Quote Originally Posted by hemmjo View Post
4WD also gives a false sense or security also. You can make them go, but they don't stop any better. Some guys, with locking rear ends, find out very quickly it is not good to them them locked when you try to turn.
It seems to be the norm for 4wd on just about everything now days. I don't particularly care for 4wd. It is great if you really need it like getting around on muddy unpaved roads or in the fields but for highway or around town driving 95% of the time it is just more gears and weight to haul around. none of my daily drivers have ever been 4wd except when I lived in Kuwait. I used the feature regularly there but only on job sights.
the locking rears feature should never be engaged while driving if it can be avoided. Like you said steering suffers greatly.
I detest ABS especially on Semi tractor and trailers, but realize it is a necessary evil since far too many drivers don't really know how to drive using the 6-side rule to maintain proper distances and observe, front back left right bottom and top. 90% of all car and pickup drivers today need to attend a driving course for big trucks and one of inclimate weather driving addition all city dwellers should have to learn to drive in rural areas where farm equipment rules the road. Rural folks should have to learn how to survive driving in overcrowded icongested city streets. And everyone should have to spend a few months driving in other countries around the world.