King Triton wrote:Nick
Ok I will have ago at explaining it see how i do.
by Easy select gear box i am assuming you mean super select 4WD system?
Now when a car has a centre differential (Landcruiser, Discovery, Pajero) this is a system that allows the car to have limited traction to all 4 wheels as the centre diff can be engaged but not fully locked and they will usually have at leasts 3 options
2WD which means the centre diff is open and the gearbox will only send power to the rear wheels.
AWD (fulltime 4wd) which means the center diff is engaged but not locked and this will allow power to be sent to all 4 wheels when needed but allow for some slip so the system does not bind up.
4WD is when the centre differential is locked and power is sent 50/50 to front and back wheels.
Now i don't have a triton with super select so i can not say for sure but in other cars i have drivan and been in once you turn the knob (or press the centre diff lock button all the same thing) into 4WD or 4WDlock then that is all you will have to do the centre diff will lock and you will have power sent 50/50 to frant and rear wheels. All you need to do is select HI range or LO range depending on conditions.
Homer wrote: hence my comment that super select IMHO isn't a huge upgrade contrary to popular opinion - unless you are a regular snow bunny - Europe, States etc.
FreestyleCab wrote:Homer wrote: hence my comment that super select IMHO isn't a huge upgrade contrary to popular opinion - unless you are a regular snow bunny - Europe, States etc.
Sorry Homer I think you are totally wrong with that statement. If my Triton had super select, as soon as it started to rain it would be in 4H while driving on the bitumen. 4wd utes are the easiest thing in the world to get accidentally traveling backwards on wet roads and having the option of constant 4wd is a huge advantage.
Towing my 2 tonne trailer in the wet would be soooo much easier and safer if my Triton was constant 4wd.....If I had money to burn I would be trading my Triton in for a super select model in a heartbeat!
NowForThe5th wrote:Having had a couple of Pajero's and 2 Tritons I thought I'd throw in my 2 cents worth...
IMHO the Super Select offers the huge advantage of All Wheel Drive in any conditions and this is a big benefit in wet weather or when towing. Even in the dry there is the security of AWD (at the cost of higher fuel consumption and a bit more tyre wear). The 4H setting is also excellent for fast, dry dirt or gravel in combination with the LSD rear whether pushing hard or just wanting the security of AWD.
Being able to lock or unlock the centre diff gives a choice that allows tailoring the vehicle's capacities to the conditions and according to my research it would be possible (on the later versions of Super Select with electronic control) to actually override the locking in low range so that you could have 10 forward gears without the centre diff locked - excellent for towing up steep inclines (ever tried a standing start on a really steep incline with a heavy trailer in high range?) without the risk of transmission windup. Of course this is not quite the same issue in an auto because the torque convertor provides some slip but mine have all been manuals.
About the best system I've ever used is that in the Land Rovers where centre diff locking is separate to High or Low Range selection - pity the rest of the car was constantly falling apart. I used to tow a big, heavy trailer (4000kg) and being able to just slog up, or down, Brown Mountain or the Clyde in low range was a real boon, saving brakes on the way down and wear on the way up.
I find the Tritons typical of the ilk in being a bit light in the rear, and therefore very easy to lose traction (intentionall or not). If I'd known that Super Select was coming I would have waited a bit longer. That said, at least they are recoverable and reasonably controllable although I must admit that I prefer the faster steering of the MK in such a situation. Like SlimV6, still a boy racer at heart!
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