That's just the way it is. Known to the off-road community as an "E-locker"
THe emergency brake helps distribute the power to the axles.
-----Original Message-----
From: Aaron <acolona@i-55.com>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Tuesday, September 07, 1999 8:44 AM
Subject: DML: homemade lsd?
>Ok, this is really weird. A friend told me that as a safety feature on his
>ford (open rear end) if his spinning tire gets stuck he can push in the
>emergency brake about half an inch and the other tire locks up and spins. I
>thought he was nuts but I tried it and it works! I'm putting in some sort
of
>locker soon so I'm not really worried about if it hurts anything, I just
>want to know if anyone has heard of this and why it does that. Anyone
>wanting to try it: push in the emergency brake about half an inch (just
>till the BRAKE light comes on) then do a burnout.
>
>
>A.C.
>
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