GX on a trak?

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01-24-11, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by FlzRider

In my experience, I have had traction control get intrusive when the center diff. is locked (& VSC is off) and there is a good amount of wheel spin, like when I was trying to make it up an icy hill.

By the way, when the center diff. is locked, 50% of the power is going to the front axle and 50% is going to the rear. It sounds the same as saying 25% to each wheel but it's very different. The 50% is split between the 2 tires of that axle as the corresponding differential sees fit. It can be 25/25, 30/20, or even 50/0.

Hmm... If that was the case, and each wheel still had an independent slip, then why would it be prohibitive to drive it on dry pavement? I learned the difficult way, when I tried to drive in a circle with Dif Locked, the car actually stopped when I turned the steering wheel and all 4 hit the pavement. Good that I was just starting to move and was going about 1/2 mile/hour. In the case if the limited slip was allowing the wheels still turn independently than driving on non-slippery surfaces should be ok? Am totally I lost here?

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01-25-11, 09:04 PM

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There is still a difference in the amount of wheel rotations needed to make a turn between wheels on the same axle AS WELL AS wheels on opposite axles.

A vehicle with fully locked differentials (one that transmits an equal 25% to all wheels all the time) would be extremely difficult to turn on most terrains, even loose ones.

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01-26-11, 01:19 AM

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Makes sense. But no matter how the GX does it, it does it well! I hope next weekend will bring more SNOW!!! Ha Ha. I think this is a second time in my whole life I am wishing for more snow. 2 Weeks ago was the first time.

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01-27-11, 10:45 PM

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Ok, I finaly chopped up the video, and came up with this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YB-cPNtmuIA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2Q3BCHbjwE

The camera wasn't mounted, therefore the film is shaky.
It looks like it will be more snow this weekend and I will be going this Saturday again

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