My understanding is that 4 low doubles your rear end to give you twice the amount of power (so I have a 3.92 doubled would be a 7.84) is that right? From experience, when I back my boat up a hill when I have it in 4 low it REALLY helps so I don't have to use 2 feet on the gas/brake to keep it from rolling forward...

Also, I got stuck in the mud yesterday and had to be pulled out from a buddy while taking my truck off road and another buddy of mine noticed that not all 4 tires were spinning in 4 wheel high while I was stuck... I didn't try putting it in 4 wheel low to get unstuck... should I have?

Thoughts, comments?

I searched to try to find an answer but couldn't...

Thanks

 

yes.......

 

to be honest. these trucks arent that great in the mud. they do ok in them lil puddles that people splash through and get there truck covered in mud water and think they did epic off roading but get into real mud like gumbo and muskeg and youll wish you had a 3rd gen ram where the computer didnt think so much and when you stepped on the gas the tires would just spin and clean the mud from the tires and actually get through the stuff

 

Its actually a little more than double, most factory transfer cases are around 2.7:1 in low range, and the gearing is done in the transfer case, not the rear axle. To find final drive ratio, you multiply all ratios together down the drivetrain...

(transmission ratio)*(transfer case ratio)*(rear gear ratio)

And not all tires will spin if you are on a slippery enough surface in 4 wheel drive if you have open diffs front and back. It can be as bad as one front and one rear spinning. If you have a limited slip diff or locker on the rear axle, a minimum of 3 tires will spin. If you have a limited slip diff or locker on both axles, then ALL tires should spin.