4 wheel in snow

[daytripper63]

Spending spring break in S. L. Tahoe and plenty of snow, and this Dually sure does handle better than my old SRW did.

My question is why does the front wheels feel so choppy when steering with truck in 4wheel drive? I recall a little of this in my 98 but my jeep doesn't do it at all.

 

[Patriot_RAM]

It shouldn't when you're in snow. If you're on dry pavement, it is normal and not a good thing. Always disengage the 4x4 when turning on dry pavement. It's because the inside wheels turn slower than the outside wheels during a turn which causes the drivetrain to get in a bind and wear away at everything that moves.

 

[bighammer]

The front wheels travel a much longer distance than the rears in a sharp turn. Differential can make up for the left/right differnece, but the front and rear turn the same speed so the tires must slip a bit to compensate. Good traction makes you feel it.

 

[JLovas]

Tripper~ You think your DRW handles snow better than your SRW?!?!? That really surprises me. I would like a DRW but being in ND and driving on ice for what seems like 6 months of the year, went with a SRW for improved traction on ice/snow. I used to push snow with my GMC back when I was in college (a SRW) and a buddy of mine who also pushed snow with me, drove a Chevy DRW, which was ALWAYS stuck on ice and snow and I ended up pulling him out more times than I can count.

 

[Bertram65]

Spending spring break in S. L. Tahoe and plenty of snow, and this Dually sure does handle better than my old SRW did.

My question is why does the front wheels feel so choppy when steering with truck in 4wheel drive? I recall a little of this in my 98 but my jeep doesn't do it at all.

Was your old SRW 2WD? Hard to believe a dually could be better in the snow, the way the front track splits the snow so each rear tires end up on a little mound makes duallys less than ideal for driving in the snow.

 

[macdaddy]

Spending spring break in S. L. Tahoe and plenty of snow, and this Dually sure does handle better than my old SRW did.

My question is why does the front wheels feel so choppy when steering with truck in 4wheel drive? I recall a little of this in my 98 but my jeep doesn't do it at all.

Tripper

My 94 GMC 4X4 454 gasser SRW worked better in deep snow due to what Bertram 65 had stated. However if your living in Ca and tow BIG the dually is the way to go, much more stable. The inconvienence of the DRW in deep snow when considering how little you or at least in my case have to deal with it is worth it.

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Mac

 

[swexlin]

My dually in 4WD tracked staight and true on completely snow-covered road this winter - and we have some wicked hills around here. It did just as well as my F350 PSD did, and that wa SRW and a six-speed.



No complaints here with snow traction.