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I've always been wary of taking my control trac 4wd to places real 4wd's dare to go because of all the automatic on/off it does and whatnot. It works fine for the occasional off road and trails, but are there things it can't do that a fulltime 4wd can do? Like if I get in a situation where I...

2 questions on my 96 4wd front diff: - I think I remember it being a Dana 35. The Chilton's manual says to add friction modifier if it's a limited slip one. I know my rear one is, but hadn't heard that any front ones are. How do I tell if the front is also limited slip? - Back when I...

I know/heard the apten chips are good, but how do they compare to the Hypertech Power Programmer where you can pick your own performance points and change things as you want? You send the apten unit back and they do it, but you really don't know if it's what you want till you run with it...

OK, I saw the tire chart, but it seems this is for clearance only. What about bumping up otherwise? I know rule of thumb is one step up in tire width (ie 75 to 70) allows one step up in diameter (ie 235 to 245) and no speedo changes required, etc. On a stock 96 4wd, 4dr, what sizes fit...

Is it possible to modify a control trac 4wd (96) to be a full time REAL 4wd? Control Trac is not All Wheel Drive, and not real 4wd, but an on-demand type. Unfortunately, it only comes on when IT demands it and not me ;(

What is involved in putting in a passenger side airbag switch? Does it need to be a genuine ford part, or just a switch? I figure it has to both turn it off AND fool the computer into thinking it's on... Any legal problems???

I know rule of thumb is one step up in tire width (ie 75 to 70) allows one step up in diameter (ie 235 to 245) and no speedo changes required, etc. On a stock 96 4wd, 4dr, what sizes fit the wheel wells without a problem and without mods? I do a lot of towing, so anything that changes final...

I've read the mods about making the AWD units 2wd, but on the control trac ones (with 2wd-auto-4wd low) is there a mod to make auto a real 4wd, or add it? BTW, didn't read the original post about it not using the front wheels above 35mph, but don't believe it! I hear and feel it engage at 60...

I'm going to be doing some towing near the limit of my 4.0 and have heard talk about these chips (aptec was one) you could use to get better power, etc. I've seen them for the big trucks, but not for anything smaller. Are there any problems (shorter engine or trans life, inspections, etc)...

I was in NAPA yesterday and saw several products for the cooling system that were supposed to reduce surface tension or such and make the coolant cool better. I did notice on a recent drain and flush that the interior block parts I could see almost looked like they shed water rather than staying...

This one may need a real tranny guru! Got a '96 4.0L, 4WD auto (4E55 trans) and it works great, except the o/d shutoff doesn't want to work. Changed fluid and it was fine, as was the pan, etc. Changed fluid regularly, now has 115k on it. Shifts fine, etc, except for the past 50k miles it...