Awesome. I may bump this up ahead of the ported TB on the list of mods,
especially with a few months of nasty weather ahead of us. We had a bunch of
rain recently and I swear I thought someone went out and Armor-All'ed my
tires. Now if it could only help me stop...
I have the 5-speed, so no problems with the clunky trans!
Thanks very much for the info!
- Alex/StL
'00 RC SLT V6 5-Speed
Autolite 3923's, Homebrew K&N
> No prob. Alex.
>
> On the street I've noticed a little push when cornering while on
> the gas but no
> noticeable increase in tire wear (I rotate my tires at 6k
> religiously though).
> As far as noises go, you will hear it operating from time to time
> but nothing
> nasty... The worst noise is when shifting from Reverse to Drive (or vice
> versa) as the unit tends to increase the level of the standard
> Dodge "clunk" of
> their automatics.
>
> One thing to be cautious about is lighting up the tires when
> turning... The
> rear-end will really kick out on ya' fast! I think this is the
> case with a lsd
> (or any other type of traction aiding device) as well though.
>
> For wet weather on the street the locker is the balls! The first
> time I drove
> around in the rain I couldn't believe the difference in traction.
> I installed
> mine primarily for hunting season when I'm driving on some old
> jeep trails,
> snowmobile trails, dirt roads, snow and general wheeling when the
> opportunity
> presents itself... I also like to cruise the beaches off of Cape
> Cod, MA and
> it's great there too.
>
> Neal A. out in Hawaii installed the same unit in his truck for
> primarily street
> use... If you're reading this Neal could ya' give Alex here some insight?
>
> Anyway, good luck with whatever you decide on. Either way (lsd
> or locker), I
> think you will be pleased with the improved traction.
> Tom
>
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