Q: Can I change my 4 wheel drive in my Jeep?

asked by on July 17, 2016

My jeep is equipped with the Quadra Trac 1 which only allows me to use 4 wheel drive High. I would like the option to get out of 4 wheel drive along with changing to 4 wheel drive low.

My car has 69000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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