The solid axle debate is also one of those east coast/west coast things that I think the 4x4 magazines make into a big dumb thing thats really not that big a deal. On the east coast, particularly in the northeast I'd say theres not a whole lot of rock crawling to be done so what they California crowd values in a 4x4 is not that important. Mostly what we've got here is mud. Southern Maine in particular has sink it to the axles clay/sand mud that'll get yeh.
For a woods truck I place more value on things like a limited slip (or locker) in the diff and a manageable amount of power. Too often during hunting season we'll ease through a tough spot following a trail of parts and gear oil up to the guy with the big block V8 thats gotten too happy with the go pedal. My Dad has a Liberty with a limited slip rear end and for normal conditions its not bad at all. He had a Chevy Tracker before that also with a limited slip that was nice. My mother had a Cherokee that was a steaming pile of dog crap in the woods. Had way too much power for the gearing, and bad clearance. Places the Tracker could slide through in 2wd with the limited slip just barely engaging the Cherokee could barely bounce through in 4wd churning snorting and sucking fuel like it was going out of style. I hated that Cherokee... -Curt From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of TimothyPilgrim Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 11:08 PM To: Mercedes mailing list Subject: Re: [MBZ] The new G-Wagen Could someone elaborate why a solid axle is preferable to independent suspension when it comes to a 4x4? Tim 1982 300TD Moby --------------------------------- Yahoo! for Good Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.
