It is possible that the IFS on the chevy has a differential in there. Never owned a new enoujgh chevy to know. Only one ive owned was a scottsdale and it did it. All my dodges have done it, its all i know.

 

The feeling is more noticeable in a Dodge than a Chev because Dodge has u-joints in the front axles, as opposed to the CV joints found on a Chev. A CV joint can transmit power smoothly through an angle, while a u-joint actually speeds up and slows down through a 360 degree rotation of a shaft when on an uneven plane. This becomes more pronounced the more sharp the angle is. Hence the feeling of binding.

 

iginally posted by kingofdodge7131 [/i]
It is possible that the IFS on the chevy has a differential in there. Never owned a new enoujgh chevy to know. Only one ive owned was a scottsdale and it did it. All my dodges have done it, its all i know. [/QUOTE]


All trucks have differentials in the front and rear axles, IFS or not. Only a few have differentials between the front and rear drivelines. Dodges don't. Some Jeeps do and anything labeled as "full time 4WD" does.

Wetspirit

 

I think torquefan just answered all our questions!!

Wetspirit, our work trucks are 2500 QC hemi's, so the whole Cummins front heavy thing would not apply.

 

So, what you're saying is, if one were to make a clockwise lock-to-lock turn & complete a circle, the r/f tire will turn the exact number of revolutions as the l/f tire ?
Greg

 

Isn't it amazing how such an easy question, answered correctly twice in the first two responses turns into such a confusing abortion?

 

maynard,

No, that's not what I'm saying, of course they will turn a different number of times

The left and right tires do turn a different number of times on a circle, BUT, that is not what causes the jerking. It's the difference in speed between the front and rear drivelines that causes the jerking. The r/l wheel speed is allowed by the differentials but the driveline differences must be made up by wheel slip.

Wetspirit

 

Actually, it wasn't answered correctly in the first two responses. We don't have LS differentials in the front.

Wetspirit

 

Hey Wet, the question was "Is this normal"? Referring to the binding - from the title of the thread. Yes it is normal.

 

It is a normal mechanical action, but it is damaging to the driveshaft/u-joints.
These trucks have " part-time 4X4 transfer cases" .
The output shafts are locked together when in 4X4, and the binding is because the rear shaft needs to turn less than the front when going around a corner.
Some vehicles us a full time t- case and some are called all wheel drive. These actually let the driveshafts turn at different speeds.
YOU ARE DOING DAMAGE to your truck if you are in 4X4 on dry or good traction surfaces.

Now take some time and read your owners manual.

 

I agree w/ J-Fox.....Don't drive on dry pavement or other high grip surfaces in 4WD or it can damage your truck....Our trucks are PT 4WD and lack the center diff than an AWD vehicle would have...

 

Yeah. Oh well. That's what makes it fun.

Wet