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Posted: Apr 03 2007 at 8:26pm \| IP Logged

Hi I am very interested in buying a Nissan Frontier. Anyway I am looking into buying a 2002 Frontier Crew Cab with 4wd. Question's:
1. Now is it possible to shift into 4wd high and back to 2wd on-the-fly, meaning while in motion? If yes, what is the maximum speed?

2. Would I have to put the transmission into Neutral to put it into 4WD Low?

3. I live on a mountain in NJ and I was wondering which setting would be the best to get up the mountain, because I am tired of having to park my Toyota Avalon at the bottom of the mountain and walk 1.5 miles. Would maybe I use 4wd Hi with (1 in the transmission)? Or like 4wd Low with (2 in the transmission)?

Tell me what you think and if I have more questions i'll post em. thankyou in advanced.

Two More Question's:
4. I am interested in getting a truck without the supercharger, is it recommended to have a friend install it for me, or is their real no improvement?

5. I read that the acceleration is pretty sluggish anything else I can do to improve that?

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Posted: Apr 06 2007 at 9:41am \| IP Logged

Not familiar with '02s but I would assume that it is indeed shift on the fly. You should be able to bounce back and forth between 4HI and 2WD without a problem.

As to the mountain in NJ??? I don't know how steep your road is, but I would think 4HI should do the trick, if not, man, you've got a really steep road!!!

Someone will come along soon with answers to your questions, in the mean time, free bump

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Posted: Apr 06 2007 at 2:18pm \| IP Logged

It depends upon the transfer case in the truck. Some had an electronic transfer case that would allow you to shift on the fly. Usually around 25mph or so, but the owners manual could tell you exactly.

Others came with a manual transfer case that would require you to stop and put the truck in neutral, or be going really really slow.

Depending upon how steep your road is, you'll need either 2wd or 4hi. 4 low is mainly for crawling along.

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