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Submitted: Friday, May 04, 2007 at 21:41
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Isnt it funny how we/they/everybody calls what we drive FOUR WHEEL DRIVES,,,, when in actual fact put into the right conditions they are really only a TWO WHEEL DRIVE......
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Reply By: hiab - Friday, May 04, 2007 at 21:45

Friday, May 04, 2007 at 21:45
got nothing better to think of?
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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (W.A) - Saturday, May 05, 2007 at 08:52

Saturday, May 05, 2007 at 08:52
At least he has put up a sensible post that has some substance
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Reply By: Footloose - Friday, May 04, 2007 at 21:48

Friday, May 04, 2007 at 21:48
Bit like a crane being a long small truck, until it gets used as a crane ?
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Reply By: D-Jack - Friday, May 04, 2007 at 21:55

Friday, May 04, 2007 at 21:55
Mines a 4wd, with a really good rear LSD and a front Lokka! Well actually, it's only really a 1wd - only 1 steering wheel!
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Reply By: Muddy doe (SA) - Friday, May 04, 2007 at 21:57

Friday, May 04, 2007 at 21:57
My Prado is full time 4WD so there goes YOUR theory!
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Follow Up By: Rock Crawler - Friday, May 04, 2007 at 22:05

Friday, May 04, 2007 at 22:05
not really , your car is only a one wheel drive till you engadge center diff lock , then your in 2 wheel drive . Unless you have diff locks lol

Voxons on the money.

jack one wheel of the ground and let me know how well your car drives lol

guess what, it wont move lol
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Follow Up By: StephenF10 - Friday, May 04, 2007 at 22:10

Friday, May 04, 2007 at 22:10
It'll get it off the jack pretty smartly when the traction control kicks in!
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Follow Up By: Muddy doe (SA) - Friday, May 04, 2007 at 22:14

Friday, May 04, 2007 at 22:14
Gotcha Eric,

Thought he was on about locking hubs meaning that many 4WDs are most often onlt 2WDs.

Yes, fully aware of the situation with it gettingdown to 1WD unless you have the appropriate locking hardware.

Cheers
Muddy

PS, how many airbags actually come standard in a caddy???? I see you have lots of extra protection in yours!
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Follow Up By: Rock Crawler - Friday, May 04, 2007 at 22:17

Friday, May 04, 2007 at 22:17
his car dosnt have track control Stephen lol
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Follow Up By: Voxson - Friday, May 04, 2007 at 22:21

Friday, May 04, 2007 at 22:21
Yeah,, I should have edded the words... "ONE FRONT AND ONE REAR" so you knew i was talking about when 4wd was engaged/....
I didnt mean just in general when driving through the city...

I must be bored tonight,,,, What a silly post hahahahaha...
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Follow Up By: Member - DOZER- Saturday, May 05, 2007 at 08:19

Saturday, May 05, 2007 at 08:19
Mines a part time 4wd then....i have constant 4wd when all tyres have traction, and when i engage the std difflocks, it becomes true 4wd...
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Follow Up By: Rock Crawler - Saturday, May 05, 2007 at 10:40

Saturday, May 05, 2007 at 10:40
only when you drive in a straight line lol
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Reply By: Member - 'Lucy' - Friday, May 04, 2007 at 22:08

Friday, May 04, 2007 at 22:08
Seriously

You need to contact Roachie now for some in depth counselling
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Follow Up By: Member - Roachie (SA) - Friday, May 04, 2007 at 22:29

Friday, May 04, 2007 at 22:29
hahahaha

Well that'a first!!!!!

Lucy suggesting another person should contact me for something/anything!!!!!!!

(except maybe some yummie Anzac bikkies of course)......

But counselling????? no way; no me!!!!

ROFLMAO..........
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Reply By: Footloose - Friday, May 04, 2007 at 22:16

Friday, May 04, 2007 at 22:16
Is this one of those "they call em wives but they're really only women" type things ? :)))
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Reply By: V8Diesel - Saturday, May 05, 2007 at 00:14

Saturday, May 05, 2007 at 00:14
Too true.
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Reply By: Member - Jack - Saturday, May 05, 2007 at 07:19

Saturday, May 05, 2007 at 07:19
... or "two axle drive", unless you have lockers.

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Reply By: Member - Doug T (W.A) - Saturday, May 05, 2007 at 08:10

Saturday, May 05, 2007 at 08:10
Voxson
You got em thinking on that one , and as usual hiab wouldn't know schitt from clay , I too have had heated discussions with people who think they have a 4wd where in fact it is 2 wd , the family sedan is 1wd ,
then there comes the clown who thinks the center diff lock turns it into an unstoppable machine, WRONG, If these people were to sit down, do some research , use the grey matter of which some lacking in great proportions they just might get an inclination of the workings of the machines in which they feel so invinsible in .
It's simple really to think what happens when one gets bogged ,1 wheel at each end will spin and 1 wheel at each end will do stuff all, and as for the center diff lock , well that has nothing to do with the way the front or rear diff works, So in order to have a real genuine 4WD one must have front and rear DIFF LOCKS,
The only reason there is a center diff is to eliminate wind up in constant 4WDs,
OK so now there will be some out there that will still be scratching the wooden head and some that will just have pull em selves as usual because it's gone straight over the top,

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Follow Up By: Member - Andrew (QLD) - Saturday, May 05, 2007 at 08:30

Saturday, May 05, 2007 at 08:30
Now come on Doug, are you telling me i didn't buy a 4wd, let alone a unstoppable machine, even though the marketing guys show i can go anywhere? ;-)

I feel so invincible when activating the centre diff lock when going through areas less than ideal.....so it must work :-)

Andrew
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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (W.A) - Saturday, May 05, 2007 at 08:37

Saturday, May 05, 2007 at 08:37
Andrew
With all this

Air in Tyres,
Bugs on windscreen,
Mirrors work,
Goes faster forward than reverse,
No Toyota or Patrol products attached,
Right hand drive.

Your machine is truly unstoppable ....lol
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Follow Up By: Member - Andrew (QLD) - Saturday, May 05, 2007 at 08:41

Saturday, May 05, 2007 at 08:41
don't forget CENTRE DIFF LOCK :-)

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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (W.A) - Saturday, May 05, 2007 at 08:43

Saturday, May 05, 2007 at 08:43
Gaaaasssppppp....................
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Follow Up By: hiab - Saturday, May 05, 2007 at 21:27

Saturday, May 05, 2007 at 21:27
you mob sure have too much time on your hands dont you.
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Reply By: Off-track - Saturday, May 05, 2007 at 12:47

Saturday, May 05, 2007 at 12:47
Not entirely correct. A 4WD IS delivering power to all four wheels UNTIL traction is lost.
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Follow Up By: Voxson - Saturday, May 05, 2007 at 14:55

Saturday, May 05, 2007 at 14:55
Voxson said "when in actual fact put into the right conditions they are really only a TWO WHEEL DRIVE...... ".........

Off-track said "Not entirely correct. A 4WD IS delivering power to all four wheels UNTIL traction is lost".......

My comment is positively true Off track...Because in the right conditions traction could be lost...


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Follow Up By: Member -Dodger - Saturday, May 05, 2007 at 17:58

Saturday, May 05, 2007 at 17:58
OH so bluddy true.
I used to have a handle on life, but it broke.

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