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diesel_john · 04-18-2008, 07:29 AM

Ok, let me define safe as "idiot proof".

interesting stats trebuchet03

true 4wd (locked transfer, limit slip diff's) very dangerous except in a straight line.

true 4wd (unlocked transfer)(hubs locked) ok except on slick surfaces because the front wheels are dragging and the back wheels are pushing.

Awd accels faster but stops just as fast as everyone else.

Awd with studs good on ice.

04-18-2008, 07:29 AM	#13 (permalink)
diesel_john MP$ Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 595 Thanks: 5 Thanked 19 Times in 14 Posts	Ok, let me define safe as "idiot proof". interesting stats trebuchet03 true 4wd (locked transfer, limit slip diff's) very dangerous except in a straight line. true 4wd (unlocked transfer)(hubs locked) ok except on slick surfaces because the front wheels are dragging and the back wheels are pushing. Awd accels faster but stops just as fast as everyone else. Awd with studs good on ice. Last edited by diesel_john; 04-21-2008 at 11:41 PM..