Re: Dakota 2WD and Snow!!!

From: Chris lang (langcj@clarkson.edu)
Date: Mon Aug 31 1998 - 12:19:57 EDT


I can take my 4x4 sideways in wet weather even with the suregrip and 3.55
rear.

Chris
93 V8 4x4

-----Original Message-----
From: Shaun.Hendricks@bergenbrunswig.com
<Shaun.Hendricks@bergenbrunswig.com>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Monday, August 31, 1998 12:07 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Dakota 2WD and Snow!!!

>>We crashed our 92 2wd is a light rain when the rear end slid. Now that
you
>>have mentioned it I think we will add some weight to our 96 2wd.
>
> I'll report back to the list when it decides to rain here in CA again,
but
>so far I've had no traction problems on sandy/dirty roads or (sprinkler)
wet
>roads. I think this is due to the anti-slip differential (sure-grip) but
I'm
>not sure. My roommate (the Dodge Fleet Manager) says he did a test in the
Dak
>(a 2WD) where they parked half on a wet sheet of plastic and half off.
They
>hit the gas and the truck took off like normal, the tire on the wet plastic
>didn't spin as the diff put all the torque to the tire on the dry road. I
>think this would work for rain and snow as well...
>
>Shaun
>Tustin, CA
>



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