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Asked by Jaws594 Jul 20, 2016 at 01:48 PM about the 1992 Chevrolet C/K 1500 Silverado LB RWD

Question type: General

Manual shift four by four on the floor no matter
if it's on high or low only two tires will grab 1
Front 1 rear is this normal

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Yes, That's how a diff works. unless you have a locker on an axle the wheel with the least traction will spin.

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Single ( open ) carrier will spin only one tire. In reality you have a two wheel drive, one front one rear.

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