Well, there is a difference between AWD and 4WD...You cannot run true 4wd on
dry pavement and expect it to last very long..The reason is that in 4wd, the
front tires are rotating at different speeds from the rear...they need
slippage to correct that
----- Original Message -----
From: <Jpgross@aol.com>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2002 11:54 PM
Subject: Re:DML:4wd on dry road, why not?
>
> AWD has very interesting performance characteristics in a pickup. It
partly
> compensates for the poor weight distribution. Those that think such a
system
> is only a Yuppie feature has likely not had the opportunity to use it. By
> the way, the system used on the Dak can be locked just like the "true
4wd."
> On wet roads with occasional large puddles it tracks straight through
them.
> WOT launches on dry pavement result in no lost energy of squealing tires.
If
> you have the part time system you are turning all the same parts anyway so
> there is not a savings there. With more than 30 years experience with a
> variety of 4 WD systems this has been the best in a pickup so far.
>
> JP '01 CC SLT+ 4.7 AWD LSD
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