It feels like the whole front end is dragging when you drive on the street. Since the gas price thing I was thinking about the rubicons poor gas milage and the dragging feeling and something came to mind. There is no lockout of the front axle on a tj. It turns the front diff and drive shaft when in 2-wheel drive.
Thats kind of backwards isnt it. And the rubi has a limited slip when its not locked right. So inst that alot of drag on the front end. I think thats what helps the wheels lockup.