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Most 4wds are the same, unless the centre diff is a open to facilitate full time 4wd.
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Because the transfer case in the Navara just links the front and rear axles directly, you can't turn corners too much in 4WD on firm surfaces - think about it: turning left, your left rear wheel makes a couple of turns while the right front wheel makes a bunch of them. Since the axles are tied together by the transfer case, one of the axles has to slip and the ONLY way that happens in these cars is loss of traction (loose surface) or something breaks.
The best advice I could give you: use 4x4 mode when you don't have enough traction. I don't mean when it's raining in the Coles car park and you're trying to beat Mavis and Betty into the only remaining spot - I do mean sand, mud, loose gravel, river crossings, mountain climbing or the 13th, 14th and 15th greens at the local golf club.
Because the transfer case in the Navara just links the front and rear axles directly, you can't turn corners too much in 4WD on firm surfaces - think about it: turning left, your left rear wheel makes a couple of turns while the right front wheel makes a bunch of them. Since the axles are tied together by the transfer case, one of the axles has to slip and the ONLY way that happens in these cars is loss of traction (loose surface) or something breaks.
The best advice I could give you: use 4x4 mode when you don't have enough traction. I don't mean when it's raining in the Coles car park and you're trying to beat Mavis and Betty into the only remaining spot - I do mean sand, mud, loose gravel, river crossings, mountain climbing or the 13th, 14th and 15th greens at the local golf club.
Gravel is loose enough to use it, but we've even been off-road and only used 2WD climbing through fire trails. It's really only needed when you can't get there in 2WD, although I do recommend 4LO for any water crossing that's not on a firm(ish) surface. We did two "water crossings" today - one into Currawong campground which you can now tow caravans into (there was one in there) and even drive a Ford Ranger in there it's so easy since they put crated rocks in the bottom, and the concreted causeway where the Telegherry river crosses Middle Road. That's about 3cm deep at the moment so it might be a challenge for a Ford, but if you get a run-up you should be ok.
The diff is in a bath of oil and it gets splashed around, so the answer is not really but it doesn't hurt.
You can do it either way: if you lock the hubs and leave it in 2WD, you'll turn the axles, diff and the front drive shaft over with the wheels. If you leave the hubs unlocked and engage 4WD, you'll turn over the drive shaft and the diff + axles but won't deliver power to the wheels.
You can do it either way: if you lock the hubs and leave it in 2WD, you'll turn the axles, diff and the front drive shaft over with the wheels. If you leave the hubs unlocked and engage 4WD, you'll turn over the drive shaft and the diff + axles but won't deliver power to the wheels.
I use 4wd the monet I hit the dirt. But then agian with no weight in the rear and my driving style is almost be a dumb idea not too. In saying that if I've been bother to get out and drop the pressurs I seem to be fine in 2wd.
