fawcett@uism.bu.edu wrote:
>
> I think the best way to sum this up is 4 wheelin' by a non-4 wheeler...
> Some of the interjections and clarifications make sense but the rest is hog
> wash from someone that's never been there and done that. Hard pan is fine
> for a 2wd with mild undulations but it ain't gonna cut it when the flats
> gets rough. Never mind steep hills and slippery stuff.
>
> T.
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> Subject: Re: DML: RE:DML Lift Kits
> Author: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net> at smtpout
> Date: 3/9/99 6:41 PM
>
> In a message dated 99-03-09 18:28:37 EST, you write:
>
> << In my opinion, 4wd is best for climbing steep hills, and slippery surfaces.
> Most other off road conditions can be conquered by a 4x2 with a Limited Slip
> Differential. 4wd is a convenience for many types of off road conditions,
> but a 4x2 with an experienced driver can go nearly all places a 4x4 can. With
> the LSD, a 4x2 has just as many power wheels as a non-LSD 4x4. A 4x4 with an
> LSD has 3 powered wheels, or with lockers can get all 4 powered. Trouble with
> 4wd is they weigh more, have more to break, and that front differential can bog
> the truck down if it gets in real soft stuff like snow. I can't afford the
> insurance on a 4x4 and I don't see myself needing to climb sand dunes anytime in
> the near future.
> >>
>
> Well I understand you point completely; but come over here to Indiana a wheel
> with me on a weekend and you will understand how vital having a front diff and
> a transfer case really is; when going off road. I could never ever imagine a
> 2WD Dak going some places I have gone, and some of these palces arent even
> muddy or slippery. A place I have in mind is an old dried up creek(now washed
> out from the rain) that is running down a ravine. To access it you must drive
> down a small, somewhat shallow rocky creek that has pleny of slippery algae
> growing all over; easy access in 4HI. This creek run is about 5 yards long and
> then you must find a nice spot to climp up out of the creek; impossible in
> 2WD; sometime I must go in 4LO and thats not easy. My rear bumpe has been
> 'adjusted' plenty of times here. Then its a nice easy drive about 1 mile to
> the old creek bed which decends at about a 30 degree slope; tire placing is a
> must but once you get down to the bottom you have found the greatest area to
> camp out. Like I said, getting to this old creek is a problem, going down it
> isnt; but good luck in 2WD climbing back up it!
> Kyle
> 93 Dakota 4x4 V6
Hey Tom, just so this is clear to everyone.
MUD HAS NO PLACE EVEN NEAR MY TRUCK!!!!!
Yes I was yelling!
Bob
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