open diff. or Trac Lock?
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if you plan on doing any moderate wheeling such as what I posted above, a true locker is the only way to go. You have many choices....the detroit locker is an extremely popular choice..on the budget end of things, you can buy a lockright locker for around $250 and it goes right into your existing open diff....if you aren't running huge tires or massive HP, that also seems to be a popular choice
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Detroit (Eaton) makes a locker.
Detroit Locker Differentials
Detroit Locker 187C145A - Eaton Detroit Lockers - Overview - SummitRacing.com
Ford 8.8" Detroit Locker
Detroit Locker Differentials
Detroit Locker 187C145A - Eaton Detroit Lockers - Overview - SummitRacing.com
Ford 8.8" Detroit Locker
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that's why feathering the brakes help, I think it's an old school trick. Just kick on the e-brake a few clicks and it can help you if you're doing the one wheel spin.
I think i'm gonna stick with limited slip, lockers are too fricken expensive and I'm never going to wheel hard enough to use one. The only way I'd slap one in is if it were select-able. Plus, that's a scary amount of force not being transferred if one wheel binds, which happens all the darn time offroad. tight LS in the rear plus a limited slip in the front should handle anything but the deepest mud and the most hardcore of rock crawling in my humble opinion.
slap in a locker and you crossed that sometimes fine line into turning your truck into just a trail rig
I think i'm gonna stick with limited slip, lockers are too fricken expensive and I'm never going to wheel hard enough to use one. The only way I'd slap one in is if it were select-able. Plus, that's a scary amount of force not being transferred if one wheel binds, which happens all the darn time offroad. tight LS in the rear plus a limited slip in the front should handle anything but the deepest mud and the most hardcore of rock crawling in my humble opinion.
slap in a locker and you crossed that sometimes fine line into turning your truck into just a trail rig
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Hence, putting your foot on the brake to add resistance. that makes sense. Since my diff is an open one, I guess getting a limited slip is a step up, but if I am going to spend that kind of money, I might as well buy the Detroit Locker. However, I will not do mudding, or rock crawling, so I am wondering if that might not be a bit of overkill. Especially since this is a daily driver. The LS would be better for the pavement. Still for the price, you can't beat having a true locker.
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it is a moot point for me at the moment as I will not be buying anything that expensive for my truck for at least a year. Still, would be nice to know which way to go. So when I do get the money I will have a plan.
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