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Punch wrote:
> "Matt Whiting" > wrote in message
> news >
>>Spam Hater wrote:
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>>>In article >,
>>> Matt Whiting > wrote:
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>>>>You obviously are missing my point completely. The point is that
>>>>traction isn't a function of which set of wheels are driving; it is a
>>>>function of which set of wheels have the most weight. If I put 2,000
>>>>lbs. in my pickup, it will run as well in snow in RWD as my FWD minivans
>>>>do.
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>>>What you say is correct for straight ahead traction, but there is far
>>>more to overall driving traction than your simple example.
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>>OK, I'm game, state a condition where the above isn't correct.
>>
>>Matt
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> umm how about taking an off ramp with 2000lbs in the back of your truck, its
> going to want to swing out in snow,

Actually, that much weight in the back just about balances it out and
makes the handling much more neutral. And the truck outhandles my FWD
minivans hands down in snow, even with no weight in the back.


Matt