Irrivirsible
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Excuse my ignorance when it comes to 4 wheel drive. I put it in 4 wheel drive in snow when it is slippery and it is messed up when you turn the wheel when in drive or reverse. Something must be wrong, right?
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As already mentioned, excuse my ignorance. I never realized that it has a binding effect in snow too. Last time I will buy part time 4 wheel drive.
You can turn in 4wd but you must be on loose surface. Snow covered asphalt is not a loose surface. If you are going up a hill on road and start to lose grip you can put in 4wd but if there are hard corners you will have binding. It is not recommended at highway speeds because gradual curves might not seem that bad but they will tear up your transfer case in a hurry.
Mud is a super slippery surface so the tires can spin faster without issues.
If you were in 4X4 Low, this situation will happen when trying to drive/turn on just snow covered pavement.Excuse my ignorance when it comes to 4 wheel drive. I put it in 4 wheel drive in snow when it is slippery and it is messed up when you turn the wheel when in drive or reverse. Something must be wrong, right?
I do not have auto and this was not on a dry or gripping surface. There is snow on the ground when I was turning and it is almost like you are gripping and not gripping off and on even though it was a slippery surface only. If you can'y turn the wheel in 4 wheel drive when you are on a slippery surface, what good is it.
So 4 wheel can only be used in a straight line, even when it is slippery?
What do off roaders do? only use 4 wheel drive when they are in mud? Can their vehicles rock climb without gear reduction?
The damn thing isn't made of porcelain! A little binding isn't going to send shrapnel through the floor. Doing 4wd burnouts on asphalt on the other hand... maybe you need a Subaru.