- AWD or FWD - General Discussion - Car Talk Community
FWD takes over to deliver the efficient performance you expect from the new Rogue If slippery conditions or a loss of traction are detected, AWD kicks in immediately to deliver excess power to the wheels that do have a good grip This keeps you moving forward and prevents wheel spin
- Do tires have to match on FWD vehicles? Well, no, of course not, what . . .
The difference between fwd and awd is the type of differential On most awd systems, somewhere in the system is some type of limited slip device, and a different tire will chew that up On most (but not all) fwd cars there is no limited slip device, so two slightly-different sized tires will not result in a quick mechanical failure The diff will have to operate, but that shouldn’t cause too
- AWD vs FWD on snow ice - Safety - Car Talk Community
Honda CRV (awd) versus Toyota Avalon (fwd) On an interstate drive, mostly level during snowy weather, is AWD substantially safer? Specifically, the main threat is spinouts Real bad with RWD but that is not in this discussion
- What exactly holds a drive shaft into a FWD transmission, and how to . . .
I am replacing all of the struts on my 2004 Toyota Corolla with new quick-struts I already did the passenger side, which was not too difficult, and cleaned up the rotor with a sanding block and fine-grit sandpaper, and replaced the brake pads Today, I pulled the driver side strut, and even though I put something under the control arm to prop it up, the drive shaft pulled out of the
- Front wheel drive towing capacity - Car Talk Community
Generally, rear wheel drive vehicles have a higher towing capacity than FWD vehicles, but there are FWD minivans that can tow 3,500 pounds (Odyssey and Sienna)
- Toyota Sienna AWD or FWD? - Car Talk Community
Hi there, I am looking to buy a 04 or 05 Toyota Sienna I can’t decide if I should get an AWD or FWD I wonder if I get the AWD, do i still need winter tires (we live in Denver and want to go to mountains to ski)? I think so because from my experience winter tires are so much better than All-Sesaon but I never had an AWD Also, the run-flat tires are very expensive and supposedly don’t
- Best tires on front or rear? - Car Talk Community
Rotating tires requires that you put the (slightly) better pair on the axle that creates the most wear (the front axle in all FWD cars and most others ) This is directly contradictory to putting the better pair on the rear axle So I’d recommend common sense: if the tread difference is slight, put the better on the front and continue rotating
- Advantages Disadvantages of AWD vs. FWD vs. etc, etc
AWD advantages; good traction in all kinds of weather AWD disadvantages:more expesnive to buy, uses more fuel, higher maintenance and repair costs, Tires need to be exact same size, may ned 4 new ones if one destoyed, without good winter tires, not much better than normal FWD Standard FWD (Front Wheel Drive) Advantages: Less expensive to buy, easier on gas, less expensive to maintain and
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