Types of differentials/Traction aiding devices

[C. Brooks]

That's a good question. I don't know but to put a little perspective on
this...

One of the club members has a Toyota truck with a mild 383, TH350 tranny,
Dual Marlin crawler transfer case both with 4.7:1 gears, and Dana axles (60
rear, 44 front) with 5.?:1 gearing, and 36" swampers. I've seen him use
(Abuse)  this truck pretty hard. The final drive ratio in first gear low
range is well over 200:1. That's ALOT of torque multiplication, and he's
never had an ARB fail (YET!)

Having the diff locked won't make any difference in mileage.

Charles Brooks



-----Original Message-----
From: Todd....!! <atc347 at c-com.net>
To: diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu <diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu>
Date: Wednesday, June 02, 1999 8:20 PM
Subject: Re: Types of differentials/Traction aiding devices


>Can ya do a W.O.T. launch with the button OFF, then turn it on in the
>middle of the launch, under FULL TORQUE?
>
>Just how strong is this unit?
>
>AND, would a car with one of these air posi's get better gas mileage
>with the posi OFF than it would with the air-posi on?
>
>Just wondrinnnnn.........
>
>
>LATER!
>
>Todd....!!
>
>
>Frederic Breitwieser wrote:
>>
>> > The type of posi is NOT dictated by the type of rear it's in or made
for. There are limited slip, Torsen and locking differentials made for the
Dana 60. If you want to know what type of unit is in the rear you'll have to
actually look at it.
>>
>> And this is not a sarcastic response, either :)
>>
>> I'd highly recommend an ARB airlocker for this rear.  direct bolt in,
>> easy to control with a pushbutton, and totally open when needed.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Frederic Breitwieser
>> Bridgeport CT 06606
>>
>> 1993 Supercharged Lincoln Continental
>> 1989 HWMMV w/turbocharged 500cid Caddy
>> 1975 Dodge D200 Club Cab soon to have 431 stroker + turbos
>> 2000 (I hope) Buick GTP (Mid-Engined Sports Car)
>
>