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[Z1NONLY 10+ year member]

Launching is not driving. fanboy.

WTF? Are you really that stupid? Are you suggesting that the car isn't being driven by any wheels until it's "up to speed"?

I guess you thought you had to type something, but wow.

I said "at the same time". But again, thank you for completely removing all of the relevant information in the thread and inserting some jackassery about a gay ass Sti.

And I explained that they reall do drive the car at te same time. Luanching is an example of this. You just seem to think the car's not being driven then. lol.

And Spider, you left this a few posts up with no comment....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four-wheel_drive

All-wheel drive (AWD) is often used to describe a "full time" 4WD that may be used on dry pavement without damaging the differentials

As I already stated the STi's AWD system is just a particular type of 4WD.

 

[99CherokeeSport 10+ year member]

Evidence is all around you. Open your eyes and look.
If 4WD was truely FOUR WHEELS DRIVING, then there would be no need for the addition of lockers used in extreme off-roading.

Please note that once lockers are installed, you can bind your axles under turning in extreme driving conditions because the physics of a vehicle alway have one wheel turning faster than the other in order to turn. That is the only way a turn is possible in a vehicle with four tires on the ground.

The same exact prinicple applies to AWD. If the vehicle had ALL WHEELS DRIVING all the time, it would destroy itself when it made turns.

Yes, the terms are used and have become industry standards, but that doesn't make them accurate. I debate facts, not the stupid fucking AWD emblem on the back of some Japanese rice rocket.

ok, no need to be a *****, i have a jeep 4x4 with a 3inch lift and some bfg's, i know about lockers, just didnt know the 4x4 and awd system on cars were the same . without a locker ALL tires do turn, BUT not with the same TRACTION. if one tire were to go up while in 4wd the other would stop and the one in the air would start spinning.THATS where the locker would come into play and lock the traction on the given drivetrain its on.IF this is thepoint u are making, u are right, but that doesnt give you the right to be a deuch about it.

 

[99CherokeeSport 10+ year member]

THIS seems like the most Legit answers among both of yours. Is AWD the same as 4WD? If not what is the difference? - Yahoo! Answers

 

[99CherokeeSport 10+ year member]

I am sorry Z1NONLY. You have lost.

 

[Z1NONLY 10+ year member]

I am sorry Z1NONLY. You have lost.

First some AWD's are just fancy 4wd cars. Which is what this link points out...

Four-wheel drive - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

All-wheel drive (AWD) is often used to describe a "full time" 4WD that may be used on dry pavement without damaging the differentials

I'll say it again. The AWD system is in the STi just a particular kind of 4WD. Or as the link points out above, AWD is just a way to describe a particular type of 4WD. (Because there are different ways to control 4 wheels and drive a car with them)

As far as te yahoo link...

The main difference is that with AWD, the transfer case is not controlled by the driver.

While most AWD systems have no manual control over the transfer case, the STi does in fact allow the driver to "lock" the front and rear wheels at a 50/50 split. (as well as other percentage splits)

The fact that the STi can't run as a 2WD car is the functional difference between "4WD" as many think of it and the car we are talking about.

Someone asked a general question about lowering a 4WD. I responded with info about a specific type of 4WD that may or may not have applied to the application the OP wanted. That's why I specified the car.

Spider Monkey jumped in and started name-calling without any understanding of the car and how it works.

The STi can lock the center diff and use all 4 wheels to drive the car. Few AWD cars can do this. So, if a locking center diff is your personal "line" between what makes a 4WD a 4WD, cursing at someone with a low post count probably seems like an easy way to try and look cool and smart without fear of being called on it.

However, I know what the car does and how it does it. I thought my experience with lowering it *could* be helpful. (because the different ways of driving 4 wheels wouldn't automatically preclude the lowering method I used) And I'm not intimidated by cursing, caps-lock-asshats, so the attack was met in kind.

So here we are.

 

[wenn_du_weinst 10+ year member]

I already posted the difference between AWD and 4wd why is it still a discussion. Even if it wasn't explained who really gives a ****?

 

[Z1NONLY 10+ year member]

lulz. I'm beginning to think this clown likes the abuse. Bro, stop saying "we". You're the only bubblehead talking about a STi.

Lulz. I'm beggining to think you can't read.

I said the Sti was a 4WD car and they called it's 4WD system AWD.

That's when you responded. If you forgot the subject matter I recommend you go back a few pages.

The STi's AWD system is just a fancy 4WD setup that can't do 2WD.

That's it.

I've provided evidence of this with two different links provided by other posters.

One came right out and said that AWD is term used to discribe a specific kind of 4WD and the other said that a transfer case controlled by the driver made a vehicle 4WD. (The STi has a center diff that can be locked by the driver, so it fits the bill there too.)

 

[wenn_du_weinst 10+ year member]

If it was 4wd it would hop and bind up every time it tried to turn a corner even if it had open diffs. it has an AWD system that allows the front tires to move faster or slower then the rears when turning.

 

[Z1NONLY 10+ year member]

If you lock the center diff and try a tight turn it will do just that (bind). Although I don't know if it's as dramatic as it sounds like in other vehicles.