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Old 12-05-2002, 02:15 PM
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Traction Weight

>Also, if you have an open differential,
>think about switching over to an LS.

Limited slip is a good idea, but there are two sides to the LS story as I understand it. Light loaded on slippery pavement when the LS breaks loose both wheels lose traction and the rear end slides out, whereas with an open differential only one wheel loses traction and the other wheel that is still turning helps keep the rear end from sliding out. I learned this when someone got a new truck with LS and said the rear slides out really easy (Of course maybe that was just because that truck is a Ch**y ). And then of course, the open differential is going to lose its one wheel of traction more often than the LS loses traction.