Command Trac vs. Select Trac II

pdxbubba · May 4, 2007

I can't find anything on the New Select Trac II....

I noticed that those are the 4x4 options for the 08 Liberty. I wonder which is better off-road and how much of a difference they get in gas mileage...

Anyone know? (I checked on their page for learning about the various systems... the Select Trac II isn't on there)

HoosierMud · May 4, 2007

Only a guess, but Select Trac (I) is 2WD, with the option of shifting into full- time 4WD or part-time 4WD, with a 4 lo option. It sounds as if Select Trac II is full-time 4 wheel drive, with 4 lo option.

unclejjg · May 4, 2007

That is the exact difference. With the old Selec-Trac you could manually shift from 2WD to Part-time 4WD, Full-time 4WD, Neutral, and 4WD-lo.

With the new system you have 2WD, 4WD Auto (full-time) and 4WD-lo which is the same 2.73 modifier it has always been.

Further, the older models required manually shifting using a lever....the new models have a simple electronic switch/button.

As far as off-road worthiness, some might argue that since it doesn't have part-time high which actually locks the center differential, it won't perform as well. I can't say, but logically, who needs the diff to actually be locked if you aren't in 4-lo?

Besides, with the full-time, you can actually use the damn thing to its full benefit in the winter months and not have to worry about drive-line binding, cornering, etc.

pdxbubba · May 5, 2007

So if understand this correctly, the Select Trac II is roughly AWD with lo range.

srothfuss · May 7, 2007

Yes. But it's not an automatic AWD system like on some other small SUV's (Escape, RAV-4, CRV) since the drive has the option to turn on the AWD or select 4-lo

I'd consider my Select Trac system in my current Liberty to be the most versitile AWD system I've ever owned. I can't imagine the next version of the system being any worse

Command Trac vs. Select Trac II

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