Dragging in 4 high

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whipplesaurus

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A quick question for anybody that's done quarters in their Raptor or has knowledge of the different wheel drives. I don't have my Raptor yet, so I cannot test this and thought it would be a good idea to ask the experienced members before I try this, or get told not to try it, because it's retarded and I don't know any better.

The way I understand the different wheel drive modes to work, is they have a speed limit at which they will disengage, for example 4-high disengages after something like 50 mph, even if the truck is in that mode, and defaults back to 2 wheel rear. Is this theory accurate? If so, what is the actual speed disgengagement of 4 wheel drive?

The reason I'm asking is for doing quarters, starting the truck off in 4-high to create an AWD effect for a better launch with less slippage and more grab.

Would doing this be problmeatic or very likely break something? Like I said, it's just a curiosity question and I'd like for the people smarter than me to let me know if it's an epic fail waiting to happen or solid judgment.
 

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Besides being a bad/dumb idea to use 4wd on dry pavement.

Drag racing a 6000+ pound barn door is STUPID!

If you want to drag race get something else.. Save yourself the embarrassment of getting beat by everyone. A RAPTOR IS NOT MEANT TO BE DRAG RACED!

-Greg
 
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Besides being a bad/dumb idea to use 4wd on dry pavement.

Drag racing a 6000+ pound barn door is STUPID!

If you want to drag race get something else.. Save yourself the embarrassment of getting beat by everyone. A RAPTOR IS NOT MEANT TO BE DRAG RACED!

-Greg

There it is... the get something else argument. Look, I don't think it's such a big problem to do a quarter mile every now and then just to see what the truck can do in the quarter. I could gave a rat's ass what other people are getting. I'm not doing it to race other people. I was just trying to get some advice on the best way to do it, not the "go buy a Corvette instead" answer. How in the hell is that helpful and/or useful? Thanks for the REST of the advice, gentlemen. THAT was helpful.
 

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