Ron Sobers wrote:
>
>>Short answer: Yes
>>
>>Longer answer: FT4WD engages the front driveshaft and puts the case into
>>a "differential" mode - between the front & rear driveshafts is a
>>viscous coupling (usually; not entirely sure if the 242 uses this or
>>something more mechanical) which lets the front & rear ends have some
>>difference between speeds. This gets power to all 4 corners but
>>prevents binding under most driving conditions; the torque is not split
>>evenly between the 2 shafts.
>
> So this means I can run FT4WD all the time if I wanted to? I'm thinking
> of those twisty mountain roads - mainly :-)
That's sort of what the "full-time" in "full-time 4wd" means.
But you still can't handle those roads like a WRX.
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