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SWB part time 4x4 i suspect, most of these types of vehicle whilst in normal dry road drive (RWD) are fine but notoriously tail happy should a damp patch catch you out.
Most of them can be driven in 4WD when conditions are slippery, but you can't take your mind off things as suddenly encountering a dry section with tight turns, eg entering a covered car park, without knocking 4WD out could see transmission wind up and possible damage as they do not have a centre diff, once 4WD is selected the drive between fron and rear axles is locked.
Stiff suspension short wheelbase and RWD combined with at least part offroad tyres isn't a great combination for wet roads.
I had exactly this problem with my old 70 series Landcruiser, that was very skittish in the wet, if i locked it into 4WD it improved no end but you had to remenber at all times it was in 4WD in order not to cause damage when the road dried out or you needed to make tight turns, fortunately the 4WD selector was electric so on the move shifts could be performed.
Tyre choice is very important on vehicles of this type.
Read your handbook very carefully, there will be extensive instruction when to and most importantly when not to engage 4WD and at what speeds, pay special attention to the don'ts, such as don't engage with spinning wheels or when on a turn. Low range is a massive can of worms, don't whatever you do try to engage that on the move, for road use you want High Range 4WD only, in Low range the transmission will most likely be fully locked....most Japanese vehicles of this type will have a sticker on the sun visors and/or drivers door giving off road instructions too.
Edited by gordonbennet on 11/08/2015 at 15:58
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