I am going to regear probably when summer rolls around, and want a little more traction for offroading. I like the idea of a locker, but I dont want the effects of it on pavement. So, I am looking for a really good limited slip, unless you guys can convince me into getting a locker. Oh yeah, I dont really want to shell out the $$$ for an ARB either. Ever think Ox-lockers will come out with an 8.8 application? That would be what I would get, but I have a feeling they wont kame one for a while if at all. Thanks for the info, Dave

 

My opinion is go locker I have a Detroit in my 81 f150 and I love it. I drive alot of highway miles and can't complain, I also pull a 20' travel trailer with no ill effects.
Detroit now makes a soft locker that I would believe is even better. It will change the road manners but the bonuses off road outweigh that.

 

I just replaced my worn Ford LSD with a Torsen in my 94 B4000 and it is very smooth. It biases the torque very evenly and the rear doesn't fishtail like it did on wet surfaces as it transfers torque from side to side. Very nice and well worth the $400.00

 

Go with the Detroit, front and back! In the back there really are no ill effects for regular street driving. If you live where it snows (like I do) than the front can get a bit tricky. However you can modify the locker before installing to help reduce these tendencies. See the link in my sig for the modification, and install.

If you wont do that, and really want a limited slip, try rebuilding the stock one first. Probably the cheapest and easiest (no diff setup required, just use all the old shims).

 

Greg Carter, I was looking at your D60 conversion and have a few questions for ya. Where did you get the 10.25 rear disc conversion kit, and where the &*&@$*$ did you find a used D60 for $400?!?!

 

[updated:LAST EDITED ON 13-Mar-02 AT 05:10 PM (EST)]I get many emails on where I found that diff. I put an ad in the local Truck Trader, a guy with a wrecked F-350 called me up. His house was out in the boonies, when I got there himself, his wife, and his teenage kid were all out side, covered in dirt and grease. The house didn't look habitable by my standards (and mine aren't that high ). Picture a rural Sanford and Son. I first purchased the rear diff housing (the gears/diff were scrap) from him, then saw the D60. He started off real high (1000CND), but I didn't really want it to start. I left offering $500CND, and he was at $650. I called back a few days later and offered $600 CND, he said he was about to call me. Anyway, he needed the money, bad. I find the truck trader want ad the best way, I am going to look at a E40D and transfercase for a 460 out of a '95 tonight. I want to put a 460 in... anyway the asking price is $500CND ($350US).

Also remember that I am in Canada, the exchange rate makes things seem cheaper.

Disk brakes were from TSM, http://tsmmfg.com/

 

Thanks for the info! I never thought anout the truck trader.

 

Greg, I checked into the tsmmfg.com site you mentioned. I emailed thier tech support and they said they had no 10.25 Ford full float rear disc conversion kits? Is that the correct link?

 

[updated:LAST EDITED ON 14-Mar-02 AT 01:26 PM (EST)]>Greg, I checked into the tsmmfg.com site you mentioned. I
>emailed thier tech support and they said they had no 10.25
>Ford full float rear disc conversion kits? Is that the
>correct link?


Yes it is the correct link. Perhaps they discontinued it, they had a problem figuring out the correct axle/hub length based on year of the truck. The kit was featured in one of the 4x4 magazines, they ran into the same problem I did (got the wrong rotors so had to add spacers for their caliper brackets). I guess that they figured it was not worth the trouble and stopped making the kit. Maybe if you call them up and ask nice? I can take some digital pictures of it if you want.

The kit is:
rotors - I believe that the rotor is a front rotor with the hub machined to fit the rear. Remember that the rear studs do not fit tight in this rotor, I had to use locktite shim compound to help make them fit tight. I'll double check the rotor dimensions and see if they are in fact just fronts. Email to remind me

Caliper mounting brackets

Calipers - I did not purchase them with the kit, used front calipers for an 80's Chev 1/2 ton.

Another possible solution is to look at the '98 and up, I think they use the same rear and all have disk brakes, but they use a metric bolt circle so you would have to either redrill the rotor for the studs (probably not practical) or get new rear rims.