limited slip rear end. transfers the power from the side that is slipping, to the opposite side. It is great is ice and snow.
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Limited Slip
I am in the market for an F150 and the local dealer suggested a few items, including "limited slip". I am by now way a mechanical man, but I have a basic guess of what this is and could probably take a few minutes to do the research myself. However, I figured I could let the knowing come to me an save me that hassle. Lazy, I know.
All right guys, bless me with your knowledge. What is it and is it worth the money? PS. This will be a pleasure truck for me, no heavy work is anticipated.
Thanks.
All right guys, bless me with your knowledge. What is it and is it worth the money? PS. This will be a pleasure truck for me, no heavy work is anticipated.
Thanks.
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you will use 4WD alot less if you have LS, because you will find you dont need it as much. LS rocks!
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Originally Posted by Ford-man22
Open Front Diffs suck. I wish the front came with a limited slip.
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I've been stuck the same way. I wish I could get an E-Locker for mine. Get stuck, push a button, get out! I think I'm just gonna put an Auburn L/S in the front of my 04. An a full blown locker in my 88 F-150.
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Limited slip has to do with how much power is delivered to each back wheel.
Here is an explanation I got a while back:
"Limited Slip Differential: When your main drive wheel slips, power transfers to the other wheel. Without limited slip when your drive wheel spins, you better hope you bought a 4x4."
I experienced this recently in my beloved old buddy, my '88 F-150 (inline 6, 200k, plenty of rust, runs like a dream). It does not have LS, and I was on a very small ice patch, so small that only one back wheel was on it, but it was the drive wheel, so the wheel did spin and spin. I think with LS, the other wheel would have picked up the slack---
rock on-
Mr. PC
Here is an explanation I got a while back:
"Limited Slip Differential: When your main drive wheel slips, power transfers to the other wheel. Without limited slip when your drive wheel spins, you better hope you bought a 4x4."
I experienced this recently in my beloved old buddy, my '88 F-150 (inline 6, 200k, plenty of rust, runs like a dream). It does not have LS, and I was on a very small ice patch, so small that only one back wheel was on it, but it was the drive wheel, so the wheel did spin and spin. I think with LS, the other wheel would have picked up the slack---
rock on-
Mr. PC