Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2002 04:02:13 GMT From: "Chris" <smiecnopsami.com> Subject: Re: 4 wheel drive
Let's not go pushing it now. I've owned a Jeep Cherokee and a Grand Cherokee and I certainly have gotten them stuck in a variety of situations, including snow, mud, rocks, etc. I even once got stuck in a snow-covered parking lot... and no, it wasn't my fault. I don't want to write a whole 4x4 systems article, but suffice to say most SUVs, including all Jeeps but the newest Grand Cherokee with Varilocks, have open differentials, with an optional limited-slip rears. The limited-slips work only to a point, so if you get completely stuck, it will not help you AT ALL. What most people don't realize is that a sedan with good set of snow tires will often have comparable traction to an SUV with crappy, oversized all-season tires. That is why most of the cars that you see in ditches after a snowstorm are SUVs... Chris "klaus" <klausnopsamsion.xmission.com> wrote in message news:af7p93$2di$1nopsambinaries.xmission.com... > X <xnopsamm> wrote: > > It's impossible for a Jeep to be "spinning its wheels", since Jeep is the > > only 4x4 with a locking differential standard. > > Wrong. Toyota Landcruisers and some Audis. > > > I've never once been stuck > > in a Jeep, even in 8" unplowed snow. > > Yah... but what about in more than a light dusting? Hell... my 900 > convertible doesn't get stuck in just 8 inches. But then, I run narrow > tires at high pressure. > > -klaus >
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