I admit that I have a heavy foot, but I still have problems without the FT4WD even when trying to keep the rears from spinning in certain conditions. When we go a good amount of time without any rain, and then get some, the roads here can get very slick. There are huge numbers of accidents and traffic becomes horrible. We just got some rain this morning so it took me 35 minutes to get to the office instead of 15. This afternoon it had rained enough for the 2WD to work fine. This morning, trying to start from a stop, especially while turning right at a light, without spinning was virtually impossible. I either have to be extremely light on the skinny pedal, or just put it in FT4WD and drive however I want. Of course, you also have to consider the torque mine gets to the ground at low rpms. I don't have torque management, and I've got 4.10 gears, a torque converter with a 2500 rpm stall and a 2.53:1 multiplier instead of 1.93:1, and efficiency about 6% higher. I also have a 3:1 first gear instead of a 2.84:1 first gear like the newer KJ's.

Well, apparently I'm just a maniac driver with no sense of how to drive in the snow or rain (have lived in Canada all my life!) You' all are right, thanks for setting me straight. I'll give up on the 242 and just turn the keys in!