2000 psd 7.3
what is the best way to go about this i would like to put some sort of locker in my vehical i was thinking the front
both front and rear are limited slip dana 50 in front dana 60 in back
i will go off road maybe 25 % of the time mostly ice fishing and hunting
what woud be the best locker to use and should i put it in the front or rear
any gurus out thier
i just dont know enought about them to make a desicion
did a lot of searching but still confusing
any reccomandations will be helpfull
thanks

 

I would put the locker in the rear first, then see if you need more and decide on the front later. That's what I did with my truck. I put the Powertrax Lock Right in the rear and am very happy with it. Since putting it in, I haven't felt the need for anything in the front. The rear locker works so much better than a limited slip, you probably won't need anything else, provided you have good tires on it, aren't afraid to air them down in the soft stuff, put some weight in the back of the truck (especially important with a heavy diesel in the front), and drive smart .

Also, are you sure your front axle has limted slip? The trucks only come with limited slip in the rear from the factory, the front axle is standard open, unless someone added one aftermarket.

Another thing, if this is for your 2000 Superduty truck, the rear axle is not a Dana 60. If it is an F250 or F350 with single rear wheels, it is a Ford 10.50" full-float, made by Visteon (has 12 bolts around the rear cover). If it is a dually, the front axle is a Dana 60 and the rear may be a Dana 80 or a Ford 10.50". The Dana axles (including the 80) have 10 bolts around the differential cover.

Here are some locking differential manufacturer websites to check out:

www.tractech.com (maker of the mighty Detroit Locker, among others).
www.powertrax.com (they make the Lock Right and NoSlip lockers).

There are others, but those are the only 2 that make auto-lockers. The rest make limited slips and selectable lockers (differentials that can be operated in 2 modes, open or limited slip in one mode and locker or spool in the other, which are changed either electrically or by air pressure).

What the heck, here they are if you want to check them out:

www.traction.eaton.com (Eaton Posi and E-Locker).
www.auburngear.com (a couple different ltd slips and the ECTED selectable).
www.arb.com (the famous Air Locker selectable open diff/spool).
www.precisiongear.com (the Trac Lok and Power Lok ltd slips, under liscense from Dana, presumably).

Trac Tech, website listed earlier, also makes a limited slip and a selectable locker as well as the Detroit auto-locker.

There are others, but they either a) don't make a differential for your axle, or b) don't make anything worth discussing.

 

hey dessartrider thanks for the info

its a f350 single wheel yea 10.5 sounds right i will check when it gets back from having line x sprayed on
open rear end whats that.
one wheel wounder i would suppose !
the locker you put in is it quite
i heard that some make noise and cluck
does yours lock both wheels up pretty and good does it allow the outside tire to turn fasteraround corners ?
i think i will go with your advice and do the rear first i was just a little weary if the *** end would break loose on icy roads and fishtial i was thinking that if i did it in the front that it would only be in use if i my front hubs locked in and in 4 wheel drive
any way the rear looks easy to do did you do yours your self if so was it pretty easy!

 

look at my rear axle today 3L73 10.5 8h24
L is for traction lock should this be a posi rear end if so it must not be working!
or iam i wrong and it is limited slip
can somebody correct me on this thanks

 

Yes, 3L73 is a 3.73 ratio and the 'L' is for limited slip (Traction Lok). 'Posi' is a GM brand name for a limited slip differential. Posi/limited-slip/trac-lok are all the same.

Yes, 'open diff' = 'one wheel wonder'. Bad thing for a rear axle, but not a big deal in a front axle. I run locked rear/open front and don't have a problem going where I want off-road, though a front limited-slip would be nice too .

About the Lock Right in my truck:

Yes, it does do an excellent job of locking up both wheels .

Yes, it does allow wheel-speed differentiation around corners.

Yes, it does make noise, though it's not as bad as some people make it out to be and it didn't take long to get used to it so that now I barely notice it.

Yes, the back end could swap ends on ice if conditions are right (no weight in the back, tire pressure pumped up, heavy right foot, etc). It handles fine on the street with a little finesse in the driving style .

There is a more civilized version of the Lock Right called the NoSlip, or 'Powertrax Traction System', if you want to read about it on their website. It is quieter and smoother than what I have, about $150 more expensive, provides the same traction benefit (it's still a locker), and also goes in the stock carrier. Mine was about $300.

I had mine put it by a shop at the same time they were changing the gears in both my axles. The Lock Right is supposed to be an easy install though, since it goes in the stock carrier and doesn't require setting up the gears.

Hope that helps ya out!

 

thanks for the info helped a lot
i know what need to be done now thanks again

 

Great! Hope all works out for ya!