[Chadworkz]

Well, when the rear diff is tighter than the front, it affects handling in many ways, especially on loose terrain and definitely on the road...it makes the rear end want to swap places with the front (spin out). But, this is only a problem at higher speeds, and you have mentioned you like to crawl and climb and will be driving in snow, so you might want to run the samw weight in both diffs. The heavy front and light rear is more for the racer and handling, which is NOT what you want or need.