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Old 08-27-2014, 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Mujahid View Post

To the Godfather, when a vehicle is turning a tight corner is the outer wheel not turning faster than the inner wheel. And therefore the reason for a differential in the axle. Does this not then mimic the different speeds of two wheel sizes? If different wheel speeds can damage the AWD system, then too much cornering would or should have the same effect.
The issue with damage to a diff is TIME and SPEED. Effectively mismatched tires will heat the diff and diff fluid. On turns you simply CANNOT geenrate enough continuous mismatch at speed to damage the diff. Put mismatched tires on and drive 70mph in a straight line for 2 hours and you can.
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