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Re:4WD vs. AWD. What's the Difference? by wil421 on Saturday August 27, 2016 @02:03PM (#12373418)
You right that's why I said 10 or so. Try taking a turn at 25 in 4LO. I'm not sure of the use case for 25 in LO. My Grand Cherokee can operate the same way but I doubt I would go into LO at those speeds. It also will switch to 4HI when it detects wheel slip.

A friend of mine had a old truck that would randomly switch to 4LO on the highway. It's pretty scary driving 60 and having 4LO switch on.

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Re:4WD vs. AWD. What's the Difference? by brianwawok on Saturday August 27, 2016 @02:08PM (#12373435)
In dirt taking the turn at 25 is fine. The inside wheel will just spin a little.
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Re:4WD vs. AWD. What's the Difference? by refurb on Saturday August 27, 2016 @03:21PM (#12373743)
Outside wheel wants to travel more than the drivetrain so it would slip, not spin correct?

The inside wheel would spin if the outside doesn't slip.

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Re:4WD vs. AWD. What's the Difference? by rpcope1 on Saturday August 27, 2016 @04:57PM (#12374141)
More often than not, even more so than slip, the outer wheel will "hop". This is especially true, if you've done something potentially unintelligent like welding the spider gears together.
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Re:4WD vs. AWD. What's the Difference? by refurb on Saturday August 27, 2016 @08:44PM (#12374801)
Not sure why you're getting downvoted. On high traction surfaces like dry pavement, the outer wheel does tend to hop during turns.
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Re:4WD vs. AWD. What's the Difference? by brianwawok on Saturday August 27, 2016 @03:26PM (#12373769)
Oops you are correct
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