slmann
Charter Member
Guy at work is looking at an 02 FX4 and an 03 FX4. One has the push button or switch for the 4x4 the other has the stick on the floor. Which is better or are they the same? Any problems with either one?
I despise the push button shift. Works fine till you need it. My explorer has it and I hate it.
I always call it the push and pray shift button.
Definitely the stick on the floor, with manual hubs. That way there isn't any way for anything to fail because it is all mechanical. The button isnt really easier to use either considering if the hubs are already locked in, all you have to do is reach down and pull back. If you have automatic hubs/transfer case, its not if its going to break, but when.
There is NO hubs on these year trucks. The CV axles are always spinning, there is a vacuum actuator in the middle that disengages the axle from the front diff.