
Originally Posted by
glc
Foy, the only way I'd tow an Equinox like yours is on a trailer or on a dolly with the rear driveshaft removed.
AGREED HERE!
Getting off topic, but if I wanted a 4wd vehicle, I'd want an old school manual transfer case and manual locking hubs!
Good luck finding one! I put Warn Heavy-Duty manual locking hubs on my 02 F350 when the borderline useless factory plastic crud gave up, which fortunately was simultaneous to the vacuum hoses actuating the locking mechanism giving up, but I've still got the dashboard switch driving a solenoid to take the TC in and out of gear, and to access low range. My two older Scouts each have "twin stick" TCs. A neighbor's kid once asked me "what are all of those shifters for?"
Holy Smoke, I just realized the '04 and up Ford owners are going to have a handful when their vacuum hoses give up--they're liable to be whipping down the highway and one side or the other tries to engage. That might not be pretty on the inside of those hubs!