[s-cars] NAC - Why is manual and full-time 4wd or AWD mutuallyexclusive ...

[calvinlc at earthlink.net]

I was going to mention the fact that the 4-runner does have a torsen center
differential.  Go here for some data on different types of AWD systems:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_wheel_drive

--Calvin


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Subject: Re: [s-cars] NAC - Why is manual and full-time 4wd or AWD
mutuallyexclusive ...


Even better with the 93-97 FZJ80 Landcruiser chassis Taka, with ABS,  you
get
a VC center *with* an electric locker over the center  diff.  I'll also note
that the 4 runner and the new FJ both use torsen  center WITH locking
ability.
 The 80 sports full floating solid axles, and  it rides better than most
independent front axle trucks.  Add 4  piston front calipers from the
factory, and
a silky 4.5L DOHC I6, it's a good  ride.  Add the TRD supercharger, it's
just
a hoot

You can't get the HDJ80 (FJ 80 with diesel and manual) for the states, but
the locking front center and rear diff option was available on the gas 80 as
well (I don't have it myself, don't think it needs it).  MLP can give you
the
perspective of the 80 with blizzacks and supercharger at  Steamboat.  Mother
of Miss Piggy, it could chase any quattro down  at Steamboat without missing
the audio portion of the LT1Q chase  video.

Manual shifting awd trucks have given way to much beefier autoboxes, sport
shift mode and 6spd autos.  I know sport mode in my truck will take you
right
to redline and bang the next gear without neck snapping between  shifts.

Scott Justusson
94 Supercharged FJ80
A couple Turbo quattros
1 91 v8 quattro

In a message dated 6/26/2007 6:28:10 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
t44tqtro at gmail.com writes:
Not to say that you can't have a proper AWD SUV  with a manual- the FJ80
Landcruisers had a manual with the turbodiesel  outside of the US and
they're
full-time AWD with lockable center and rear  diffs, some even had lockable
front diffs.




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