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Originally Posted by molex
O.K., now I am officially confused: It's o.k. to use 4wd when thrashing off-road, turning and bouncing and rock crawling and mud slogging and all that fun stuff, but it's dangerous/bad to drive 4wd on the dry pavement for more than 25 feet, especially if you turn? Someone please clarify?
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The problem is that on dry pavement the tires will not slip alot, thus causing a lot of stress to build up in the driveline. In a turn, the outside tire is moving farther than the inside tire, while the t-case and diff are trying to spin them at the same rate, this rotational difference is what causes the stress. Offroad, the tires will slip and slide so the driveline tend to not build up as much stress. Yes, if you thrash your 4x offroad, you can build up as much if not more stress than running it on-road, but for maintenance purposes, it's best to keep the stress to a minimum so that it's around for when you DO want it.
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