limited slip, locker, or open?

[JoshC]

posi trac or limited slip?

Well, thanks to leebo i can now post a poll, so let me know what you have and what kind of experiences you've had with them and maybe some advantages and disadvantages. Thanks!

Happy trailes!

 

[leebo]

Forgot one thing... people won't be able to vote unless it's in one of the "Polls" forum.. I moved it there.

Sorry about that.

 

[TarHeel085]

ah ha, so thats why i couldnt post. thanls for the help.

 

[JoshC]

That's fine. Then maybe you should tell the web designer to take the option off of the general topics forum, that way you won't have to worry about it, but thanks, as long as they can vote on it!

 

[RTStork]

My Explorer has the open diff, but I wish it had the posi/limited slip that my Mustang has.

 

[CBoug76]

Over the Summer I converted my Explorer from Open Diff to a Limited Slip Diff.......

 

[JoshC]

Chris, you have become my best friend over the last week! haha. I have an open and i was wanting to change mine to a LS or a posi unit. How do you like your LS. Is there a big difference when you are off road. I don't what kind of off road driving you do but i like to trailes and an occasional mud hole but i do a lot or articulation up here in West Virginia because of our terrain. Which one do you think would be the best choice for me? Thanks buddy!

Happy trailes!

 

[CBoug76]

I like my LS, it doen't make that much of a difference on road, but it seemed to help off-road. I only do Light wheeling, so far it has been mostly Rocks. I might be wrong but i thought that Posi and LS were the same thing? One is just an older term then the other....

If you can find a LS carrier cheap and you have an idea on how to set up the carrier(shims may need to be added or removed depending on the bearings on the LS carrier), then you should be all set, but I would look into a locker. If you have someone install the LS and set the carrier with the propper shims, You may be able to install a Locker for the same price. You should be able to install a locker, since you are using your carrier and your Ring gear, you are just removing the spider gears and replacing them with the locker.

Did I loose you anywhere?

 

[JoshC]

Well, a locker was my first thought. I looked at a detroit true trac i believe it was and it was about the same thing as a LS. I didn't know posi and LS were the same thing, the could be! I don't know much about gears. Well, either way i go i will do the job my self. I have a good friend who is a wiz at fords and mustangs especially, so he could help no problem. So you think it would be worth my while to get the detroit instead of gears? Honestly? Cool. Well, thanks for your help once again!

Happy trailes!

 

[JoshC]

Well, it's offical. I talked mom into buying the Detroit True trac locker for Christmas!! Yeah, but there is one down side, my buddy said that he doesn't have the guages to put them in with, but oh well, well that it!!

Happy trailes!

 

[CBoug76]

Im not sure, but I think that the Detroit True trac locker just replaces the spider gears, so your using your original carrier with your original Ring and Pinion gear, and you have the original bearings on the carrier. This all means that you can take the carrier out, and install the Detroit True trac locker in the carrier and put everything back in place and your good to go! no gauges needed!

Maybe someone that has done this can confirm this.....

 

[Doug]

I believe the true track is a "lunchbox" locker which means its replaces the spider gears inside the carrier. I have a powertrax lockright and I'm real happy with it. Imo opinions its alot better than a LS. A limited slip will slip if the difference in traction is alot between the two tires. a locker will provide traction to both tires no matter what. Also Posi is Chevy's name for limited slip. like trac-loc is Ford's name for limited slip.

 

[RAZOR]

A locker is true two wheel drive, Power to both wheels simultaneously. Limited slip and positraction are the same thing, the latter just an older term for it, power transferring from the wheel that slips to the other wheel if it can grip.

 

[JoshC]

Talkin about an old thread come back to life! haha

I've long since got a no slip for my 8.8 and it has been great! But now it's starting to throw me fits, so that sucks!

 

[Doug]

yeah you're right... and i dug it up too. the funny thing is i saw it under "New posts"

 

[JoshC]

Yeah i did too the other day, but there wasn't a new post to it, wierd huh!

 

[Char]

I just had to fix this thread. Posi and limited slip are the same. Posi Trac was just a model of a limited slip differential.

(Rick using Char's 'puter)

 

[Ray Lobato]

I have an ARB locker in my 8.8, and just love it.
Yes it is expensive, but you just can't beat it for being able to turn it on and off at will.

 

[ld50]

Detroit "softlocker" so smooth once you get used to it that you hardly notice it is there!
until of course once in a while out of the blue the thing releases under accelleration with a steering jarring bang, just to remind you!
But that only happens once in a while!!

 

[Doug]

Originally posted by ld50

Detroit "softlocker" so smooth once you get used to it that you hardly notice it is there!
until of course once in a while out of the blue the thing releases under accelleration with a steering jarring bang, just to remind you!
But that only happens once in a while!!

My lockright does that every ones and a while Ill be driving down the road, Ill hear this loud "Ping" and the truck will cut to the left a little bit. I'm used to it but if you've never experienced it before its unnerving.