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dirtbike250x said:
Who has some experiance with the truetrac, how is it on-road with corning?
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I've got it.

Going through long banked turns and hard corners is a lot nicer, you don't lose grip as easily and you really feel the two wheels push you through a lot better.

Freeway onramps are a blast!
 
I don't have an auto-locker but from what I hear about them is that you kinda have to relearn how to drive. It will lock up under power so you coast around corners. Also in the snow they can make the vehicle a handful.

You don't want the rear locked in the slick stuff.

I went thru the research and saved and bought an ARB!
 
Gerdo said:
I don't have an auto-locker but from what I hear about them is that you kinda have to relearn how to drive. It will lock up under power so you coast around corners. Also in the snow they can make the vehicle a handful.

You don't want the rear locked in the slick stuff.

I went thru the research and saved and bought an ARB!
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Tru-Trac isn't an auto-locker...it's an LSD



I run one in the front and it's just fine on dry pavement, so you'll be gravy putting one in the rear diff
 
Does it really give more capibility off-road, if a tire leaves the ground the tire still on the ground will still get power?
 
dirtbike250x said:
Who has some experiance with the truetrac, how is it on-road with corning?
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Old thread, I know, but this question comes up from time to time so I'll put in my two cents.

Hardcore wheeler regularly lifting a tire? Better get a selectable locker or a Detroit. But if that doesn't describe your style, then you will probably really like the True-Trac front or rear.

I ran True-Trac's front and rear on a daily driver Grand Cherokee for about five years, and they were (a) affordable, (b) highly effective, and (3) well mannered both on and off road, in wheeling situations and in the kind of deep snow winter conditions we can get here in Vermont. That vehicle did NOT have traction control, and the True-Trac's were still excellent. With traction control, such as we have in our newer 4Runners, the True-Trac diff would be even better, approaching the performance of a selectable locker. In fact, adding a True-Trac will be the first major upgrade I do to my 2012 4Runner. If they made one for the front, I'd do both axles.

Much is made of the fact that a wheel off the ground exposes a weakness of the True-Trac, but traction control will address this. Also, the True-Trac replaces the carrier in your diff, so your gears will need to be set up again. If that is done properly, you'll be trouble-free for many many miles. I was amazed at how these two relatively inexpensive diffs transformed my Grand Cherokee, and they were trouble free for 60,000 miles, still going strong when I sold the vehicle.
 
VTSR5 said:
Much is made of the fact that a wheel off the ground exposes a weakness of the True-Trac, but traction control will address this.
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Yes, old thread. I run a TruTrac and if a wheel lifts you just apply a little brake and off you go. It's a great option, except maybe for the hard-core rock-crawling one-wheel-off-the-ground-all-the-time crowd.
 
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