open vs limited slip diferentials.
I have read about differentials overheating. Is this a problem 'almost' exclusive to limited slip? My new vehicle will be used a great amount of time on steep 2 lane winding mountain roads. I woul...
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Old-Biscuit wrote:
If truck is not overloaded/exceeding it's ratings then rear differential will be a non-issue
I have Limited Slip with aggressive pre-load, and I do have to watch my diff temps. It does get hotter on twisty climbs vs straight climbs. Normally it stay 10F hotter than the transmission, but on twisty climbs it will be 30-40F hotter than the trans. I have only had to pull over climbing out of Death Valley, but there's been a few other climbs where I got close maxing out the gauge at the summit.
I do prefer limited slip in winter weather vs a locker, because a fully locked differential sometimes makes the rear end squirrely. Limited slip seems to work just fine in sand. Rock crawling is where a locker makes the biggest difference.
