Does removing your front driveshaft in a 80 series land cruiser save you gas?

Asked by Guru9Q5824 Feb 20, 2022 at 10:05 PM about the 1996 Toyota Land Cruiser 4WD

Question type: Car Customization

Does Removing driveshaft of the land cruiser save any gas as they are not in
AWD and are in rwd and running on like 50% power from the back, I did this for
gas purposes but I would like to hear the out come of this that if this even works

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Guru9QYPYQ answered 2 years ago

It will give a bit better mileage because it takes less power to turn the shaft axles. Even though it isn't in AWD. That's why old trucks had hub lock outs because it helped save mileage because they disconnect the wheels from the axle.

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