I finally had a Truetrac installed in the front dif in my 2007 SD F250 after researching and asking a lot of questions of anyone that had any experience at all with Truetracs and other limited slips or lockers. It is a 6.0 diesel, manual trans, hubs and transfer with 2.73 gears in the difs ( the rear end is a stock limited slip that works OK for now ). I didn't have the time to screw around with it or the inclination to buy some of the tools needed for the job, so I just took it to Donny's 4X4 here in Reno and had them put it in. It only took them a morning of working on it and I ahd it back. Parts, labor and all was $982.00 installed and I hate having someone else do work I can do myself, but in this case, I coudn't avoid it if I wanted it in there right away.

And the verdict is....it works great. I have had the thing out in the snow and it just GOES! It is now an actual 4X4 and not just a two wheel drive that slips and slides all the time. It pulls very well on the slippery stuff and goes through the snow VERY well. In normal hard surface conditions I just disengage the hubs and put the transfer in 2 wheel so the fron dif doesn't turn at all. When it is all engaged I don't feel any sort of pulling to the side and it does not tend to go straight like a locker will. The only time I can tellthat the front end now has the truetrac in it is if I have the steering ALL the way to the stops in a tight turn on really slippery stuff or if I happen to get on some dry pavement. Then I can feel the front wheels kind of tugging at the steering, but it is in no way a bother.

So far I really like it and believe that if the stock limited slip in the rear end ever seems to be getting weaker (or even if I just happen to have the extra money), I will install a Truetrac in that, too. I would highly recommend the Truetrac to anyone that drives their 4X4 mostly on the street and isn't a hardcore rock crawler that needs a locker.

Don J
Reno, NV

 

Awesome to hear - my truck has an open diff in the rear and it is worse than my wife's RWD Cadillac on any kind of wet pavement. Been looking to put a Truetrac in and it sounds like that may be the tkt!

 

I had two in a Jeep and they were the cat's meow.

 

Good to hear! Nice to get such a good result for your efforts isn't it.

I got a pair of air lockers for my rig, haven't installed them yet, but I am wondering whether I should have got True Trac's instead.

I'd have to say they would be the best choice for almost everyone, all but the hardcore that need a proper locking diff.

Goodonya!

 

quick questin the trutrac is a gear limited slip? i have wanted to install a limited in my front for a while just wasen't sure how it woould react

 

got one in my front works wonderful.on there new kit it says nothing over 38in tires,im running a little more then that but works well so far

 

Rusty,

I'm the guy that just had a truetrac put in the front dif on my SD F250 4X4 and I can't say enough good about it. It works very smoothly and you wouldn't even know it is there until you need it. When you need both front wheels pulling, it just works great with no fuss. I would highly recommend it for anyone wanting a limited slip/torque directing differential for the front end of a 4X4 as long as they are not hardcore rock crawlers. If that were the case, I would think a locker would be the thing to put in. One more thing...since it is all gear and has no clutches in it, it needs no special gear lube...just normal gear lube that would go in any differential.

Don J
Reno, NV

 

sounds right up my ally for me and they make it for the odd dana 50