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Old 12-21-2003, 01:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Shite2k
Molex,
When you are in 2HI, .....
Glad I asked about this before doing something stupid that I would seriously regret, thanks all!

One more question, regarding this statement: "Since the front and rear differentials do NOT talk to each other, and the 2 front wheels and 2 rear wheels travel in different pathes and require different numbers of spins than each other to make the turn, you in effect have a "conflict of interest" between the 2 differentials, 2 axles, and the 2 wheels found on each. "

In that case, isn't it a benefit that the two differentials do not communicate?
If the differential's job is to send the proper tourque to the outside wheel in a turn so that it can rotate around its axis the proper number of times, and the differentials don't communicate with each other, why doesn't each differential send the proper tourque to its own outside wheel, thereby negating the negative effect of turning with 4wd on? I mean, if each diff is it's own unit and does not rely on data from the other diff to know what's going on, each wheel should be free to revolve the number of times necessary to make a successful corner, provided that the diff is sending the proper amount of tourqe..... I would think.... or is the system just not complicated enough to provide that type of parity?
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