Hey there. I am an owner of a 2006 SRT8 300C, and I am thinking of trading it off for a Jeep SRT8. Everywhere I look I get different answers about the AWD system....is it all wheel drive, or is it 4WD...or is it rear wheel drive with 4WD capability. The guy I'm buying it off says its rear-wheel drive w/4WD capability. i live in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and I need something better on the roads. Help!!!

Hey there. I am an owner of a 2006 SRT8 300C, and I am thinking of trading it off for a Jeep SRT8. Everywhere I look I get different answers about the AWD system....is it all wheel drive, or is it 4WD...or is it rear wheel drive with 4WD capability. The guy I'm buying it off says its rear-wheel drive w/4WD capability. i live in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and I need something better on the roads. Help!!!

It is computer controlled AWD. Under normal conditions, 90% is RWD and 10% is FWD.

You do not have the option of 2WD unless you pull a fuse, and there is no 4WD Hi or Lo.

So is this vehicle pretty good on the winter roads??? I made it around the winter last year with the 300SRT8 with the stock tires, so is this vehicle that much better??? Thanks alot for the Help.

Ben.

So is this vehicle pretty good on the winter roads??? I made it around the winter last year with the 300SRT8 with the stock tires, so is this vehicle that much better??? Thanks alot for the Help.

Ben.


If you were able to tackle the winter roads in a 300C SRT8, then the Jeep will seem like a snowmobile ;)

The only impediment is the low fascia of the Jeep, but since you are used to rolling your 300C SRT8 (both vehicles have the same front ride height), everything should be copasetic.

The Jeep SRT8 is not AWD. It uses an electronic full-time 4-wheel drive system with a specially designed transfer case. Under normal driving, 5 to 10 percent of torque is directed to the front wheels, but as much torque as needed can be directed forward when additional traction is required.

Her's what is written on the WK Jeeps site.

Four-Wheel-Drive System

"To create the first SRT vehicle with full-time four-wheel drive, SRT engineers developed a drive system that was lightweight, yet robust and reliable enough to handle massive amounts of horsepower and torque from the 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8’s powertrain. One part of the equation was to create a new transfer case, combining housing components from two existing units with the upgrades needed to make it SRT-capable.

SRT engineers opted to use the front half of a Jeep transfer case chosen for its capability and light weight. It was mated to the rear half of a heavier-duty case, chosen for its ruggedness and ability to house the electronic full-time four-wheel drive system components. The transfer case output shaft was upgraded to handle high torque generated by the SRT 6.1-liter HEMI.

The result is the all-new 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8’s unique transfer case, which provides the necessary power-handling capabilities for the Grand Cherokee SRT8 while weighing 60 pounds less than a Jeep heavy-duty case.

Under normal driving conditions, from 5 percent to 10 percent of torque is directed to the front wheels, but as much of the 6.1-liter HEMI’s torque as needed can be directed forward when additional traction or stability is required. Remaining torque is sent via a heavy-duty driveshaft designed for the European Jeep Grand Cherokee diesel model, to a Dana 44 rear differential upgraded with a larger ring gear within a new axle housing.

“We wanted the acceleration that only four-wheel-drive can provide,” said Knott. “Our goal for the 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 was to have a well-balanced vehicle with a high fun-to-drive quotient. The SRT-developed electronic four-wheel drive system is perfectly suited to this.”

THANKS ALOT YOU GUYS FOR ALL YOUR HELP. i AM GOING TO PURCHASE ONE HERE VERY SHORTLY. i WILL KEEP YOU ALL UPDATED AND LET YOU KNOW HOW IT IS. THANKS ALOT!!!!!!

BEN.

You might consider getting some pure winter tires and mount them on 18" wheels for heavy snow driving. I'm looking into this myself. MHO Gene

One question:

My understanding of AWD systems is that all 4 wheels must be the same size or else it would ruin the drive system. The SRT8's wheels are a little bigger in the rears.

Can anyone care to chime in?

Her's what is written on the WK Jeeps site.

Four-Wheel-Drive System

"To create the first SRT vehicle with full-time four-wheel drive, SRT engineers developed a drive system that was lightweight, yet robust and reliable enough to handle massive amounts of horsepower and torque from the 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8’s powertrain. One part of the equation was to create a new transfer case, combining housing components from two existing units with the upgrades needed to make it SRT-capable.

SRT engineers opted to use the front half of a Jeep transfer case chosen for its capability and light weight. It was mated to the rear half of a heavier-duty case, chosen for its ruggedness and ability to house the electronic full-time four-wheel drive system components. The transfer case output shaft was upgraded to handle high torque generated by the SRT 6.1-liter HEMI.

The result is the all-new 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8’s unique transfer case, which provides the necessary power-handling capabilities for the Grand Cherokee SRT8 while weighing 60 pounds less than a Jeep heavy-duty case.

Under normal driving conditions, from 5 percent to 10 percent of torque is directed to the front wheels, but as much of the 6.1-liter HEMI’s torque as needed can be directed forward when additional traction or stability is required. Remaining torque is sent via a heavy-duty driveshaft designed for the European Jeep Grand Cherokee diesel model, to a Dana 44 rear differential upgraded with a larger ring gear within a new axle housing.

“We wanted the acceleration that only four-wheel-drive can provide,” said Knott. “Our goal for the 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 was to have a well-balanced vehicle with a high fun-to-drive quotient. The SRT-developed electronic four-wheel drive system is perfectly suited to this.”

I get Goose-Bumps when I read this...:D

T-Time

Interesting on the 4x4 system. I thought it was AWD. I have (I think) seen Jeep adds call it AWD.

So CAN it transfer 100% of the torque to the front wheels then? The above add doesn't say that exactly but says it in an indirect way.

If it can, than its very similar to mine. Mine is part-time 4x4... mine is actually 100% 2wd under normal driving conditions under Auto 4X4, but is capable of transferring 100% of the torque to the front if needed so.

I thought it was AWD also...whatever...all I know is it hauls ass :)