front axle..which one?

[rriicchh]

i have not yet taken a good look at my front diff but im reading my haynes and it says i have a dana 35 ifs front . when i search the vehicle on the web it tells me it could be a dana 35, dana 28 or dana 28 components in a dana 35 housing.how do i know for sure? and i cant find specs either so which if any are lsd's.

 

[Blee1099]

i have not yet taken a good look at my front diff but im reading my haynes and it says i have a dana 35 ifs front . when i search the vehicle on the web it tells me it could be a dana 35, dana 28 or dana 28 components in a dana 35 housing.how do i know for sure? and i cant find specs either so which if any are lsd's.

If its an explorer its a D35. Depending on generation it will be a reverse rotation or normal one.

 

[rriicchh]

can anyone point me to the specs.is this a limited slip?

 

[IZwack]

Only the rear can be a Limited Slip - not the front.

 

[gijoecam]

i have not yet taken a good look at my front diff but im reading my haynes and it says i have a dana 35 ifs front . when i search the vehicle on the web it tells me it could be a dana 35, dana 28 or dana 28 components in a dana 35 housing.how do i know for sure? and i cant find specs either so which if any are lsd's.

If it's an Explorer, it's a Dana-35 regardless of the year. The first-gen Explorers use a standard D35 carrier. The second-gens use a D35 IFS carrier. The side gears and axle retention is different between the two and they are not interchangeable.

I've heard the whole 'reverse-cut' thing mentioned here before, but last I heard, they were all standard rotation units in the Exploders.

 

[HahnsB2]

I've heard the whole 'reverse-cut' thing mentioned here before, but last I heard, they were all standard rotation units in the Exploders.

Nope, TTB is HP=Reverse rotation. IFS is LP=standard rotation.