I have a year 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo, infinity gold edition, and I am wondering if it is 4 wheel drive or all wheel drive, it says 4x4 on the side, and the shifter says " All time 4 wheel drive" on it, and you CANNOT take it out of 4 wheel drive, the only thing you can do is more to 4 wheel low, and I also know that the drive tires are the front right, and the back left, then the others kick in, it has Quad-trac II, whatever that is, so is this an all wheel drive vehicle, or a 4 wheel drive vehicle, I have heard the difference is that all wheel is both front wheels, then the back kick in during slip, or vise versa, and 4 wheel is front right and back left, then the others kick in, but im not sure.
2007-03-27 04:15:48 · 4 answers · asked by Jesse C 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Jeep
You are in possesion of a full fime four wheel drive vehicle. This is not an all wheel drive vehicle. Quadra-trac II is Jeep's version of an AWD type system. An AWD system has to transfer power to where there is the most traction (remember the Subaru commercial 'from wheel's that slip to wheel's that grip'), using a complex system of clutches. Quadra-tracII sort of does that but it does it by differentiation and limited slip clutchpacks in the transfercase. A true AWD system will be able to put 100% power to only one wheel. Quadra-trac can only send about 85% to one axle and even then, the differential will only lock up in the rear because the front is an open diff.
Quadra-trac II is a good all-round full time system that you can even do some mild offroading with. You cannot convert it to 2WD though, at least not without MAJOR modification.
2007-03-27 05:29:55 · answer #1 · answered by jeepnuk 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good answers, right on the money. Jeep's Quadra-Trac transfer cases are excellent. One thing to note is that you have a better system than anyone else out there with AWD or full-time 4x4. The reason is because you have a Jeep! No, seriously. Jeep's system is all mechanical (at least they were until they sold out and made the mistake of going with "high tech" electrics on current models) An all mechanical system means it uses balancers and other mechanical components to keep you moving forward where other cars have electrics that can crap out on you when you need them most. You also have the ability to lock in to 4-Lo to keep those wheels constantly and evenly powered with all the torque your Jeep has to offer so it will get you through deep snow and sand. You've got a good machine there, take care of it and it's bulletproof.
2007-03-27 21:08:43 · answer #2 · answered by Steve D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your jeep is full time 4WD, with open differentials (which is why opposite tires spin). Its not all wheel drive, due to the fact that the rear wheels drive the vehicle until a wheel slip is detected then the front axle is engaged via a viscous hydraulic coupler in the transmission/transfer case. The reason opposite wheels spin is due to the open differentials in the front and rear axle that causes opposing wheels to sping due to the fact that the differential transfers torque to the wheels with least resistance, which could be 2 wheels on the same axle, or any 1 wheel to spin just because the differentials are made to allow the wheels to spin at different speeds for cornering.
2007-03-27 12:25:39 · answer #3 · answered by Bill S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-02 21:43:21 · answer #4 · answered by sechler 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋