I have a 2008 jeep wrangler, 4 door version. I‘ve noticed that when I‘m in 4 wheel drive, if I am going slowly and turning the wheel (usually in a parking lot, driveway, etc.), it feels like one wheel stops turning or something. The steering wheel actually starts to shake. It seems to work okay when I‘m driving straight. I can‘t tell with turns when driving faster but it seems to be okay. But there is a definite difference when driving like 1 to 7 miles per hour. Feels like it is having trouble going and the wheel shakes.I‘m a 4 wheel drive novice but our other vehicle (a large family type SUV) does not do this when in 4 wheel drive.Is this normal for a jeep? Any other issues I should check?
Ok so not an expert but I have ridden for years, and taken the equivalent of the MSF course here (in Canada) a number of times. Strange thing, you would never get a licence here with that idea because you have to brake in a turn at speed as part of the test. I would not dispute that you get the best traction and shortest stop by braking in a straight line, but I find myself braking on curves all the time. I am not leaned way over where I might be at the limit of traction and I consider traction issues wherever I am. I have also read that racers do most of their braking before a turn but I think they have to slow on a tightening radius too. Different issue, but using the back brake in really slow turning helps to keep balance and control (a tip from off-road sources)
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Take the Jeep out of 4 wheel drive when you are on pavement or something will break. And do not put it back in until you are driving on snow or mud. On sharp turns you are forcing the outside tire to slide around a larger diameter circle than the inside tire. In 2 wheel drive they can turn at different speeds so there is no problem. In 4 wheel drive the wheels lock up, which gives you excellent traction but on dry pavement you already have traction,
Are you using four-wheel-drive in the Jeep on roads / parking lots with good traction? Don't do that! Part time four-wheel-drive systems have a simple transfer case splitting the power between the front and rear. They should only be used when the road surface is slippery enough that the wheels will lose traction. Wheel slip is required to prevent exactly what you are feeling in your Jeep. Your family sized SUV probably has a full time, or All wheel drive system. In that drivetrain, a more sophisticated center differential replaces the transfer case, and allows all four wheels to spin at different speeds if required. Keep the Jeep in Two-High unless you really need the four-wheel-drive. You can damage the vehicle, otherwise.
You are correct, every time you ride you will encounter some new situation. But the advice from the instructors is one to heed. If you over-brake in a corner you will be in trouble! Janice gave some good reasons and advice, as many did. Do not ride with the tip of your nose, ride with your eyes. 2-10 seconds is the minimum safe riding area you should be scanning constantly. Turns have blind areas, plus, obstacles: sand, gravel, metal, ect. These are some of the main reasons that you are told not to brake in corners. No matter how long or how skilled a rider is traction can be taken away at any moment, by a number of causes. It may take time to stand up your bike, but it will be able to stop faster(bigger tire footprint means more stopping power!) I took the MSF course after I had been riding for a time and I did it to save money on my insurance, but I have found traveling these ribbons of asphalt that the techniques and information passed along at these classes is time proven. Take everything they told you and apply it and you will probably ride for years without sudden impact, which is a very good thing indeed, Ride Safe and God Bless You-bty it will take sometime to understand motorcycles, but never stop respecting them!
