If you have been following my articles about four-wheel driver driving, I have mentioned before that the two most important factors in off-roading is ground clearance and traction. I think I have covered traction several times from the hardware side. So this time, let’s tackle the subject of traction and, yes, contrary to what many believe in, there is also such a thing as “too much traction.”
Despite all the traction aids that can be found on various 4WD vehicles available in the market today, every budding mudslinger must understand that every new 4WD sold has the ability to create so much wheel turning action or torque even on 100-percent tractive surface. This is called wheelspin or for paved road pounders, a tire burnout. So can you imagine how easy it is too lose traction on less tractive driving surfaces?