The Electrician
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- 2008 XLT 4WD V6
Thanks, It sounded like that might work but I wasn't sure since AdvanceTrac is applying braking to a single wheel and I'd be applying to all. The more brake I apply the more power that would be applied to the wheel that has traction?
Actually it is the other way
I assume the same would be true for ice, If i had two wheels on a sheet of ice with no traction (one front and one rear) those wheels on the ice would spin and the wheels with traction would do nothing. But, if i applied a small amount of brake the power would begin transferring to the wheels with traction?
Helical LSD or Torque Sensing carriers send the power to the side with more traction using a torque multiplier and differentiater
when a wheel is air born the traction on that wheel is zero and anything multiplied by zero equals zero
so you need a minimum traction in order to make the multiplier works and differentiate the torque between two side then send the power to the side with more traction
for that I told you you just need a light touch on the brake to provide the minimum traction. (no need to do that with T2R unit because there is a pre-load springs within T2R unit which provide the minimum traction all the time)
on ice the minimal traction is there and the helical LDS will work without any input from the driver
Is there a typo here or did you actually put the torsen in front and you wish you chose the other setup? What makes the setup with one torsen better than the setup with two truetracs. Would a torsen in front and rear be "the best"?
I've read that the T2Rs are better at keeping traction when one wheel is up than the TruTrac? Is this your experience?
This information is incredible, really. Thank you!
If I knew back then what I know now I would use TrueTrac in both axles; front and rear
I used torsen in front because during my search, I bought Torsen Dana 35 unit (I though back then that my front axle is Dana 35) and the only option for me is to replace it with Dana 30 unit because Torsen don't refund.
note that there is no T2R for Dana 30
also Torsen online shop is down now for a newer version.
luckily for Ford 8.8 diff. there is fordracing torsen T2R unit and you can buy it from every where e. g. summitracing, jegs etc.
Note:
Dana 30 diff. Torsen T2 is 2.4:1 Bias Ratio
Dana 30 diff. TrueTrac is 3.0:1 Bias Ratio
Ford 8.8 diff. Torsen T2 is 2.2:1 Bias Ratio
Ford 8.8 diff. TrueTrac is 3.5:1 Bias Ratio
Ford 8.8 diff. Torsen T2R is 4.0:1 Bias Ratio
with torsen T2R even when there is no traction on the wheel (air born), there is no need for any input from the driver because there is a pre-load springs within T2R unit