CV Question kinda of dumb

Just curious on how cv axles work if i were to drive and climb a hill on a trail and you give it gas and one tire moves and the other one isnt. the cv would be fine right? unless you were bouncing up and down really fast and snap it then of course that is bad. or if you were to climb a "rock" and need to get your tire moving and need to give it gas enough to start going.

 

Tires spinning together or singular is a function of the differential. If you want them to both spin at the same time you need a locker.

 

Front differential is an Open differential.
So you be ok.
Unless you got a locker that's not working when on.

 

whats the chancing of breaking a cv climbing rocks? ik there pretty strong so.

 

Things that will increase your chances of breaking a CV are too much wheel spin and sudden traction, turning the wheels to full lock and too much throttle, a wheel or wheels going up in the air and spinning freely and coming down hard. Like shock loading the driveline.
I’m probably missing something

 

Yea that’s what I thought. Just curious to know what not to do when I take a harder trail

 

Is is a LSD or a open diff

 

Open

 

So would the case of one wheel turning one not happen? Or no because it’s a open diff.

 

Mainly be smooth with the throttle.

 

Yes
The wheel with less traction or in the air will spin
Open means path of least resistance

 

Ahh got it I’ve always thought how do you not break something if the wheel isn’t moving

 

Your truck is probably open in the rear as well.. i don't know if they had factory rear locker option in 96 but I don't think so.

But the same concept applies. When you put it in "4x4" you're technically only 2 wheel drive. One in the rear and one in the front. So if you're ever in a situation where you only have one rear wheel and one front wheel on the ground. You won't go anywhere..the 2 lifted wheels will just sit and spin

 

Think of it this way
If your open diff 2x4 has one rear wheel in the air, ice or mud you're stuck.
If your open diff 4x4 has one front and one rear wheel in the air, ice or mud you're stuck.
Keep all 4 on good ground as much as possible.
Or get front and rear diff locks and go rock crawling.

 

All this means is the OP needs front and rear lockers....have to compliment those 40s and tons somehow

 

Okay So if I’m in 4x4 and climb something and one tire isn’t moving but one is that’s a open diff. Cv wouldn’t get hurt or anything correct? Sorry about dumb questions just never asked about them just wheeled

 

Soon

 

And NO
Manually locking front hubs wont change how open diffs perform.

 

Yea I get that lol.

 

Better to ask the questions now!

You're correct on both parts. However if you're throttling up in that position and you lurch forward (if your back wheels get traction for example) and you come slamming down on that front tire still spinning, there's a high probability of a cv breaking.


Throttling through wheel hop is a bad idea



On the flip side there's an offroad saying you'll hear that goes "when in doubt, throttle out" and there's some truth to that as well. It's a double edged sword