when theres enough snow on the ground to cause wheel slip, you can safely use the 4wd, you'll be suprised at how well the X will do in 2wd with good tires, one thing you can do, if your uncomfortable is, on side roads that aren't plowed, throw it into 4 and keep the hubs locked once you get to a plowed road, that way if it gets slick again, you can just shift on the fly, but just remember with the hubs locked you'll burn alot more gas, so if your gonna be getting on a highway or something, i'd backup and unlock em...but snow can be alot of fun in 2wd
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