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Re: Effective Drive Base

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Originally Posted by T3_1565 View Post
I always found 6wd and 8wd to have a harder time turning then 4wd. more points of contact = more friction... making it harder to turn.

toss up between getting over the bump easy and driving easy.
6 wheel drive, drop center is the case in point.

On the matter of 8wd, I can't comment yet because I lack the experience in this type of drivetrain.
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