2WD or 4WD
I'm looking at the new cheverolet durmax to pull my fifth wheel. Do I really need the 4WD or should I go with the 2WD. If I go with the 4WD is the mpg a big difference and does the 4WD effective the...
Forum Discussion
wwest wrote:
The word "spinning" does not connotate slipping even in the context you used
You and I have different ideas about what it means to leave a donut in a school parking lot.
It doesn't mean driving in a circle. You have to have enough HP to break both rear tires loose. Then they go sideways. Todays youth may call it drifting (but in a circle).
Static friction, where the contact patch of the wheel is not moving relative to the surface (a wheel rolling on the road) is always much greater than dynamic friction where the contact patch is moving relative to the surface. Sometimes when the wheels break loose it's best to keep them spinning and let the lesser dynamic friction along with the increased rpms keep you moving. Sometimes it's best to get off the throttle to keep from sliding sideways downhill into a tree or something.
