Thread: True Trac or Detroit Locker

Why not a TrueTrac at the front and Detroit in the rear?
Just go one stage at the time, first get the Detroit and top quality axles for the rear and then do the front.
It will be a fantastic set up

Planning on Maxi rear axles and flanges, a bit worried about a true trac in the front, with the chip and intercooler upgrade torqe steer could be a problem?

I have a Detroit in the rear and an Ashcroft ATB (basically a better Trutrac) in the front of my County.
By far the Detroit is the biggest bang for buck, it is easier (cheaper) to install as you don't upset the crown wheel or bearings, and on road manners aren't really noticeably different 99.9% of the time.
The trutrac is a lot gentler on the drive train though and will be completely seamless on road.
I haven't tried mine is sand yet but i've been told Detroits like to dig holes quickly whereas TTs are the ants' pants on sand. Pretty much everywhere else the Detroit excels.

The ATB in the front of my County made the steering feel heavy for about a kilometre, but can still steer it with one finger on the wheel anyway.

Originally Posted by butundede

Planning on Maxi rear axles and flanges, a bit worried about a true trac in the front, with the chip and intercooler upgrade torqe steer could be a problem?

Send an email to Keith (Keith@rovingtracks.com) he have prepared high performance Discos in USA and he know the product very well. He also is a member here.

Chucaro's recommendation of True Trac front and Detroit Locker rear is the way to go.

Detroit Lockers are foolproof. I have had them in three vehicles, a Dodge Challenger Hemi, A Holden HT 350GTS, and a White Road Boss that had three of them in the tandem drive rear axles. One in each diff and one in the power divider. The current versions are nowhere near as noisy around slow corners as in years gone by.

Don't know where or if Dana Spicer POWR-LOK LSD's fit into the equation.
I'm told the Sals is a 'metric' copy of the Dana 60 so assume it would fit OK.
I've got these in either end of the OKA (Dana 60 / Dana 70) and they are absolutely seamless in operation both on and off road.
Smooth, quiet, not 'grabby' or chattery and definitely not a PITA like air lockers. No vices at all as far as I can tell, definitely set and forget.
We have done >20K Km with them from bitumen highway to the CSR and lots in between. Can definitely recommend them.

Deano

I've had a detroit locker in the back of my 130 for a while now, after a few years with just this I put a detroit LSD in the front.

Heavy duty drive flanges and axles are essential. Whether you get the locker or lsd in the rear, it will be a revelation. However, the percentage gain in ability is much less with the lsd in the front, it is a little bit better but unless you plan exploring a lot of rugged fire trails I'd say save your money. If you are looking at a mostly touring rig, stick to rear upgrade only which will give you more predictable and lighter steering.

Thanks for the advice so far, keen to hear about experiences with these diffs in sand, corrugations, gravel, bull dust, slop, etc. Pros and cons on the different surfaces. Also on steep side slopes?
And the true trac coupled with traction control, how well does it work?

Cheers Bob.