Unfortunatly NO! Its amazing, its rained here all spring about twice a week since February until mid April. Now all the rain is gone and hasn't done crap since April 15th. Unbelievable. Anyway, i'm still waiting so i can try her out. I have engaged it a few times and it is working perfectly.

I have tried the Truetrac out a few more times on steep grades with dry conditions. With the factory L/S the truck would only make it up in 4x4 but since the TT has been installed i've yet to engage 4x4. The factory L/S must really be junk. Anyway, send some rain my way so i can try the Eaton locker out. I'll post back as soon as i can.

 

Get out the garden hose and have at it!

 

How difficult is it to install a rear aftermarket LSD?

 

I didn't do it myself but in speaking with the Tech he did it in a few hours and it was a good bit easier than doing the Eaton Elocker in the front.

 

Well yesterday i was able to take on the mud as the rain finally came and man did it rain. Anyway, the conditions were a little worse than before so I knew this would be a good test. So I did the same test as before having the locker and Truetrac and headed up the hill in 2 wheel drive. Unexpectedly, i made it half way up the hill before needing 4x4. Last time I couldn't even get the truck to start in 2wheel drive. I did this test several times all with the same results. Each time starting from a standstill and moving very slowly up the hill. I also tried some other test in the mud just to compare. In all occasions the True Trac L/S was much better than the factory Trax-Loc limited slip. My truck has only 5000 miles on it so I know the factory clutch plates are not wore out. A big thumbs up for the rear Truetrac. Now time to test the locker. However, the problem was (good problem though) is that the Truetrac added so much traction to the rear that the truck made it all the way up the hill in 4x4 without the locker. This was not the case during last test with the factory rear L/S. So i keep going up and down the hill till it was an aweful muddy mess. Finally it was very difficult to make it up. When i eventually got her stuck I flipped the #3 upfitter switch to activate the front locker. To my amazement I didn't notice the lock and go sensation i was expecting. In reality only a little improvement was felt. The improvement seemed to be when I turned the wheels from side to side that she seemed to bite a little better. I tried a few more test and to be honest most of the improvment seems to come from the Truetrac. The only times the locker in the front helped is when the vehicle was leaning real hard one way or the other or when turning the wheels from side to side. Another plus is when one tire is in the slick stuff but the other has traction then the locker is a big plus. So I think my expectations for the locker were a little high but in the end I have accomplished my goal which was to gain at least 25% more traction than I had from the factory. I did accomplish what i was after but surprising enough it came from the cheaper modifcation of adding the Truetrac to the rear of the truck. So if you want solid traction improvement at the cheapest cost just add the TT and you'll be happy. If funds are available then I for one would do the locker again which covers a broader range of limited traction issues.

 

Great report sawtooth! Now, if you really want to get us excited, have someone video you without and with the elocker in action paying specific attention to the wheels. That will let us (and you) really see the difference in the functionality of new lockers!

 

I realize this thread is several years old, but I just did the same diff installs as Sawtooth (Truetrac in the rear and e-locker in the front), and wanted to comment that his description of the results and his recommendations are spot-on!