Question about my 4 wheel drive

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I have a 2013 Ram Big Horn 4x4 with the anti spin rear diff
Does my front diff have it too?

Also looking at HID head lights what is the purest/ brights white light
4300k or 5000k
 

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Nope, rear diff only.

Get with Jeremy from Retro (forum sponsor) and get some Morimoto HID's. 5000K is going to be pretty white.
 

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not sure on the diff but as for HID lights 4300K to 5000K will be the whitest light as that is daylight temperatures, as you go higher in temperature the more bluish to purple it will get at 10K.
 
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I had 6000k hids on my Chevy and they looked good but they had blue look to them
I want the purest white and I did remember which that is
As for the open diff in the front what does that mean
 

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I had 6000k hids on my Chevy and they looked good but they had blue look to them
I want the purest white and I did remember which that is
As for the open diff in the front what does that mean

Meaning which ever wheel has the least traction will spin. It's like a front wheel drive car or an open diff on the rear. One wheel wonders! :boxed:

5000K is pretty common. It's what I bought from Jeremy to put in my G8. It's a pretty "stock" look.
 
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yea MOST factory HID installations use a 4300K degree bulb which is supposed to be as close to daylight as you can get
 

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Explanation...
 

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I've got a Big Horn with the LS rear.... That is all it is limited slip, no locker.
 

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Yours has a locker? Is it electric? I didn't know it was an option
Mine has the same 4wd setting but I don't think it locks up the rear. I could be wrong

By my iPhone.
 

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why have a 4Lock that doesn't lock lol. If yours has 4lock, it should lock. oh yeah its electrick..booggywoggywoggy
 

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4WD lock has nothing to do with lockers or diffs at all.

Straight from the owners manual....

4WD LOCK
Four-Wheel Drive Lock Range - This range locks the front
and rear driveshafts together forcing the front and rear
wheels to rotate at the same speed. This range provides
additional traction for loose, slippery road surfaces only


that sucks my 12 Bighorn has LS has the locker. 4wh auto, 4high, 4low, 4lock

See above...you have a limited slip...no locker. And if it did have a locker, it would not be controlled by the 4wd switch, but by a separate switch altogether, referred to in the manul as the axle locker switch.

And your 4WD choices are...(again straight from the manual)
This electronically shifted transfer case provides five
mode positions:
• Two-wheel drive high range (2WD)
• Four-wheel drive automatic range (4WD AUTO)
• Four-wheel drive lock range (4WD LOCK)
• Four-wheel drive low range (4WD LOW)
• Neutral (NEUTRAL)
 
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