detroit locker help?
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From: The Great White North!
Are you looking for the full locker, or the true trac(limited slip)?
You want to look for the part #'s for the sterling 10.25/10.5 axle. The gear ring is reused from your set now. If and when you go this route, you might want to have the carrier bearings replaced while in there. Being now 10 yrs old, the last thing you want is all the work done and then shortly after needing to get back in there to replace bearings. Also a good time to look at getting the alum finned diff cover, or other. The cover has to come off, and you replace the fluid any ways. I have heard from previous posts, and lucked out when I had mine put in, that the true trac works best with the amsoil brand.
You want to look for the part #'s for the sterling 10.25/10.5 axle. The gear ring is reused from your set now. If and when you go this route, you might want to have the carrier bearings replaced while in there. Being now 10 yrs old, the last thing you want is all the work done and then shortly after needing to get back in there to replace bearings. Also a good time to look at getting the alum finned diff cover, or other. The cover has to come off, and you replace the fluid any ways. I have heard from previous posts, and lucked out when I had mine put in, that the true trac works best with the amsoil brand.
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From: Long Island NY
I would not put a locker in vehicle thats driven on the hwy. any bends in the road make for a very stressfull drive especially on congested roads. your vehicle just want to go straight and you have to fight to stay in lane. if your on and off the gas it does all kinds of under and over steer.
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From: Central Coast of CA
Unless you do a lot of drag racing at the local track, a limited slip diff is almost always your best bet.
I used to do a lot of drag racing in my Lightning and I still went with a Truetrac, and not a full locker.
Stewart
I used to do a lot of drag racing in my Lightning and I still went with a Truetrac, and not a full locker.
Stewart
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From: Ventura
Okay.. sounds good. to me. ill be ordering this badboy up... after i get it, ill post some pictures... to show my progress.. n kool stuff.. yeah my diff cover is Completely rusted i am pretty sure i can pick my way through the rusted metal
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