ok so i just got this 97 ram with 80k on it a 5.5 inch skyjacker and 35's and i took it in the woods to test the 4wd i put it in 4 low and when i went to shift outa 4 wheel low it grinded like crazy and then shifting it from neutral to 4wd high grinded but it went into 2wd fine.....

soo is there like a special way i have to do this or what? could you please tell me cuz the guy i bought it from did it and it didnt grind at all so?

let me know please thanks -Gene

 

Don't put the transmission in neutral when shifting through the transfer case gears

 

so when i shift into 4hi or 4low just leave it in drive and it wont grind when trying to shift back to 2wd? i no in my friends you have to put it in neutral...

 

Ya know I might drive mine different then some ppl.. I just reach over and kick it in 4wheel with my foot.. j/k
Really.. If I need 4wheel lowdrive I stop and put it in low... 4 high will go in smooth while moving.. but low will grind ..because you are most likely goingto fast for the rpm and gear ratio to match and slip in.and low is low..lol

 

hahaha yeah kick it right in there lol

so im guessing when i wana put it in 4 or take it outa 4 just leave it in drive then and it wont grind?

 

LOL.. ya know with a automatic.. umm.. I have never owned one..lol.. always been a standard shift...

 

tru lol.....well mines auto haha and it didnt grind going into 4 high or 4 low only when i went to take it out of 4 low

 

Most of the guys on here suggest turning the truck off putting it into 4LO then starting back up. Just about all of them grind going into 4LO...if you have an auto.

 

but how about taking it out of 4lo? shut it off ?

 

Yeah, that's what I read back when I got my Ram...I had the same question. So I just started cuttin er off...most of the time. If I am completely stopped, sometimes it'll do okay if I shift it in fast.