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Old 04-04-2007, 02:18 PM   #19
msdz
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Re: Difference between part time and full time 4X4

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Originally Posted by sreilly77
Your front wheels spin faster when you turn...In part time 4WD the transfer case locks and all tires are force to spin at the same RPMS
I understand about the tires spinning faster on the outside wheels as your making turns, I thought you were stating the front wheels constantly spun faster than the rear, my mistake.

But still, I have done enough work on transfer cases to see they are to simple for what everybody is claiming, they do not lock causing power to all four wheels or are any of them that different except for the way they may engage, either by a a little electric button or by a manual selector. It is the diffs that determine whether or not all four wheels are going to have power. People are making the transfer case sound sooo complex and it is really a very simple set up. As I said before, some vehicles may have a set up for the part time to engage a diff lock for all 4 wheels to have power. Not all vehicles with part time is going to have that though.
I am still going to look farther into the locking diffs as being the "difference between part time and full time 4x4".
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