At 07:38 PM 9/23/98 -0400, you wrote:
>I think the benz system uses the brakes on the wheel that spinning even
>while your on the gas, otherwise it would be pointless....
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>Chris
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I know that, but if the wheel is spinning freely, what is the point of
stopping it. If you stop it, it doesn't mean it's going to grip....
Brian
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jim, Donna, Erin, and Brian <leefam@wcc.net>
>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
>Date: Wednesday, September 23, 1998 6:02 PM
>Subject: Re: DML: RE: Part Time 4wd
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>>> <<AWD, or all-wheel drive, is a lot like 4ft except you cannot turn
>it
>>> off. often times these systems are designed EXCLUSIVELY for road use
>>> and are far less suitable for off-roading.>>
>>> Basically true but I've heard that Mercedes (I think) puts out an
>>> impressive AWD rig that uses the ABS brake system to keep power
>coming
>>> to wheels with traction... So they keep open diffs for great highway
>>> performance/manners while maintaining off-road traction that would
>put
>>> alot of 4x4's (including my Kota) to shame!
>>>
>>> T.
>>>
>>>
>>Okay, so I screwed up that last thing i wrote. I don't profess to be a
>>master of 4wd vehicles, jsut what I thought was right. I wil disagree on
>>the Mercedes part. I would rather have anything but the ABS system to be
>>used as traction control. Do you really want to be on the brakes while
>>going through mud, or any other off road terrain? Momentum is the key
>>here. I don't like the independant rear suspension, either. It seems like
>>they could have come up with a better idea...Such as the new Jeep Cherokee
>>has - Quadra Track II.
>>
>>Brian
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