"What do I have" Question
12-14-2006, 12:50 PM
#11
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Re: "What do I have" Question
To see if you have an open diff or not, you jack up the rear wheels and
rotate one. If the other turns the same way, you have a locker or
limited slip. If the other turns opposite, you have an open diff.
When you take off, 'equal' torque is sent to both rear wheels. If they
both have 'equal' traction, they will both spin loose at the same time.
The fun starts when one has no traction like on ice. It will then spin
using 'very little' torque to do so, so the exact same 'very little'
torque gets sent to the tire on dirt and you just sit there....
The owners manual has a trick for this. If you load up the spinning
tire with the brakes, the torque needed to keep it spinning raises way
up. It will eventually get to and equal the torque needed to break the
tire on the dirt loose so you get both wheels spinning and away you go.
The manual says to use the parking brake for this. I have much better
luck using the brake pedal. I give it a hard shot on the brake while
giving gas and usually can get 3 rooster tails going and sometimes all 4
even. The back drums work better for this than the front disks it seems
to me anyway.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
Thoth1126@gmail.com wrote:
>
> I cant find it anywhere - not sure if owners manual has this info - I
> have a 2002 TJ Sahara. What Diff do I have? Dana 35? Is it limited
> slip? When I take off fast in dirt both wheels spin - I thought it was
> a locked rear. Wouldn't be good for corners on pavement if it was tho.
> Anyways sorry for the newbie question.
rotate one. If the other turns the same way, you have a locker or
limited slip. If the other turns opposite, you have an open diff.
When you take off, 'equal' torque is sent to both rear wheels. If they
both have 'equal' traction, they will both spin loose at the same time.
The fun starts when one has no traction like on ice. It will then spin
using 'very little' torque to do so, so the exact same 'very little'
torque gets sent to the tire on dirt and you just sit there....
The owners manual has a trick for this. If you load up the spinning
tire with the brakes, the torque needed to keep it spinning raises way
up. It will eventually get to and equal the torque needed to break the
tire on the dirt loose so you get both wheels spinning and away you go.
The manual says to use the parking brake for this. I have much better
luck using the brake pedal. I give it a hard shot on the brake while
giving gas and usually can get 3 rooster tails going and sometimes all 4
even. The back drums work better for this than the front disks it seems
to me anyway.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
Thoth1126@gmail.com wrote:
>
> I cant find it anywhere - not sure if owners manual has this info - I
> have a 2002 TJ Sahara. What Diff do I have? Dana 35? Is it limited
> slip? When I take off fast in dirt both wheels spin - I thought it was
> a locked rear. Wouldn't be good for corners on pavement if it was tho.
> Anyways sorry for the newbie question.
12-14-2006, 12:50 PM
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Re: "What do I have" Question
To see if you have an open diff or not, you jack up the rear wheels and
rotate one. If the other turns the same way, you have a locker or
limited slip. If the other turns opposite, you have an open diff.
When you take off, 'equal' torque is sent to both rear wheels. If they
both have 'equal' traction, they will both spin loose at the same time.
The fun starts when one has no traction like on ice. It will then spin
using 'very little' torque to do so, so the exact same 'very little'
torque gets sent to the tire on dirt and you just sit there....
The owners manual has a trick for this. If you load up the spinning
tire with the brakes, the torque needed to keep it spinning raises way
up. It will eventually get to and equal the torque needed to break the
tire on the dirt loose so you get both wheels spinning and away you go.
The manual says to use the parking brake for this. I have much better
luck using the brake pedal. I give it a hard shot on the brake while
giving gas and usually can get 3 rooster tails going and sometimes all 4
even. The back drums work better for this than the front disks it seems
to me anyway.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
Thoth1126@gmail.com wrote:
>
> I cant find it anywhere - not sure if owners manual has this info - I
> have a 2002 TJ Sahara. What Diff do I have? Dana 35? Is it limited
> slip? When I take off fast in dirt both wheels spin - I thought it was
> a locked rear. Wouldn't be good for corners on pavement if it was tho.
> Anyways sorry for the newbie question.
rotate one. If the other turns the same way, you have a locker or
limited slip. If the other turns opposite, you have an open diff.
When you take off, 'equal' torque is sent to both rear wheels. If they
both have 'equal' traction, they will both spin loose at the same time.
The fun starts when one has no traction like on ice. It will then spin
using 'very little' torque to do so, so the exact same 'very little'
torque gets sent to the tire on dirt and you just sit there....
The owners manual has a trick for this. If you load up the spinning
tire with the brakes, the torque needed to keep it spinning raises way
up. It will eventually get to and equal the torque needed to break the
tire on the dirt loose so you get both wheels spinning and away you go.
The manual says to use the parking brake for this. I have much better
luck using the brake pedal. I give it a hard shot on the brake while
giving gas and usually can get 3 rooster tails going and sometimes all 4
even. The back drums work better for this than the front disks it seems
to me anyway.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
Thoth1126@gmail.com wrote:
>
> I cant find it anywhere - not sure if owners manual has this info - I
> have a 2002 TJ Sahara. What Diff do I have? Dana 35? Is it limited
> slip? When I take off fast in dirt both wheels spin - I thought it was
> a locked rear. Wouldn't be good for corners on pavement if it was tho.
> Anyways sorry for the newbie question.
12-14-2006, 12:50 PM
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Re: "What do I have" Question
To see if you have an open diff or not, you jack up the rear wheels and
rotate one. If the other turns the same way, you have a locker or
limited slip. If the other turns opposite, you have an open diff.
When you take off, 'equal' torque is sent to both rear wheels. If they
both have 'equal' traction, they will both spin loose at the same time.
The fun starts when one has no traction like on ice. It will then spin
using 'very little' torque to do so, so the exact same 'very little'
torque gets sent to the tire on dirt and you just sit there....
The owners manual has a trick for this. If you load up the spinning
tire with the brakes, the torque needed to keep it spinning raises way
up. It will eventually get to and equal the torque needed to break the
tire on the dirt loose so you get both wheels spinning and away you go.
The manual says to use the parking brake for this. I have much better
luck using the brake pedal. I give it a hard shot on the brake while
giving gas and usually can get 3 rooster tails going and sometimes all 4
even. The back drums work better for this than the front disks it seems
to me anyway.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
Thoth1126@gmail.com wrote:
>
> I cant find it anywhere - not sure if owners manual has this info - I
> have a 2002 TJ Sahara. What Diff do I have? Dana 35? Is it limited
> slip? When I take off fast in dirt both wheels spin - I thought it was
> a locked rear. Wouldn't be good for corners on pavement if it was tho.
> Anyways sorry for the newbie question.
rotate one. If the other turns the same way, you have a locker or
limited slip. If the other turns opposite, you have an open diff.
When you take off, 'equal' torque is sent to both rear wheels. If they
both have 'equal' traction, they will both spin loose at the same time.
The fun starts when one has no traction like on ice. It will then spin
using 'very little' torque to do so, so the exact same 'very little'
torque gets sent to the tire on dirt and you just sit there....
The owners manual has a trick for this. If you load up the spinning
tire with the brakes, the torque needed to keep it spinning raises way
up. It will eventually get to and equal the torque needed to break the
tire on the dirt loose so you get both wheels spinning and away you go.
The manual says to use the parking brake for this. I have much better
luck using the brake pedal. I give it a hard shot on the brake while
giving gas and usually can get 3 rooster tails going and sometimes all 4
even. The back drums work better for this than the front disks it seems
to me anyway.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
Thoth1126@gmail.com wrote:
>
> I cant find it anywhere - not sure if owners manual has this info - I
> have a 2002 TJ Sahara. What Diff do I have? Dana 35? Is it limited
> slip? When I take off fast in dirt both wheels spin - I thought it was
> a locked rear. Wouldn't be good for corners on pavement if it was tho.
> Anyways sorry for the newbie question.
12-14-2006, 02:08 PM
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Re: "What do I have" Question
Mike Romain wrote:
> To see if you have an open diff or not, you jack up the rear wheels and
> rotate one. If the other turns the same way, you have a locker or
> limited slip. If the other turns opposite, you have an open diff.
>
> When you take off, 'equal' torque is sent to both rear wheels. If they
> both have 'equal' traction, they will both spin loose at the same time.
>
> The fun starts when one has no traction like on ice. It will then spin
> using 'very little' torque to do so, so the exact same 'very little'
> torque gets sent to the tire on dirt and you just sit there....
>
> The owners manual has a trick for this. If you load up the spinning
> tire with the brakes, the torque needed to keep it spinning raises way
> up. It will eventually get to and equal the torque needed to break the
> tire on the dirt loose so you get both wheels spinning and away you go.
>
> The manual says to use the parking brake for this. I have much better
> luck using the brake pedal. I give it a hard shot on the brake while
> giving gas and usually can get 3 rooster tails going and sometimes all 4
> even. The back drums work better for this than the front disks it seems
> to me anyway.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
Awesome everyone. Thanks.,
I have a feeling its a 44 because the guy I bought it from slapped
EVERYthing on it. even the option windjammer. I'll let u know soon.
12-14-2006, 02:08 PM
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Re: "What do I have" Question
Mike Romain wrote:
> To see if you have an open diff or not, you jack up the rear wheels and
> rotate one. If the other turns the same way, you have a locker or
> limited slip. If the other turns opposite, you have an open diff.
>
> When you take off, 'equal' torque is sent to both rear wheels. If they
> both have 'equal' traction, they will both spin loose at the same time.
>
> The fun starts when one has no traction like on ice. It will then spin
> using 'very little' torque to do so, so the exact same 'very little'
> torque gets sent to the tire on dirt and you just sit there....
>
> The owners manual has a trick for this. If you load up the spinning
> tire with the brakes, the torque needed to keep it spinning raises way
> up. It will eventually get to and equal the torque needed to break the
> tire on the dirt loose so you get both wheels spinning and away you go.
>
> The manual says to use the parking brake for this. I have much better
> luck using the brake pedal. I give it a hard shot on the brake while
> giving gas and usually can get 3 rooster tails going and sometimes all 4
> even. The back drums work better for this than the front disks it seems
> to me anyway.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
Awesome everyone. Thanks.,
I have a feeling its a 44 because the guy I bought it from slapped
EVERYthing on it. even the option windjammer. I'll let u know soon.
12-14-2006, 02:08 PM
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Re: "What do I have" Question
Mike Romain wrote:
> To see if you have an open diff or not, you jack up the rear wheels and
> rotate one. If the other turns the same way, you have a locker or
> limited slip. If the other turns opposite, you have an open diff.
>
> When you take off, 'equal' torque is sent to both rear wheels. If they
> both have 'equal' traction, they will both spin loose at the same time.
>
> The fun starts when one has no traction like on ice. It will then spin
> using 'very little' torque to do so, so the exact same 'very little'
> torque gets sent to the tire on dirt and you just sit there....
>
> The owners manual has a trick for this. If you load up the spinning
> tire with the brakes, the torque needed to keep it spinning raises way
> up. It will eventually get to and equal the torque needed to break the
> tire on the dirt loose so you get both wheels spinning and away you go.
>
> The manual says to use the parking brake for this. I have much better
> luck using the brake pedal. I give it a hard shot on the brake while
> giving gas and usually can get 3 rooster tails going and sometimes all 4
> even. The back drums work better for this than the front disks it seems
> to me anyway.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
Awesome everyone. Thanks.,
I have a feeling its a 44 because the guy I bought it from slapped
EVERYthing on it. even the option windjammer. I'll let u know soon.
12-14-2006, 02:20 PM
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Re: "What do I have" Question
Thoth1126@gmail.com wrote:
>
> Mike Romain wrote:
> > To see if you have an open diff or not, you jack up the rear wheels and
> > rotate one. If the other turns the same way, you have a locker or
> > limited slip. If the other turns opposite, you have an open diff.
> >
> > When you take off, 'equal' torque is sent to both rear wheels. If they
> > both have 'equal' traction, they will both spin loose at the same time.
> >
> > The fun starts when one has no traction like on ice. It will then spin
> > using 'very little' torque to do so, so the exact same 'very little'
> > torque gets sent to the tire on dirt and you just sit there....
> >
> > The owners manual has a trick for this. If you load up the spinning
> > tire with the brakes, the torque needed to keep it spinning raises way
> > up. It will eventually get to and equal the torque needed to break the
> > tire on the dirt loose so you get both wheels spinning and away you go.
> >
> > The manual says to use the parking brake for this. I have much better
> > luck using the brake pedal. I give it a hard shot on the brake while
> > giving gas and usually can get 3 rooster tails going and sometimes all 4
> > even. The back drums work better for this than the front disks it seems
> > to me anyway.
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> > Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> > Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
>
> Awesome everyone. Thanks.,
> I have a feeling its a 44 because the guy I bought it from slapped
> EVERYthing on it. even the option windjammer. I'll let u know soon.
A 44 will look like an apple laying on it's side. The 35 has a round
cover with a rubber plug hole in it.
Mike
>
> Mike Romain wrote:
> > To see if you have an open diff or not, you jack up the rear wheels and
> > rotate one. If the other turns the same way, you have a locker or
> > limited slip. If the other turns opposite, you have an open diff.
> >
> > When you take off, 'equal' torque is sent to both rear wheels. If they
> > both have 'equal' traction, they will both spin loose at the same time.
> >
> > The fun starts when one has no traction like on ice. It will then spin
> > using 'very little' torque to do so, so the exact same 'very little'
> > torque gets sent to the tire on dirt and you just sit there....
> >
> > The owners manual has a trick for this. If you load up the spinning
> > tire with the brakes, the torque needed to keep it spinning raises way
> > up. It will eventually get to and equal the torque needed to break the
> > tire on the dirt loose so you get both wheels spinning and away you go.
> >
> > The manual says to use the parking brake for this. I have much better
> > luck using the brake pedal. I give it a hard shot on the brake while
> > giving gas and usually can get 3 rooster tails going and sometimes all 4
> > even. The back drums work better for this than the front disks it seems
> > to me anyway.
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> > Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> > Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
>
> Awesome everyone. Thanks.,
> I have a feeling its a 44 because the guy I bought it from slapped
> EVERYthing on it. even the option windjammer. I'll let u know soon.
A 44 will look like an apple laying on it's side. The 35 has a round
cover with a rubber plug hole in it.
Mike
12-14-2006, 02:20 PM
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Thoth1126@gmail.com wrote:
>
> Mike Romain wrote:
> > To see if you have an open diff or not, you jack up the rear wheels and
> > rotate one. If the other turns the same way, you have a locker or
> > limited slip. If the other turns opposite, you have an open diff.
> >
> > When you take off, 'equal' torque is sent to both rear wheels. If they
> > both have 'equal' traction, they will both spin loose at the same time.
> >
> > The fun starts when one has no traction like on ice. It will then spin
> > using 'very little' torque to do so, so the exact same 'very little'
> > torque gets sent to the tire on dirt and you just sit there....
> >
> > The owners manual has a trick for this. If you load up the spinning
> > tire with the brakes, the torque needed to keep it spinning raises way
> > up. It will eventually get to and equal the torque needed to break the
> > tire on the dirt loose so you get both wheels spinning and away you go.
> >
> > The manual says to use the parking brake for this. I have much better
> > luck using the brake pedal. I give it a hard shot on the brake while
> > giving gas and usually can get 3 rooster tails going and sometimes all 4
> > even. The back drums work better for this than the front disks it seems
> > to me anyway.
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> > Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> > Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
>
> Awesome everyone. Thanks.,
> I have a feeling its a 44 because the guy I bought it from slapped
> EVERYthing on it. even the option windjammer. I'll let u know soon.
A 44 will look like an apple laying on it's side. The 35 has a round
cover with a rubber plug hole in it.
Mike
>
> Mike Romain wrote:
> > To see if you have an open diff or not, you jack up the rear wheels and
> > rotate one. If the other turns the same way, you have a locker or
> > limited slip. If the other turns opposite, you have an open diff.
> >
> > When you take off, 'equal' torque is sent to both rear wheels. If they
> > both have 'equal' traction, they will both spin loose at the same time.
> >
> > The fun starts when one has no traction like on ice. It will then spin
> > using 'very little' torque to do so, so the exact same 'very little'
> > torque gets sent to the tire on dirt and you just sit there....
> >
> > The owners manual has a trick for this. If you load up the spinning
> > tire with the brakes, the torque needed to keep it spinning raises way
> > up. It will eventually get to and equal the torque needed to break the
> > tire on the dirt loose so you get both wheels spinning and away you go.
> >
> > The manual says to use the parking brake for this. I have much better
> > luck using the brake pedal. I give it a hard shot on the brake while
> > giving gas and usually can get 3 rooster tails going and sometimes all 4
> > even. The back drums work better for this than the front disks it seems
> > to me anyway.
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> > Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> > Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
>
> Awesome everyone. Thanks.,
> I have a feeling its a 44 because the guy I bought it from slapped
> EVERYthing on it. even the option windjammer. I'll let u know soon.
A 44 will look like an apple laying on it's side. The 35 has a round
cover with a rubber plug hole in it.
Mike
12-14-2006, 02:20 PM
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Thoth1126@gmail.com wrote:
>
> Mike Romain wrote:
> > To see if you have an open diff or not, you jack up the rear wheels and
> > rotate one. If the other turns the same way, you have a locker or
> > limited slip. If the other turns opposite, you have an open diff.
> >
> > When you take off, 'equal' torque is sent to both rear wheels. If they
> > both have 'equal' traction, they will both spin loose at the same time.
> >
> > The fun starts when one has no traction like on ice. It will then spin
> > using 'very little' torque to do so, so the exact same 'very little'
> > torque gets sent to the tire on dirt and you just sit there....
> >
> > The owners manual has a trick for this. If you load up the spinning
> > tire with the brakes, the torque needed to keep it spinning raises way
> > up. It will eventually get to and equal the torque needed to break the
> > tire on the dirt loose so you get both wheels spinning and away you go.
> >
> > The manual says to use the parking brake for this. I have much better
> > luck using the brake pedal. I give it a hard shot on the brake while
> > giving gas and usually can get 3 rooster tails going and sometimes all 4
> > even. The back drums work better for this than the front disks it seems
> > to me anyway.
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> > Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> > Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
>
> Awesome everyone. Thanks.,
> I have a feeling its a 44 because the guy I bought it from slapped
> EVERYthing on it. even the option windjammer. I'll let u know soon.
A 44 will look like an apple laying on it's side. The 35 has a round
cover with a rubber plug hole in it.
Mike
>
> Mike Romain wrote:
> > To see if you have an open diff or not, you jack up the rear wheels and
> > rotate one. If the other turns the same way, you have a locker or
> > limited slip. If the other turns opposite, you have an open diff.
> >
> > When you take off, 'equal' torque is sent to both rear wheels. If they
> > both have 'equal' traction, they will both spin loose at the same time.
> >
> > The fun starts when one has no traction like on ice. It will then spin
> > using 'very little' torque to do so, so the exact same 'very little'
> > torque gets sent to the tire on dirt and you just sit there....
> >
> > The owners manual has a trick for this. If you load up the spinning
> > tire with the brakes, the torque needed to keep it spinning raises way
> > up. It will eventually get to and equal the torque needed to break the
> > tire on the dirt loose so you get both wheels spinning and away you go.
> >
> > The manual says to use the parking brake for this. I have much better
> > luck using the brake pedal. I give it a hard shot on the brake while
> > giving gas and usually can get 3 rooster tails going and sometimes all 4
> > even. The back drums work better for this than the front disks it seems
> > to me anyway.
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> > Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> > Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
>
> Awesome everyone. Thanks.,
> I have a feeling its a 44 because the guy I bought it from slapped
> EVERYthing on it. even the option windjammer. I'll let u know soon.
A 44 will look like an apple laying on it's side. The 35 has a round
cover with a rubber plug hole in it.
Mike
12-14-2006, 05:19 PM
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Re: "What do I have" Question
If memory serves, the Sahara has the 30" Tire/Wheel Group as part of the
package. In this case, I think you would have the Dana 44 unless you have
ABS as well, in which case you definitely have the 35. In both cases you
would have the limited slip.
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>
> Mike Romain wrote:
>> To see if you have an open diff or not, you jack up the rear wheels and
>> rotate one. If the other turns the same way, you have a locker or
>> limited slip. If the other turns opposite, you have an open diff.
>>
>> When you take off, 'equal' torque is sent to both rear wheels. If they
>> both have 'equal' traction, they will both spin loose at the same time.
>>
>> The fun starts when one has no traction like on ice. It will then spin
>> using 'very little' torque to do so, so the exact same 'very little'
>> torque gets sent to the tire on dirt and you just sit there....
>>
>> The owners manual has a trick for this. If you load up the spinning
>> tire with the brakes, the torque needed to keep it spinning raises way
>> up. It will eventually get to and equal the torque needed to break the
>> tire on the dirt loose so you get both wheels spinning and away you go.
>>
>> The manual says to use the parking brake for this. I have much better
>> luck using the brake pedal. I give it a hard shot on the brake while
>> giving gas and usually can get 3 rooster tails going and sometimes all 4
>> even. The back drums work better for this than the front disks it seems
>> to me anyway.
>>
>> Mike
>> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
>> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
>
>
> Awesome everyone. Thanks.,
> I have a feeling its a 44 because the guy I bought it from slapped
> EVERYthing on it. even the option windjammer. I'll let u know soon.
>
package. In this case, I think you would have the Dana 44 unless you have
ABS as well, in which case you definitely have the 35. In both cases you
would have the limited slip.
<Thoth1126@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> Mike Romain wrote:
>> To see if you have an open diff or not, you jack up the rear wheels and
>> rotate one. If the other turns the same way, you have a locker or
>> limited slip. If the other turns opposite, you have an open diff.
>>
>> When you take off, 'equal' torque is sent to both rear wheels. If they
>> both have 'equal' traction, they will both spin loose at the same time.
>>
>> The fun starts when one has no traction like on ice. It will then spin
>> using 'very little' torque to do so, so the exact same 'very little'
>> torque gets sent to the tire on dirt and you just sit there....
>>
>> The owners manual has a trick for this. If you load up the spinning
>> tire with the brakes, the torque needed to keep it spinning raises way
>> up. It will eventually get to and equal the torque needed to break the
>> tire on the dirt loose so you get both wheels spinning and away you go.
>>
>> The manual says to use the parking brake for this. I have much better
>> luck using the brake pedal. I give it a hard shot on the brake while
>> giving gas and usually can get 3 rooster tails going and sometimes all 4
>> even. The back drums work better for this than the front disks it seems
>> to me anyway.
>>
>> Mike
>> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
>> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
>
>
> Awesome everyone. Thanks.,
> I have a feeling its a 44 because the guy I bought it from slapped
> EVERYthing on it. even the option windjammer. I'll let u know soon.
>