i finally got my Detroit Truetrac put in the rear diff and boy dose it work 10000s times better then the stock LS joke. i got to do a real good test of it Friday i was going to pull start a international 1900S reefer truck. we where on a dirt road and when they popped the clutch it stopped my truck and BOTH wheels where slinging gravel . After a change in the gears the truck started.

i did found out that 15000 lbs of dead weight with locked wheels well stop my truck dead in its tracks, at lest on dirt.

If anyone is thinking of getting one go for it, i have found no affect to daily driving and it is silent no popping of clicking.

 

I bought a Detroit locker from a brother here at least 3-4 years ago now and still haven't put it in yet.... I've only ever heard good things about the truetrac I'm glad you're happy with it. It's funny how doing one thing to your truck can make it feel like adifferent truck all over again and regain the love ...

 

to put it in is not bad but mine was trouble, my pinion crush sleeve was lose, so i had to reset the whole diff than i had to wait on parts and be down 10 days. to just do the truetrac should not take but 4 hours.

if only i could fix my steering know, then it would be like driving a dream.

 

+1 on the benefits of TrueTrac.

My 2000 came with a TrueTrac already installed as an OEM factory option. My previous truck had the typical friction disc. I don't notice any difference on dry pavement. No binding, no chatter, no weirdness whatsoever. But I do notice a difference where it counts... on slippery surfaces like gravel and dirt roads that are on an incline. With TrueTrac, I've never had to lock the front hubs. Not the case with the friction disc type. IMHO, the TrueTrac is a much better performing limited slip differential.

 

I took this video per request on another forum this weekend. It shows how the truck hooks up when one tire has pretty much no traction. I love my Truetrac, in the rocks I still wish I had the locker but i just couldn't stand DD'ing it.
The "snow" is packed pretty hard into ice, and was starting to melt, so there was a layer of water on top. I'm running H1 MT's which are the worst tire ever for ice unless you count drag slicks. First acceleration is both tires in the ice. Second was supposed to be the driver side on the pavement, but I didn't see that it wasn't clean yet. 3rd was pass tire on ice, drivers on pavement.

 

What else did you need to install your Truetrac? Bearings? Shim kit? Im insainly jealous! I got a free axle with a factory LS in great shape. its better than an open diff. But but just ok.

 

new carrier bearings and i would get new ring gear bolts, you can reuse them but it is best to get new as they are cheap.

have the new bearings put on before you start, check backlash mark the shims as to there side and the bearing caps, pull it out put the locker in, install shims torque the bolt check backlash and 99% of the time it will be in spec.