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Newbie 4WD Question

  • jo king
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05 Feb 2012 11:02 #32713 by jo king
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Thanks KirKnut for simplyfying what I am trying to say..:)
Its to early for questions.
Kirknut is spot on. best advice so take it.

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05 Feb 2012 14:12 #32739 by Paul4x4
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What everybody is trying to explain is that even though the car is 4wd, there's only one wheel spinning on each axle when you get stuck. That's why there's after market diff locker's you can buy to get REAL four wheel drive.

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05 Feb 2012 21:33 #32791 by darthloachie
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Paul4x4 wrote: What everybody is trying to explain is that even though the car is 4wd, there's only one wheel spinning on each axle when you get stuck. That's why there's after market diff locker's you can buy to get REAL four wheel drive.


all 4x4s are the same even land rovers
to fully lock the diff you need a difflocker
however you can get a long way by improving your driving technique
there are some offroad driving dvds that are worth a watch to polish your skills

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06 Feb 2012 07:36 #32807 by Val W
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Thanks all, I understand now, yes I was on my own in the car and could only see the front o/s wheel spinning while the rear o/s was stationary.

The tyres are nearly new so it was disappointing to get stuck, there was a small ridge of snow behind the front tyres as I was trying to reverse which caused the problem.

Val

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06 Feb 2012 07:42 #32809 by darthloachie
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Val W wrote: Thanks all, I understand now, yes I was on my own in the car and could only see the front o/s wheel spinning while the rear o/s was stationary.

The tyres are nearly new so it was disappointing to get stuck, there was a small ridge of snow behind the front tyres as I was trying to reverse which caused the problem.

Val


the other thing you could have done is let some air out of the yres if your stuck say from the normal 24 psi down to about 12psi - they will then grip better together with gentle use of the accelerator - just above stalling point

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06 Feb 2012 20:56 #32867 by fast forward
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theres a problem if you get stuck in a jimny i drove over north york moors in the snow which the mountain rescue had closed the road no probs pickering to whitby , :)
if you cant go round it go over it ! or vice versa ?

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