Re: 4x4 or 2x4

From: Andy Levy (andylevy@yahoo.com)
Date: Mon Oct 22 2001 - 18:54:36 EDT


A locker is a different beast than an LSD. For snow, a locker isn't
desirable, because it just locks up completely.

I have open diffs, and really wish I had the LSD on top of the 4WD.

Panoli, Robert wrote:

> A limited slip differential is not nearly effective as 4WD. I had a locker
> in my truck and instead of 1 rear tire spinning in the snow, I had 2 rear
> tires spinning. Our trucks are very light in the rear so unless you put
> some weight back there a limited slip differential doesn't help much in
> the snow.
>
> Bob
>
>>Others have given good input regarding the additional
>>cost, maintance for a 4x4.
>>From what you need I would suggets a 2x4 with a
>>limited slip differential, wheel and tire package and
>>driving safely

-- 
-andy
andylevy@yahoo.com
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'99 CC 4x4 318 auto



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