Bob Tom wrote:
>
> If snow is deep where you are and you get quite a bit of freezing rain,
> I would suggest that a good set of winter tires would be more useful.
> LSD may be better than open if you get stuck but LSD will also cause
> a lot of fishtailing unless the pedal is feathered in slippery conditions.
>
> Bob. Southern Ontario, Canada.
> '97 Dakota CC Sport, FR, 5.2L, 3.55 SG, auto.
Not to dispute you Bob, but I've personally never experienced this with
our '98 V8 4x4 with LSD. I have experienced some fishtailing with the
'95 V6 4x4 with no LSD. What seems to happen is that one wheel starts
to spin and loses lateral stability, which makes the whole rear end
squirrely.
Of course, the '95 is a 5-speed. I'm sometimes less than smooth with
the clutch if I'm driving quickly. The example that sticks out in my
mind was a few months ago in the rain. I was accelerating to get on the
highway, and when I shifted the rear end lost traction and did a bit of
fishtailing. Maybe it *is* just me :-).
Jason
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