Re: DML:4wd on dry road, why not?

From: KenCo (kenco.fish@verizon.net)
Date: Sun Mar 17 2002 - 21:57:21 EST


Stephen Reill wrote:
>
> 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
> -----

ummm, no.

they spin at the "same" speed but 4wd doesnt
have any give between front and rear axles like
the AWD does.

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