Front diff lock and winching with a Rangie

[Ossie]

I been watching several comp videos over the past few weeks, and one thing I have noticed is 98% of Rangie drvier do not have the front locker engaged when winching, where as 98% of Patrol drivers do.

I understand stress loading on cv's etc but surely the Rangie cv's are not that bad!

Does anybody have a reason why?

Jason

[suzidisco]

think again

[Rainbow Warrior]

Many Patrols may be Lockrights or Detroits, Rangies nearly never have auto lockers in the front, especially if you want to drive on road, as they are AWD/FWD, and a front locker could make them pretty hairy at 100kph in the rain.

[Ossie]

Thought about it.

In Principle.
In comps you want to be able to drive ASAP to limit time in an SS, winching with the front locker engaged means you may be able to dirve sooner, reducing load on the cable and allowing the cable to spool in faster, or to stop winching all together.

This assumes that the front is not lifting off the ground, accelerating and then reconnecting with the ground therefore shock loading the system increasing breakage.

I was referring to basic winching on flat uphill surfaces, where all wheels remain in contact with the surface (but have no traction).

Just wondering if this is risk management, to ensure that completing a stage is better than getting a faster time but increase the risk of damage...

You never know until you ask.

Jason