05 Limited Slip
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05 Limited Slip
I Have A 95 4x4 Explorer That Came Standard With A Limited Slip Rear Differential. I Am Now Looking To Buy A New 05 Explorer. But I Don't See Any Listing For Or Explorer On The Dealer Lot With This Option. Is The L.s. No Longer Available.
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Originally Posted by counteyd
I Have A 95 4x4 Explorer That Came Standard With A Limited Slip Rear Differential. I Am Now Looking To Buy A New 05 Explorer. But I Don't See Any Listing For Or Explorer On The Dealer Lot With This Option. Is The L.s. No Longer Available.
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LOL! I was just thinking about this exact thing 
I bought a new 05 Explorer XLT Sport 4X4 yesterday and was wondering why not a single one on the lot had a limited slip diff.
Just for curiosity, I ran the truck through the Ford Sites "Build Your Vehicle" system and sure enough, no limited slip diff option is presented.
I suspected it was because of the stability control but now I know for sure.
If you think about the way stability control works, I don't think it would even be possible to have limited slip on a stability control equippied vehicle. For these systems to work, they have to have individual control over the braking at EACH wheel, and if you have two wheels locked together through a limited slip the system couldn't work properly.
I doubt I'll miss it.
-Larry
I bought a new 05 Explorer XLT Sport 4X4 yesterday and was wondering why not a single one on the lot had a limited slip diff.
Just for curiosity, I ran the truck through the Ford Sites "Build Your Vehicle" system and sure enough, no limited slip diff option is presented.
I suspected it was because of the stability control but now I know for sure.
If you think about the way stability control works, I don't think it would even be possible to have limited slip on a stability control equippied vehicle. For these systems to work, they have to have individual control over the braking at EACH wheel, and if you have two wheels locked together through a limited slip the system couldn't work properly.
I doubt I'll miss it.
-Larry
