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Re: Towing an 86 4kq



I don't think there should be any problems as long as the 4 wheels are
on
the ground - after all, this is how your car works every day.  Damage
might
occur if the car is towed with two wheels on the air which are not
allowed
to turn. This would cause the spider gears in the center diferential to
spin rapidly and continuously, a function they were not designed to do -
kind of like launching a 2wd car with one wheel spinning and the other
not.

Luis Marques
marques@ti.com

--- Steve wrote:
> 
> Can an 86 4kq be towed with all four wheels down while in neutral?
> 
> I thought I read about damage being done when towed by a wrecker.  OTOH,
> the guys that race their 84 4kq in Kansas say they tow their car all over
> the midwest on all four behing a 5ktq.