Originally Posted By: DemoFly
Originally Posted By: paulri
Thanks for sharing that. I found it pretty interesting.
TL;DR--2WD breaks mainly the front tires, while the rear tires keep moving the car forward. 4WD distributes the breaking power more evenly among the front and back tires, allowing it to stop sooner.
Did I summarize that correctly?
"4WD brakes driven wheels."
Puzzled. Y'all are talking about engine braking, presumably, but I thought y'll drove automatics, which (on my only automatic so far, 2 RWD), gives you very little. Is it specially enhanced in 4WD?
Only driven manual 4WD (Daihatsu 4-track) and never on bad ice, though in snow a bit.
With 2WD on ice, (or any other time, really) didn't use engine braking much. I coast a lot, and I use the brakes to stop the car, because I think that's what they are for, and because they operate on all wheels. I also prefer RWD to FWD generally, and especially when its slippery. .
Expert drivers tell me this is all wrong.
Dunno, but I do know that I've had FWD cars swap ends a couple of times when I accidentally used engine braking in slippery conditions