Detroit Locker or Truetrac ??

[Blackdog]

I have given this considerable thought. I have researched both, weighed the pros and cons and then ordered the Locker a few days ago. It arrived yesterday.

The subject vehicle is a 1997 Ranger. Dana 35 TTB front and an Explorer disc 8.8 rear axle. It has a Duff 6" lift and 33" MTR's. I use it for easy to hard trails, been to Moab and I plan on going to Death Valley in the spring. I drive to all these trails and some are over a 1,500 miles away. I use it as a daily driver a lot and use it when we have snow and ice.

I delivered the axle to my gear man today who is also a wheeler. The roads were icy on the way their and I'm thinking a Detroit locker would really suck about now. Than I talk to my gear guy and he says that for my type of driving I would be way better of with a Truetrac.

What do you think, should I exchange the Locker for the Truetrac?
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[Hahnsb2]

I'd still go with a locker, on slick surfaces there isn't enough traction to allow the the diff to one-tire-fire anyways, it'll be just as bad as a locker. If you go with an LS you'll be kicking yourself the whole time you're wheeling whenever you lift a tire.

 

[4x4junkie]

I agree, a L/S will behave much the same way as a locker on ice.

If you're real concerned about it, go with a selectable locker such as the ARB. Then you'll have the best of both worlds.

 

[mhughes165]

i agree....also the detroit will hold up considerably better in the long run

 

[Totalled]

Lock it front and rear, and learn to drive it. Even an open diff front with a limited slip rear will 4 wheel drift on ice... I did it this morning on the way home in the exploder..

 

[dirtraider]

Go full locker, man up and learn how to drive it if your worried about it. I roll around a welded rear end on bias TSLs which soooooo man people have told me is the "worst possible set up" and it drives NO different than any other set up i've had.

 

[Blackdog]

Ended up going with the Detroit Truetrac.

The fact that I drive 2 days to some trails (Moab and Death Valley) was the big reason. Also, I seldom lift a tire, maybe once ore twice a year, the LS seemed like the logical choice.

I'm in the process of installing the Explorer axle at this time, Can't wait to try out the 4:88 gears.