open, limited, or posi?

[Stromnoodle]

Whats yalls choice of the matter?

My truck is runnin an 8.8 3.73 open. not sure what i should do. the plan is to build her into a racer, but as of right now shes just the daily.

 

[RonD]

Open means the easiest wheel to spin gets the power, which is why they get stuck so easy.

Posi(positraction) is what GM calls theirs, L/S(limited Slip) is what Ford calls theirs, they are pretty much the same thing, if one wheels starts to spin faster than the other the "clutch" will apply some of that spin to the other wheel, giving it some power, BUT if one wheel looses traction completely, i.e. raised off the ground, it will act almost like an Open differential, but for ice, snow, dirt and gravel it is way better than Open.
Because this type of set up is not an instant engagement to match wheel/axle spin, going around corners is not an issue.

Lockers, lock both axles to turn with the drive line, very hard to go around a corner this way, lol, but both wheels get equal power.

What will you be racing?
On road, off road
Straight line, track, ect............

 

[97RangerXLT]

I have the 3:73 ls. No complaints. What kind of racing? Circle burning or drag?

 

[Stromnoodle]

forsure man, i think what i was meaning to call posi was lockers.

I'd love to get into baja 1000 or somthing along those lines. I'd prefer to run my truck as a class 7 but that means having to find a sohc 4.0 then slapping a supercharger on that, unless anyone has any idea on how to boost hp from the stock ohv. whilst keeping it street legal or smog passable lol.

So i guess id like like to race sand or even short track wouldnt bother me

 

[swynx]

I vote a packed limited slip.

 

[adsm08]

Posi(positraction) is what GM calls theirs, L/S(limited Slip) is what Ford calls theirs,

No, Limited Slip is the generic term, like gelatin, or tissue. Positraction is GM's proprietary term, like Jello or Kleenex. Ford's proprietary name is Trac Loc.

 

[bobbywalter]

forsure man, i think what i was meaning to call posi was lockers.

I'd love to get into baja 1000 or somthing along those lines. I'd prefer to run my truck as a class 7 but that means having to find a sohc 4.0 then slapping a supercharger on that, unless anyone has any idea on how to boost hp from the stock ohv. whilst keeping it street legal or smog passable lol.

So i guess id like like to race sand or even short track wouldnt bother me

for this....spool in rear, most splines possible with whatever axle you have.

most predictable with power and those conditions at speed.

stroker 4.0 or a turbo will be a good way to up the power on a ohv. i been working on the sohc lately. no thanks. its like all of the other retarded cammer bullshit. hard to work on, and to much complication and money to make big power. but they are awesome for stock configurations and intended life cycle.

 

[Carlos Murphy]

I have a Richmond Loc-rite locker in my 88, 2.9 Ranger.
No air lines, compressors, switches or wires, its automatic, always there.
Unload it, begin a turn and it disengages, straighten out, load it and it re-engages, simple, like me.....

If I were on a budget, for mostly off road driving, I would just weld the spider gears.

 

[Kirby N.]

8.8 trac loc carriers are notoriously weak. I destroyed one and everything in my Rear end one time. Spoken as someone who has ran lots of different differentials - lockright, Detroit, electrac, traclok, arb, Lincoln, etc and broke many of them- you get what you pay for. If you can swing a arb, go for that. If not compromise with what you can afford. Don't be surprised when your compromise isn't the best or isn't the most durable. On my current build, I refuse to compromise. I am currently running open diffs until I can afford arbs.

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[MastuhWaffles]

Well I have Fords Traction Lock or whatever its called, and it seems to work pretty good. I was playing around in the ice and snow today and it would lock up and keep the truck going straight.

 

[ridgerunner]

I just had my No-Slip locker put in the rear a 2 weeks ago and love it. We have tons of snow here in PA and I don't put it in 4X4 near as much now. I've heard that lockers are bad in snow but after having one I believe whomever said that is full of chit. I've run a mini spool in my 90' F150 woods truck for a yr or so and it is cheap (I paid $50) to buy new at about $100-150. The No-slip locker helps me steer the truck with the back end. Before the locker the front end would wash out (understeer) horribly in 4X4 in the snow.

 

[Mac]

Another one that uses the Richmond "No-Slip" and very happy, used on DD in the snowy Winter.
Dave