front locking differential.
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front locking differential.
anyone know something about a locking front differential on a 63 f250 4x4 (mines not a locking front). i'm pbly getting ahead of myself because they are expensive but ND tells me there is an nos kit out there pblm is i have no clue as to whether this is something you just pop into the front diff or if i can use it around the farm or if it locks the front up all the time making the truck not so good for your average part time farmer. i have called on aftermaret stuff and i hear they can be noisy, and there are different versions that work differently. basically i'm clueless on this one. my last truck was a full time 4x4 79 f250 so i didn't have to use my brain too much.
pbly to much money for my budget anyway but it is winter so it's buy parts time till spring.
thanks
scott
pbly to much money for my budget anyway but it is winter so it's buy parts time till spring.
thanks
scott
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A LS is probobly best for a frond diff. A locker tends to eat tires and U joints in the front axle.
Unless you are doing some serrious mudding or rock crawling a Open front and an LS or posi rear will do you well. In my mind a posi or LS in the front axle is a waste of money. Dont drive places you dont belong with a truck. If you heed my advice this will save you about $1000.
Unless you are doing some serrious mudding or rock crawling a Open front and an LS or posi rear will do you well. In my mind a posi or LS in the front axle is a waste of money. Dont drive places you dont belong with a truck. If you heed my advice this will save you about $1000.
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good advice. none of that getting stuck cr_p for me flipklos, done enough of pulling stuff out from trucks to machinery (even pulled a few cattle and pigs 
). actually i mainly want the limited slip front just for the novelty of having it in a 63.
thanks.
). actually i mainly want the limited slip front just for the novelty of having it in a 63.thanks.
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It is a dana 44 front axle I belive. Try a detroit true trac. That is what alot of hardcore whelers use if their truck has to double as a daily driver. It is an "inteligent" LS diff. It transfers 40% of available torque to the gripping wheel. It supposedly has good turning ability also. One drawback is it only works in forward. Try detroits website. I found it fairly informative.
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It is a dana 44 front axle I belive. Try a detroit true trac. That is what alot of hardcore whelers use if their truck has to double as a daily driver. It is an "inteligent" LS diff. It transfers 40% of available torque to the gripping wheel. It supposedly has good turning ability also. One drawback is it only works in forward. Try detroits website. I found it fairly informative.
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