All right, while we are nit pickin...it is Volkswagen and Yugo. Now you know better than to use the improper spelling.
I guess it depends on the depth of the snow, the road you're on and the speed you're traveling. If you're on a level, paved road with a little snow on the side of the road, there's a chance of ice on the pavement, a limited slip (there, happy now ultrastang?) could be a little hairy. But if you're doing a bit of 4-wheeling in foot-deep snow piled on loose, rocky terrain, then you won't get far at all without either a limited slip or a locking differential. BTW, did you know that there are very, very few FOUR wheel drive vehicles sold new? Locking axles add to the cost of new 4X4's so unless you order it at the dealer, most 4x4 trucks are actually two wheel drive, one front, one rear.I was always under the impression limited slip was bad in the snow since one wheel slips a little and the other keeps going, you spin out whereas a convention diff would just let the one wheel spin and the other would slow down and just cause a little fish tall.
Sure, if you got stuck, both wheels moving is good to get you out, but if you are good enough to not get stuck, when/how does the limited slip help in the snow?
Here comes the nit-pickin nit-wit....
Original question: "When do you NEED posi?"
Answer: When you have a GM product.
In the same train or thought, a Mercedes, Lambo, Volks Wagon, Yogo, AMC Pacer and Mustang all perform the same basic function, but I don't call my Mustang by any of the other names listed. I call it by it's proper name.]
Back in the mid 80's I was up in Indian country in north Arizona, in an 85 Pete pulling a flatbed with 5,000 lbs of cargo (like nothing at all) and encountered light rain shower, that asphalt was exactly like driving on ice.Must not have rained there in a year or more. I drive in rain weekly down here, and I'll take that anytime over wet roads in Arizona.
I-40 between Holbrook and Joseph City. Know it well.
IMHO; limited-slip on any surface is just like a built, torque-y engine. It can be a major help; but it can destroy your day if you dont know how to drive with it!
Perhaps a little more apt analogy would be a truck/SUV with 4-wheel-drive (limited slip or not) vice the same vehicle with only two-wheel-drive. Neophytes think four-wheel drive is God's gift to off-roaders; because with 4WD; you can never get stuck!
The fact of the matter is, when you drive with that kind of "I'm Invincible Now!!!" attitude, you will end up having to walk farther "back to civilization"; and it usually requires two to three times the effort and/or money to "un-stuck" it!
It's all a matter of attitude. If you put in a limited-slip and instantly develop a 'tude and start driving like it's going to save you from every single little mistake; it won't - and you'll get in more trouble than before you had limited-slip.
I like you're 4x4 analogy. It's like my Dad used to say, " 4 wheel drive is great, you can get stuck in places you can't even get a regular vehicle!"
know your vehicle, the way it handles and it's limitations.
A famous movie quote comes to mind--------"A man's got to know his limitations"
bnickel
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Originally Posted by D.Hearne
A famous movie quote comes to mind--------"A man's got to know his limitations"
sounds like a line from a Clint Eastwood movie. is it? i know i've heard that before and seen that movie but i can't place it.
Dirty Harry in Magnum Force
heck, if you're a good enough driver you can take a 2 wheel drive version of someone else's 4x4 and go places other people get stuck with that 4x4, case in point my old 93 2wd cherokee, i've been places in it where other people with 4x4 cherokees got stuck
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