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Please forgive my ignorance
glaggs:
Yes both diffs are open - only vehicles that get stuck need lockers, Jimnys don't get stuck (much) The transfer box acts as a central locker aka Landrover when the locking hubs are engaged, which they do automatically when the lever is moved into the 4wd position.
CNorman:
Glaggs is that right? I have a Land Rover and a Suzuki. The landrover (although modern) has a transfer box for 4WD but a seperate link for Diff Lock suzukis as far as i know havew no central locker, they lock the front Via the centre but have effectivelly 2 diffs, landrovers have 2 + a centre diff locker.
Not sure as if the only vehicles that "get stuck" need lockers. My suzuki has gone places a landrover wont, but then for each 1 time that happens my Landy will go about 30 times where a suzuki wont.
glaggs:
I was trying to simplify it, the transfer box seperates front and rear, but when 4wd is engaged it acts like a Landrover with its central diff lock engaged.
The getting stuck comment is sarcasm. Different vehicles all have good and bad points and some cope better than others dependant on condition. I find the biggest factor is actually whos driving not what they drive. I know where my Jimny can and can't go, and so don't get stuck too often. I also have a good idea of what Landrover wil go where, and quite often they get stuck, especially with my encouragement :lol: :lol:
CNorman:
The trouble is though it is not the same. The Landrover has drive t all 4 wheels, the centre diff locks the ratios front to back.
The suzuki does not have this facility, as far as i am aware non of them do?
The suzuki just puts it in four wheel drive but allows individual axle speeds (not "Proper" four wheel drive like landys)
V8MoneyPit:
I don't know about the Jimny, but SJ's don't have centre diffs.... so nothing to lock anyway. Both axles are equally driven while in 4wd.
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