PowerTrax No-Slip locker installed!!!!!!!!
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PowerTrax No-Slip locker installed!!!!!!!!
One week ago this last weekend I installed a PowerTrax No-Slip locker on my 94' Ford F150. Installations was simple and straight forward. Here is what I think of it:
Smooth on operation, except when taking a very sharp corner and under heavy throttle.
Occasionally I will get a "glunk" when I take off from a dead stop, if I just came around a turn.
Backing up and turning will get some clicking and jerkiness from the back wheels.
Doing a sharp slalom at any speed will get the locker to complain. To be expected as either side has to engage and then disengage. Something I won't do again as this kind of treatment might kill a locker.
The driver's side engages and disengages easier than the passenger side, why I don't know. I am however still within the break in window of 100 miles.
Traction is really and I mean really good. Just yesterday in fact a friend and I did some 4x4'n and 2x4'n and I was able to keep up with my friend's 4x4 Toy truck. He even got stuck in a few places where I had some problem going through, but I got through, actually had to pull him out of deep sand! Of course he may have gotten stuck because of bad driving.
Also did some extreme uphill climbs that my friend's 4x4 toy couldn't do! Anyway it's doing rather well.
My truck does better offroad than onroad. Due to the locker pavement driving is a little rough, but I also have a short wheelbase and from what I have heard lockers feel rough on a SWB vehicle.
This locker is good, but not as smooth as PowerTrax claims it to be. This is my opinion.
1994 Ford F150
300-6
Highly Modified and more to come!
Smooth on operation, except when taking a very sharp corner and under heavy throttle.
Occasionally I will get a "glunk" when I take off from a dead stop, if I just came around a turn.
Backing up and turning will get some clicking and jerkiness from the back wheels.
Doing a sharp slalom at any speed will get the locker to complain. To be expected as either side has to engage and then disengage. Something I won't do again as this kind of treatment might kill a locker.
The driver's side engages and disengages easier than the passenger side, why I don't know. I am however still within the break in window of 100 miles.
Traction is really and I mean really good. Just yesterday in fact a friend and I did some 4x4'n and 2x4'n and I was able to keep up with my friend's 4x4 Toy truck. He even got stuck in a few places where I had some problem going through, but I got through, actually had to pull him out of deep sand! Of course he may have gotten stuck because of bad driving.
Also did some extreme uphill climbs that my friend's 4x4 toy couldn't do! Anyway it's doing rather well.
My truck does better offroad than onroad. Due to the locker pavement driving is a little rough, but I also have a short wheelbase and from what I have heard lockers feel rough on a SWB vehicle.
This locker is good, but not as smooth as PowerTrax claims it to be. This is my opinion.
1994 Ford F150
300-6
Highly Modified and more to come!
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PowerTrax No-Slip locker installed!!!!!!!!
[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 23-Apr-01 AT 06:40 PM (EST)[/font][p]Sounds good. I'm planning to replace my Auburn limited slip with one shortly. I like my Auburn, but I've found that it still leaves alot to be desired while off-roading even with the heavier clutch pack. Glad I ended up holding onto my stock open diff.
Just goes to show, there's no substitute for a locker.
TrailDawg
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1993 F150 2WD
4.9L-Auto
Pro-Comp Stage-2 6" lift
Auburn Pro-Series Diff. w/4.30:1 gears
35x12.50x15 General Grabber MT's
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Just goes to show, there's no substitute for a locker.
TrailDawg
https://www.ford-trucks.com/dcforum/User_files/3aaa4bac6f539876.jpg
1993 F150 2WD
4.9L-Auto
Pro-Comp Stage-2 6" lift
Auburn Pro-Series Diff. w/4.30:1 gears
35x12.50x15 General Grabber MT's
http://www.geocities.com/ProjectTrailDawg
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