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Originally Posted by Samurai  Mr.Dhabhar, the Grand Vitara does have LSD on the central differential. It also has diff locks on the central diffs. Now Winch is something of a challenge to install on the GV, but I am looking for a good solution for that. |
You probably have to get rid of the front bumper, with a custom metal one having the housing for the winch from the chassis cross member.
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Originally Posted by rippergeo its useful to do that with front wheel drive cars(did that a lot with my M800 in college), but in 4wd, the weight would shift to the rear wheels anyway and provide decent traction at the rear. the lack of visibility would be a pain while reversing up an incline offroad.
the other advantage of reversing up a steep incline is that the rear overhang is usually less than the front overhang.
but in samurai's case it was the breakover angle that did him in. |
Breakover angle would have done him in bothways.
What reversing thing would have done, additionally is that, there is more reaction on the cars front tyres due to the engine, hence would have generated better grip at the non-hanging wheels (in this case the front wheels). Its just that the chances of pushing thru the crest sliding on the skid plates would have increased.
But again, as I mentioned, there might not have been a space to flip around and the terrain could be trickier than it appears. Rear visibility not an issue, mostly because we actually have a prior visual beforehand.