Glasseater

The truck is going as the lease is up end of Oct. If I was keeping a truck this would be the one.

 

I really hope you enjoy the 08 though.

 

ah i totally forgot about leasing... my family has never leased a vehicle.. we always keep them till they die so i never thought of that

 

You have to love that business write off. I'm lucky that way and it gets me a new ride every three years. This will be my first 4x4 except my Expy. I was tired of getting stuck in my dually 3.73 with no limited slip available for it.

 

I hate to disagree but I think limited slip really does not work. Maybe it didn't in my situation.

I started with an 05 psd 2wd with LS. Both tires would spin at the ramp.

July of 06, I got a 4wd with LS. I had the 20" goodyears and the tires would spin at the ramps also. Treads on the goodyears are aggressive enough. Only way to get my 12k rig out of wet or damp ramp was low 4wd.

I have not been able to use my 08 yet to pull the boat and trailer.

 

yeah i honestly think anything other than a locker is pointless

 

Sounds to me the linited slip did exactly what it is designed to do. Both tires will spin if niether one has traction. If you had an open differential, just one tire would spin. Sometimes two wheel drive trucks with tight LS difs can be a hand full. I used to have a 94 Dodge V10 2wd with limited slip (yeah, I know), that truck was the worst vehicle I have ever driven in the snow. If you gave it a little too much gas going around a corner, you would spin out. Some limited Slip difs need a little help when your stuck. If only one tire is spinning, sometimes if you apply a little break with the gas you can get the clutches to lock up.

 

Gotta disagree. Bought my '88 2wd with LS new and was in many situations where I'm sure I wouldn't have got through without the LS, like climbing the muddy hill at the town landfill or hills in snowstorms. Yes, you have to learn to drive them, because if both rear wheels are spinning, there's no traction there and the rear'll jump out on you if the surface slopes to the right or left. I know a lot of people here have no use for 'em, but mine was still working fine after 80k miles and 11 years.

 

I agree that if there is enough weight in the bed the limited slip would do its job. The times my tires were spinning, I was able to get the boat and trailer out b/s I had some people around to stand on the rear bumper.

I cannot hope that every time I go boating there are people around to help. I have a wife and 2 kids, 2 and 5. I usually come in late to avoid the ramp rage and nuisance of people not knowing how to load a boat. We get to the ramp early or late to avoid this. This mean minimal people are around.

When I fish the the guys there is not a problem b/s I do not worry about the end of day. That said 4wd is the way to go.

 

humm maybe i don't have limited slip and i just have an open diff??

 

So does LS effect gas mileage vs non LS

 

Not that im aware of.

Cowboy Steve