At 01:24 AM 2/5/2000 -0500, you wrote:
>Okay, I have a 97 dakota v6 automatic with a 3.55 limited slip rear-end.
>
>Today (there was a little ice on the ground from the snow we received) I was
>going up a lil ramp to drive into a bay and I stopped on a patch of ice on
>the rear driver's side tire. The passenger side tire was on dry pavement...
>but. I give it gas to go and it just spins the driver side. what did I spend
>an extra 300 dollars for an LSD rear end for? I though it transfers traction
>to the wheel with more weigh?
SNIP
I did a write up about that a couple weeks ago, check the archives. Most
LSD diffs use friction pads/plates. They will wear out. You should have
went with a gear driven LSD.
>This differential did NOTHING. it only spun the driver-side wheel (which had
>NO traction) and the passenger-side wheel just sat still. Am I missing
>something? When I changed the rear end fluid out, I did add a bottle of
>Limited Slip additive to the GL-5 (80w-90) Did I not add enough for it to
>kick in and make the LSD work?(wow that sounds bad. I'm really not on drugs)
>-Dester
The more stress you put on friction based LSDs, the quicker they wear
out. There are several gear driven LSD diffs out there, one is the Detroit
TruTrac. It's not a locker, it's a true LSD, but it provides traction like
a locker would, and the best part - It never wears out. There are a couple
other gear LSDs out there, just can't think of the names off hand. I put a
TruTtrac in my old Ferd, and did a lot of research on LSd diffs. Found the
TruTrac to be one of the best. It's not cheap, I paid $525 for a 9" Ford
version, but I'll be better off in the long run.
Mike
Mike
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