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The benefits of a front locker are that it makes your axle one unit so you have 100% of the engine's power going to both wheels. Not a 50/50 split. Also, if you have a locked t-case the then You do not have a 50/50 split of front and rear torque as you suggest in your question. That would only be the case if you have an open t-case. Think of it this way: if you only had one tire of a locked axle on the ground and that tire had 100% traction, and the one in the air obviously has zero traction, then your thrust would still be 100% of what your engine can put out.
You are confused because you've gotten your info from Wikipedia and you think that because an open diff splits torque, locked axles must also. Not so because a locked axle can apply the same thrust with one tire having traction as two, as long as the one tire indeed has traction. That would be impossible if there was a 50/50 torque split, wouldn't it?
I got the answer I was looking for, I was just reply to some of the comments made.Originally Posted by schirm
Now you are contradicting your self because this ^^^ is your question that you posted. It has been answered. What don't you understand at this point? The benefits of a front locker are that it makes your axle one unit so you have 100% of the engine's power going to both wheels. Not a 50/50 split. Also, if you have a locked t-case the then You do not have a 50/50 split of front and rear torque as you suggest in your question. That would only be the case if you have an open t-case. Think of it this way: if you only had one tire of a locked axle on the ground and that tire had 100% traction, and the one in the air obviously has zero traction, then your thrust would still be 100% of what your engine can put out.
You are confused because you've gotten your info from Wikipedia and you think that because an open diff splits torque, locked axles must also. Not so because a locked axle can apply the same thrust with one tire having traction as two, as long as the one tire indeed has traction. That would be impossible if there was a 50/50 torque split, wouldn't it?
Maybe a 50/50 split is the wrong term, but the wheels have equal power with a locker. While the tire with traction does get power it can only put down half of what two tires would put down together. Each tire can only put down a specific amount of power due to its coefficient of friction. If you have two tires on the ground you have twice as much traction and can apply twice as much power, but you are right that each wheel is apply equal power.
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LMAO! Now you are just stirring the pot! Originally Posted by PocketsEmpty
OK let me add to this mess...with the NP242 transfer case, it features Full-Time four-wheel drive, which allows the transfer case to act as an open differential between both axles. Will braking in this fashion magically transfer more power to one end or the other in an offroad situation?
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