tacoma about three months ago and finally got it out on the sand yesterday and experienced this same issue. In 4 lo it would only go to 2nd gear and it went to about 3500 rpms before doing so. Ok so I pulled her over to shift it manually and had the same issue. I could shift up to another gear but it stayed until about 3500 rpms again. Mind you I was never t trying to go fast I just didn’t to have it turning that many rpms. I just wanted to go about 10 mph while turn 1500-2000 rpms. Coming from the jeep world I have alit to learn about tacos. Thanks for any input!

I agree with you my built up rubicon lets me use 4 lo not only for climbing but also for braking down hills and driving at slow speed shifting into 2,3,4 moving as you said about 1500 rpm . The Tacoma is a different animal.

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