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In short what does the longitudinal lock mean?
Jan 22, 2004 6:30:34 PM
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GM Austin said:
Only the center differential is locked, the front and rear differentials are still open. If the center were open, and you had no traction control, you could be stuck if only one wheel is off the ground. With traction control, the brake is applied to the spinning wheel and traction is reestablished. The locking differential makes this much smoother though and supplies power to the front and rear even if one end is slipping. With the Advanced Off-Road Package you also get a locking rear differential which will keep the left and right rear wheels turning in unison.
Jan 22, 2004 10:09:18 PM
Jan 22, 2004 10:35:56 PM
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GM Austin said:
I am facinated with the disengageable sway bars but do not think they are going to contribute greatly to off-road ability, not enough increased articulation.
Jan 22, 2004 11:31:14 PM
Jan 23, 2004 1:44:34 AM
Jan 23, 2004 5:05:18 PM
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GM Austin said:
Thanks for the addendum Jeffrey.
I might consider retrofitting the rear locker as well. If it ever becomes available. I wish it had been an option from the beginning. I believe it was on the Touareg and at $500 when factory installed. I am facinated with the disengageable sway bars but do not think they are going to contribute greatly to off-road ability, not enough increased articulation. But, wait and see I guess.
Jan 24, 2004 9:46:50 PM
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I see pictures in magazines or in advertisements of some 4x4 with its wheels in the air as if to show how burly it is off-road, but to me it just shows lack of axle articulation.
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This seems like a good group of folks here.
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It is/was a '98 Jeep Wrangler, known among Jeepers as a "TJ"