ok, in the ranger, but my f350 never, never had a problem. plowing, driving, and it was on the dyno at ~750 ft-lb (not a butt dyno). if he is having a problem with the wheels spinning, and not getting the MPG’s he wants, he should not press the skinny little pedal as hard. a locker is not going to cure is problem… the only thing that will cure this problem is the thing that applies the input.
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Ford = Great limited slip rear end.
Chevy = Really weak limited slip rear end. So weak it barely feels like it has a limited slip. Not sure about Dodge, but he says he has an open diff so either it really is open, or his Dodge has a very weak or very worn limited slip.
If he’s one wheel peeling he can either use less throttle, which seems like a pretty stupid suggestion on a performance oriented board, or he can get a real good limited slip and basically double his available traction.
Sure, he could still spin both wheels, but he’ll be able to take off a heck of a lot faster with both of them hooking up. There is nothing more annoying than having a lot of HP but every time you try to pull off a side street into traffic and get on it the inside wheel just goes up in smoke. Sure, you can “learn to drive like grandma” and just not get on it, but what’s the point of having a high HP vehicle if you’re going to do that? Might as well trade in on a little Yaris. If you’ve got a good limited slip rear end, good shocks, and good tires but you’re still spinning, then it’s time to think about less throttle. Or maybe go AWD since I’ve seen it make a lot of bad drivers look better than they are.
Chevy = Really weak limited slip rear end. So weak it barely feels like it has a limited slip.
If he’s one wheel peeling he can either use less throttle, which seems like a pretty stupid suggestion on a performance oriented board, or he can get a real good limited slip and basically double his available traction.
Sure, he could still spin both wheels, but he’ll be able to take off a heck of a lot faster with both of them hooking up. There is nothing more annoying than having a lot of HP but every time you try to pull off a side street into traffic and get on it the inside wheel just goes up in smoke. Sure, you can “learn to drive like grandma” and just not get on it, but what’s the point of having a high HP vehicle if you’re going to do that? Might as well trade in on a little Yaris. If you’ve got a good limited slip rear end, good shocks, and good tires but you’re still spinning, then it’s time to think about less throttle. Or maybe go AWD since I’ve seen it make a lot of bad drivers look better than they are.
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it is a dodge, and it is a truck, they do not go around corners that great. if he wants to spin less put it in 4hi.
it is a dodge, and it is a truck, they do not go around corners that great. if he wants to spin less put it in 4hi.
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Great suggestion. Put it in 4hi on pavement so he can accellerate from a turn fast. I can hear the front end protesting from here. Or he could just installed a good limited slip, like he asked about in his first post.
It’s a modded high torque truck. Adding a good limited slip is a very reasonable mod.
I can’t believe some of the ass nuts on this board.
Okay, I should have not stated a locker. But no matter which way you look at it, lsd>open diff.
It’s better in every way.
and you are retarted if you say a LSD is worse for the snow.
I know my truck has an open diff, My dad has the same truck and his will blow donuts where my inside will just spin.
Oh? And my real reason I want a limited slip? So i can drift around corners, espcially when it’s raining.
Choke on that.
This is a performance car forum. I don’t care if it’s dumb to install one, I want one, and all I asked is where is the best place to get one installed.
Thanks to all who actually contributed to this thread!
Great suggestion. Put it in 4hi on pavement so he can accellerate from a turn fast. I can hear the front end protesting from here. Or he could just installed a good limited slip, like he asked about in his first post.
It’s a modded high torque truck. Adding a good limited slip is a very reasonable mod.
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Do it. The NV271 or 273 can take it. If a rear wheel is spinning you won’t get any crow hop or bind. As for the front U joints, well we won’t get into that.
As for the open diff, you can deal with it in winter. I have a Ranger with open diff. Empty with all seasons it’s useless. I used 195/75-14 snow tires with about 200 lbs of weight over the right rear. I have driven through eight inches of snow. However that truck is a manual. A friend of mine had an automatic with all seasons and it was useless.
Sometimes the posi hurts you in winter. When they break they go sideways whereas with the open you can back off the throttle and get the rr tire to grip.
The comment about the tranny was correct. If it’s a 5600 or g56 you’re fine. If it’s a 48RE he should be careful with that kind of power output.
