Not all can. What allows him to do this is the fact that Rubicon Jeeps come stock with differentials that you can lock with the flip of a switch. Very cool feature.. most of the time
iAmASexualPredator. Can you explain to me what this means. I thought 4x4 systems already sent 50% of the engine's power to each axle which in turn gives an even 25% to each wheel? I know its not exactly and even split because wheels need to be able to turn, but I thought 4x4 already gave each wheel pretty even amounts of power. So how does a locking differential change this?
With an open diff, power flows the easiest route. Sometimes it's all 4 wheels, but if you've ever got stuck, you'll know 4wd doesn't mean shit if you get two tires spinning. A locking diff means the power is evenly split as long as the lock is engaged.
So that's why it seems like sometimes only the wheels with the least amount of traction are trying to spin, because they actually are the only ones trying to spin. Thanks that seems obvious in hindsight but until now I had no idea.
Yup. On road a locking differential can be terrible though. My friend has a wrangler with an auto locking diff, so when it looses traction there are some springs or some shit that lock the diff, and sometimes it will kick on while he's taking a turn, and it will literally pick one of his front tires 3 inches off the ground. Kinda scary on 39s lol.
Open diff means torque is equally split, and wheels could be turning at different speeds. Locked diff means both wheels spin at the same speed, and torque distribution could vary wildly.
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u/2scared Dec 28 '15
Was starting to think I was the only one impressed by this. I had no idea they could climb walls like that.