Gary,

No my post was correct, 4.11 in the front and 4.10 in the rear.

This makes the front spin slightly faster than the rear pulling the vehicle instead of pushing it.

The drive line does get extra tension when in a high traction situation where all 4 wheels have traction, but why would you be using 4wd in this situation any way? 4wd is for low traction situations like snow/ice or mud/dirt and not rain on the way to the mall or soccer (foot ball) practice.

To release, all you have to do is back up a few feet and kick the t-case out of 4wd. Just like in the old 4wd trucks.

All t-cases have a differential except for the ones that have lockers in them (Land Rover and Range Rover). This is why when you get off balance front to rear the axel with no traction will spin and the other will not. This is because torque is transferred to the place with the least resistance.

The t-case diff also allows you to shift into and out of 4 high while on the move. To shift into and out of 4 lo you have to stop because this is a direct drive by passing the t-case diff.

If you have a t-case locker, torque is split front to rear and if you get one axel up in the air you can still move.

Having an axel diff locker increases the possibility of not getting stuck because the odds of having both wheels on an axel with no traction are very low.

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