Korey Atterberry wrote:
> That's what I figured... but if all of the front drivetrain is going
> to be spinning anyway, you're losing most of the gains in efficiency
> achieved by being in 2WD mode, I would think.
I don't think I can disagree with you. I think there are efficiency
gains to be had if the front hubs unlocked. There is a definite
advantage in efficiency for your truck in 2WD mode over 4WD - but if the
hubs unlocked, you'd see a bigger difference.
> In that case, why not be
> in "full-time" 4WD mode?
Because it's less efficient than 2WD mode.
> I wonder why the full-time transfer case
> isn't available with the V6. It doesn't seem to me that a center diff
> would rob that much power, especially since you get the 3.92 gears
> anyway.
The V6 doesn't have quite enough guts to push all 4 wheels all the time,
I'm guessing. Your gas mileage would be as bad as with a V8 - so at
that point, why bother with the 6?
What I would like to know is why I couldn't get Full-Time 4WD with a
manual transmission. Had to choose between FT4WD and a stick.
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