For those of you that have a Rancher 4X4 and have not installed a Warn 424, are you happy with your machine just being a full time four wheel drive?

 

Well...I was happy with mine before I installed the 424. It steered a lot easier in 4wd than the 95 Kodiak I used to own.

I drove mine for a couple of months before I installed the 424. The only problem I had with it in 4wd was riding from my g/f's house to the gate where we went in on her land. roughly a 3/4 mile trip on asphalt. At high speed in 4wd...it's scary on asphalt.

 

I was very happy with my fulltime 4X4 for the first year I owned it, thought it handled good, steered good, then I installed a Warn 424. I will never own a strictly fulltime 4X4 again. The difference in handling and steering is night and day. It feels so much sportier in 2WD (which I use 95% of the time), being able to slide the rear end around.

 

maybe i should get the 424, well after i get my key problem fixed

 

How bad is the steering in 4WD? Everyone wants 4 wheel drive, but no one wants to use it. What's up with that? If I'm going to be on asphalt, I'll just drive my truck. An ATV is for off road use.

 

trust me, every1 who has a 4x4 quad uses 4x4, just sometimes i guess its hard to steer for some people or they just want the ability to switch from 2 to 4.

 

It's not hard to steer in 4X4, unless you are on pavement. What I am saying is, it's even easier to steer in 2WD. I do use my 4X4 as I love the mud, and we need it around here with the snow and ice. I would never own a 2WD bike, nor a 2WD truck around here.

 

If they haven't installed it, how would they know what they are missing????

 

Probably by riding one that isn't always in 3x4.

 

I don't know the extent of everyone's terrain in where they ride but I do know the condition of the area I ride. Even around my house, with the ground hard as heck in the summer, it's a lot easier to steer the Rancher in 2wd. I have the option of going into 4wd when I do ride the trails and they happen to be muddy. But around my place, there is no need for it.

Just as you don't drive truck in 4wd all the time, it's good to have that option on atv's. Look at it this way too, when there is no load on the front diff. of any 4wd atv, there is a heck of lot less wear on the front diff. and cv joints.

I think all full time 4wd machines should be standard with the 2 to 4wd feature. But that's just my opinion and you feel free to make the choice of what you want. Either way, 2 or 4wd, the Rancher is a fun machine.