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Re: 4-wheel drive
A stock front axle has an OPEN differential. The "wheel hop" you are feeling is caused by the u-joints. The u-joints have a limited angle of operation. The front wheels can turn greater than this angle of operation. Be careful when in four-wheel drive and making turns. These engines have enough torque to snap those axle shafts and u-joints like dry twigs.
I don't like the Dodge front end for this reason. Their front shafts spin all the time. And it is for this reason that the front u-joints don't last very long. Tight turn = broken u-joint. No dodges for me!
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2001 4x4 F-250 58,000+ Miles, 7.3L, Crew Cab, 6-Spd Handshaker. Bought used 09/09. Fold over gooseneck ball. SCMT-1705 on Tow Safe. Gauges: Boost, & Pyrometer. 4" Turbo-back Exhaust. So much I want to do to this one....
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