New Detroit TrueTracs
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12-04-2003, 07:01 PM
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New Detroit TrueTracs
Just in case anyone is interested... I recently bought new TrueTracs for both ends of my '79, and I'm regearing from 3.50 to 4.11. I just got the rear put in, and man, what a difference! My truck has SO much more power now that it's geared the way it should be. But, it's much harder to light the tires up than it was before, so I think the TrueTrac is doing its job.
I'm waiting to try it out off-road until I get the front done, should be next week. I'll post the results of my test, gonna go test it out on some snow-covered hills I was running when I decided to do this.
BTW, Ford 9" rear, Dana 44 front.
Keep on Truckin'!
I'm waiting to try it out off-road until I get the front done, should be next week. I'll post the results of my test, gonna go test it out on some snow-covered hills I was running when I decided to do this.
BTW, Ford 9" rear, Dana 44 front.
Keep on Truckin'!
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12-21-2003, 10:18 PM
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Well, finally got to test out the new diffs today... man, what a difference! I went and did some hill climbing in the snow w/ my father-in-law. He has a '76 Bronco 302 auto with aggressive mud tires & open diffs. My truck went everywhere his Bronc went, and then some.
Some of the hills I climbed today, I couldn't even make it up them before. I just sat and watched while Dad climbed in his Bronc and snickered. These same hills are now so easy, all I had to do was drop in low range and idle right up them. The Truetracs MAKE A DIFFERENCE. We never once noticed any single tire spinning, the torque was always equally biased.
It also started snowing on the way home, and the roads got slick. So I got to see how the road manners were on ice. Most would agree that open diffs are the way to go on icy roads, but not me after today. With the open diffs, my rear end had a tendency to try swapping ends on me a few times. With the new truetracs, my tires will still spin, but the rear doesn't try to slide sideways.
Bottom line... two thumbs up and money well spent!
Some of the hills I climbed today, I couldn't even make it up them before. I just sat and watched while Dad climbed in his Bronc and snickered. These same hills are now so easy, all I had to do was drop in low range and idle right up them. The Truetracs MAKE A DIFFERENCE. We never once noticed any single tire spinning, the torque was always equally biased.
It also started snowing on the way home, and the roads got slick. So I got to see how the road manners were on ice. Most would agree that open diffs are the way to go on icy roads, but not me after today. With the open diffs, my rear end had a tendency to try swapping ends on me a few times. With the new truetracs, my tires will still spin, but the rear doesn't try to slide sideways.
Bottom line... two thumbs up and money well spent!
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12-22-2003, 07:27 PM
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