At 01:26 AM 11/15/97 -0500, you wrote:
<snip>Does anybody know if the Dakota is available with full-time 4WD as
opposed
>to the current part-time? I used 4WD today in a snowstorm and it drove
>great; much better than my old ramcharger. It would be nice to have the
>full-time 4WD though. If I'm wrong on this someone please tell me: The
>current part-time 4WD is just for conditions where you need the traction,
>but not to be used constantly. And the full-time 4WD can be used all the
>time if you want(unlike the old full-time which was permanently in 4WD).
>
>John
>'98 cc sport 3.9 auto
>
>
Dakota is not available with full time 4 wheel drive. If you use your part
time 4 wheel drive on dry pavement you can damage your drive line. Full
time 4 wheel drives have an additional differential between the front and
rear wheels to prevent this. With part time 4 wheel drive, tire slippage
prevents the drive line from binding... ie. front and rear wheels are
locked together by the driveline and turn at the same speed.
Rob Agnew
ragnew@islandnet.com
Victoria, B.C.
Canada
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