Stockman's Folly

From : Annonymous

Q: jacob suter wrote in my limited experience limited slip requires one wheel to actually break loose with a significant amount of torque before the posi action kicks in... with age this torque level increases. what this means to you is that youre already spinning and digging one wheel before the other decides to do anything and when it does the action is pretty violent promoting wheelspin on both sides... in other words - its great for getting loose big roostertails and otherwise acting like a jackass but not the best thing for getting across rough stuff... a posi on the other hand has handling issues on wet pavement and other limited traction street situations. this is the 00s theres absolutely no reason to get stuck having to go this route... the other option is a locker. personally i find these the best - normally its an open differential on the street but with the flip of a switch you can lock the rear axle eliminating the chance of one wheel spinning before the other and in my experience i have absolutely no scientific evidence to back this up more than doubles your effective power transfer to the ground before wheelspin... warning do not use in high-traction situations youll wind up your axle just like youll break a 4x4 by using it on pavement... youll probably also want to disable it during sharp manuvers offroad as it can drag you around a bit... remember you can re-enable it at the touch of a button. if you want to get through practically anything limited by your ride height/power/driveline strength you can set up front and rear lockers - basically all the wheels are forced to spin at the same speed... currently your 4x4 can get 100% hung up with one front and one rear tire in the air - youll be completely unable to move the truck... with lockers youd still have 2 tires on the ground with 100% smooth torque delivery to them with a much higher chance of actually moving your truck than a single limited slip... just dont try to turn under those conditions - you *will* break something... i hope that made some sense - its far past my bedtime. ; js thanks for the info jacob and nathan too. i just want to stick with the limited factory anti-slip diff they put in as a factory option. im aware of the lockers having had a 12-bolt detroit locker in a 70 429cj cobra jet when i had that car 20 years ago. wish i never got rid of it. going around curves and turns with the thing engaged was a pain sometimes it hopped depending on how i was driving it. i didnt want to go that route with the truck. that would be overkill for what i need it for. i just dont like the fact that only 2 wheels have power to them with an open rear. thats why i wanted a streetable limited slip or the anti-slip whatever they want to call it rear. but youre saying even with a limited slip i may still get stuck with it ive found having a limited slip got me out of certain conditions especially snow. i bought my wife a 2003 jeep grand cherokee with quadradrive their vari-lock version which is essentially the same thing for all 4 wheels. ive messed around with that thing in the snow and off road a bit and havent got stuck once under some of the conditions i was in like mud and snow. friends have told me they can see all 4 wheels spinning together in the snow when i punched it. so youre saying ill still get stuck ace .