Auburn ECTED

[Bent Bolt]

Has anyone had any experience or opinions on the Auburn ECTED diff ??? I am considering it for the front D35.




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[Hahnsb2]

No personal experience but I've heard from several people they will slip/unlock under enough load. I think of the of them was PatoV6.

 

[patov6]

Simple: Stay away from ECTED. Go ARB.
Nothing more to say...
Regards,
PatoV6

 

[Bent Bolt]

What happened ?? Did it fail or just didn't meet your expectations??

 

[metalmacguyver]

What happened ?? Did it fail or just didn't meet your expectations??

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i am also interested in Ected.

what happened patov6?

 

[4x4junkie]

The ECTED is NOT a true locker, it lacks any sort of positive engagement to lock the spider gears from turning.

When you "engage" it, a ball-ramp system simply tightens up the preload on the limited-slip clutch stack. It will still slip given the right conditions.

 

[metalmacguyver]

The ECTED is NOT a true locker, it lacks any sort of positive engagement to lock the spider gears from turning.

When you "engage" it, a ball-ramp system simply tightens up the preload on the limited-slip clutch stack. It will still slip given the right conditions.

i know this. perhaps i should have rephrased my question. what are the right conditions that will cause it to slip? if the conditions are extreme enough then it might be fine for what i will be doing. the question is, how much can it take before slipping. ----> will it stand up to what i will be doing. sorry about that confusion.

 

[Bent Bolt]

i know this. perhaps i should have rephrased my question. what are the right conditions that will cause it to slip? if the conditions are extreme enough then it might be fine for what i will be doing. the question is, how much can it take before slipping. ----> will it stand up to what i will be doing. sorry about that confusion.

I am looking at the situation the same as you. My thoughts are if the diff is allowed to slip under extreme conditions, then won't it act somewhat as a fuse for the axleshaft/u-joint?? Personally, I'd rather the have that ECTED slip than break an axleshaft. There's always the winch to get you through whatever it is that made the diff "slip".

 

[Totalled]

Waste of money. Get a real locker.

I don't think you'll ever have to worry about breaking an axle shaft with a 2.9 and 31s... It's not a Jeep D35 you know...

 

[4x4junkie]

I was just out wheeling with a guy over the weekend that had one on the front of his vehicle. His wouldn't seem to lock hardly at all while trying to climb stuff. I'd bet having one tire on hard dry dirt, the other on pavement, would be enough to make it slip. Plus, it's ability to tighten will probably become even less as the clutch stack wears.

I s'pose it might give you some forward push if you had a tire in mud or on ice however.

I agree with the others, go with the ARB or something else.

 

[metalmacguyver]

I was just out wheeling with a guy over the weekend that had one on the front of his vehicle. His wouldn't seem to lock hardly at all while trying to climb stuff. I'd bet having one tire on hard dry dirt, the other on pavement, would be enough to make it slip. Plus, it's ability to tighten will probably become even less as the clutch stack wears.

I s'pose it might give you some forward push if you had a tire in mud or on ice however.

I agree with the others, go with the ARB or something else.

ok so that is the first real example that has been reported so far. minus one for the ected.

everything else that has been said so far has been theory and peoples opinions.

i like the idea of still having the L/S for street operation so i want to give these lockers a fair chance. we cant just let them get shot down with opinions.

any other real experiance with these lockers out there?

 

[Bent Bolt]

Waste of money. Get a real locker.

I don't think you'll ever have to worry about breaking an axle shaft with a 2.9 and 31s... It's not a Jeep D35 you know...

I have plans for a 302/347 and 33's or 35's.

 

[JFA_Spyderman]

Anyone know the differences between the Auburn and Detroit's E-locker?

 

[Ranger44]

E-locker locks with pins, and ected, just tightens its clutch packs. I'd rather have the e-locker.

 

[Bent Bolt]

Anyone know the differences between the Auburn and Detroit's E-locker?

But there's no E-locker for a D35.