Posted by jdemaris on September 28, 2010 at 15:56:45 from (67.142.130.15):
In Reply to: Re: Best new snow vehicle posted by Brian Jasper co. Ia on September 28, 2010 at 15:27:23:
I suspect the short wheel base, softer springs, and better weight distribution of the Pathfinder had much to do with it. The suburban-type body style with rear seats puts weight on the rear wheels much better then a pickup truck.
My little crappy Subaru wagons with open-differentials have passed many 4WD pickups that were stuck (or off the road laying in the woods.
Any full size pickup I've ever driven on bad roads was awful, unless the back is heavily loaded down.
An open differential gives power to both drive wheels fine most of the time. Does worse on uneven traction conditions, and worse yet in a pickup truck with hard springs.
A locking differential, under certain conditions, especially when climbing well-crowned hills, can throw you right off the road if both wheels start to spin at once. I had an 86 S15 Jimmy for two winters on my hill. The posi-rear made it impossible to get the vehicle started from a stop when on ice point up the hill. I finally got rid of the posi and put in an open-differential and it worked much better.
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