Posted by MoparNorm on Saturday, July 23, 2005 at 8:11PM :
In Reply to: Re: Early Cummins.... posted by Todd Wilson on Saturday, July 23, 2005 at 7:40PM :
I don't have any information like that, but what is your '95? What rating? What wheelbase? As a general rule, the heavier and longer a vehicle the better the weight distribution. Short beds and half tons are not very good in this respect and get stuck more often off-road than 3/4 and 1 ton long beds, of course depending upon the terrain. Long wheelbase Jeeps do better than short wheelbase Jeeps in Moab because there are so many short wheelbase Jeeps that the trails have been "tuned" to them. Any vehicle that has a longer wheel base will miss the ruts left by the short wheelbase vehicles. Look at the ferd in the video, it has severe wheel hop that prevented the small amount of power from getting to the ground. That is a function of wheelbase, shocks and spring ratings. The 4x4 Dodges have different axle geometry than the 2x4 Dodges, heavier springs and shocks. The weight of the transfer case, which is midship, gives it a better balance. My Cummins weights a LOT more than your 360 and I have no noticable front end bias, the springs and frame are a lot heavier than the conventional 2x4 even though my truck is a 2x4. It has the 4x4 suspension and axle tube, but no diff or t-case. Hope this helped somewhat.
MN
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