pennsylvaniaboy
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my dad was wondering and i dont kno the answer, but why do you have to grind the shift rails to shift independently
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twinsticking 101
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BILTIT
1/2 ton status
I always wondered that too.
pennsylvaniaboy
1/2 ton status
cant you just take out the connector and be done(i know that cant be legit because if it was that simple we wouldnt grind rails to do it) so someone please inform
There are rods that prevent one shift rail from being moved into a different range. This is why you need to grind the rail. You could simply just remove the rods but then you are able to put either shift rail into any gear effectively making it possible to mismatch hi and low range.
When you grind the rail it allows you to have independent control of front and rear axles without the possibility of having one axle in hi and the other in low or vice versa.
When you grind the rail it allows you to have independent control of front and rear axles without the possibility of having one axle in hi and the other in low or vice versa.
blazin_blazer
1/2 ton status
from what i understand, you can use the twin sticks w/o grinding the rod, but you only gain the ability of 2w lo....if you grind the rods, you have the ability to have just the frontend engaged, while the rear isn't pulling, and be able to do front digs
i think i'm going dual sticks just for the 2w lo and the cool factor of 2 transfer shifters, i play in the mud and really don't see an advantage of being able to have just my frontend pulling. will someone please explain better and give an example where just the front pulling would be useful?
i think i'm going dual sticks just for the 2w lo and the cool factor of 2 transfer shifters, i play in the mud and really don't see an advantage of being able to have just my frontend pulling. will someone please explain better and give an example where just the front pulling would be useful?
From what i understand if you're locked front and rear and get into a situation where you can't turn easily you can put the rear in neutral and keep the front in gear and pull yourself around the turn alot easier.
fireplug
1/2 ton status
Yep!
blazin_blazer
1/2 ton status
i can see that being useful on tight trails, but is there any useful advantages, when in 4' of mud in an open area?
fireplug
1/2 ton status
Broken axle shaft blown up rear diff? Limp out in front wheel drive.
As for being in the mud, twinstick would only help if you blew up the rear end. Throw it in fwd and limp out, rather than crawling under and unbolting the d-shaft, then driving out in 4wd. Or maybe doing front wheel drive donuts
. Out on the trail fwd will help when you need to make a tight turn around a tree or rock or whatever. An even better effect is if you have cutting brakes or linelocks on the rear. Want to make a tight left turn? Throw it in fwd and lock the left rear brake and the truck will either pivot around that tire or that tire will drag as you go around the object.
If you had it in 4WD you could drive out without a twin stick.
Twin stick primarily gives you the advantage of front drive only (i.e. front digs) and 2 lo. Its not a mud thing.
fireplug
1/2 ton status
You could if it was an axle.
Twin stick or not, if the rear driveline is removed/broken the front will drive the same whether its in 4WD or FWD.
fireplug
1/2 ton status
Twin stick or not, if the rear driveline is removed/broken the front will drive the same whether its in 4WD or FWD.
Yeah I was thinking along the lines of Muddermilitia and not dropping the shaft.
fireplug
1/2 ton status
I know some guys here are running modded shafts and the such but every time I have seen someone do a front burn with stock shafts, they break something. So unless you have upgraded shafts I wouldn't say its much of an advantage.
That being said most of them were trying it in high traction situations. I think it would probably be an advantage in a muddy trail situation or on a dirt or gravel type trail where traction is low.
Plus you could do those cool donuts everyone does in their front wheel drive cars
That being said most of them were trying it in high traction situations. I think it would probably be an advantage in a muddy trail situation or on a dirt or gravel type trail where traction is low.
Plus you could do those cool donuts everyone does in their front wheel drive cars
It all depends on tire size, vehicle weight, etc.
Front digs can be very useful, but it is more of a rockcrawling thing than a mud/general trail thing.
