Originally Posted by
McBTC
Each wheel travels a different distance when cornering so a fixed split between front and rear is no long good enough (except on wet and slippery surfaces)-- we also need a differentials between the axles of 4x4s...
Ummmmm....what??
I'm sure that the STP #40 Turbine Racer had front and rear differentials to handle the distance difference between inside tire and outside tire arcs...........that is not the point of my ponderance...
The issue is: how did the designers achieve a power differential between front and rear wheels?
For example, say the turbine generated 500HP. (actual HP was 550)
How did the Ferguson 4 wheel drive system transmit 40%, or 200HP to the front wheels, and
60%, or 300HP to the rear wheels??