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 ===== What AWD is good for ===== ===== What AWD is good for =====
  
- Daily driving and helping to accelerate on short sections of slippery, flat surfaces. Think of moderately plowed snowy streets, or pavement covered in wet leaves, or well graded gravel roads with short sections of loose surface. The sort of conditions that you might reasonably expect daily driving in most situations. + Daily driving and helping to accelerate on short sections of slippery, flat surfaces. Think of moderately plowed snowy streets, or pavement covered in wet leaves, or well graded gravel roads with short sections of loose surface. The sort of conditions that you might reasonably expect daily driving in most situations, especially around ski resorts and winter conditions in mountainous areas. (The Sprinter/Transit/Sienna/Odyssey systems are particularly ideal for ski bums)
  
 It's also good for drivers who have limited mechanical interest don't want to worry about how it works. AWD is pretty forgiving, while mistakes in application of a 4WD system will lead to immediate and catastrophic failures (And not failures like "a warning light came on", but failures like "shards of metal exploding out from under the van"). It's also good for drivers who have limited mechanical interest don't want to worry about how it works. AWD is pretty forgiving, while mistakes in application of a 4WD system will lead to immediate and catastrophic failures (And not failures like "a warning light came on", but failures like "shards of metal exploding out from under the van").
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- Rocky, rutted, bumpy or highly uneven terrain where wheels may temporarily lose contact with the ground. Or extended sections of deep, loose materials such as deep snow, sand, mud or very lose gravel where maintaining forward momentum is critical. In these situations the factory AWD system [[https://www.fordtransitusaforum.com/threads/awd-system-shut-down.83672/|will frequently shut down if driven in such conditions for more than 1-2 minutes]]. + Rocky, rutted, bumpy or highly uneven terrain where wheels may temporarily lose contact with the ground. Or extended sections of deep, loose materials such as //deep// snow, sand, mud or very lose gravel where maintaining forward momentum is critical. In these situations the factory AWD system [[https://www.fordtransitusaforum.com/threads/awd-system-shut-down.83672/|will frequently shut down if driven in such conditions for more than 1-2 minutes]]. 
  
 For situations such as these, a RWD van with an aftermarket locking rear differential will almost always out-perform the factory AWD system.  [[https://youtu.be/gF5SM2Jc37A|See this video for an example]] of just how effective a locking differential can be! For situations such as these, a RWD van with an aftermarket locking rear differential will almost always out-perform the factory AWD system.  [[https://youtu.be/gF5SM2Jc37A|See this video for an example]] of just how effective a locking differential can be!
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 4-wheel-drive conversions are offered by [[https://quadvan.com/|Quadvan]] or [[https://www.quigley4x4.com|Quigley Vans]]. The Quigley 4WD system has been approved by Ford for the Transit, and if installed when new Ford will still honor the full factory warranty on all non-Quigley components of your van.  4-wheel-drive conversions are offered by [[https://quadvan.com/|Quadvan]] or [[https://www.quigley4x4.com|Quigley Vans]]. The Quigley 4WD system has been approved by Ford for the Transit, and if installed when new Ford will still honor the full factory warranty on all non-Quigley components of your van. 
  
-Expect to pay ~$15,000 to have a stock van converted to 4-wheel-drive.+Expect to pay $15,000-$25,000 to have a stock van converted to 4-wheel-drive.
  
  
  
  
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