Hemi's

[DNFXDLI]

If doing burnouts is a primary function, then a Detroit Locker would be your best option between price, function and reliabilty.

 

[Terrell460]

ok ha ha ill probably look more into those. as long as i can go highway speed with no issues it will be great. this truck will never tow again, and the most brutal things i will do is hittin the dirt and showing off.

 

[1985 Ford F-150]

Id still get a selectable so ya dont lose it in the winter time.

 

[Terrell460]

Id still get a selectable so ya dont lose it in the winter time.

yeah if not i have an 84 that i could fix up a bit and leave it with its original rear end. i dont think ill be doing a lot of showin off with the old 6 cylinder.

 

[blackhat620]

yeah that wouldnt be good. ive never had anything with posi trac so i didnt think bout that. i just realy hate my one wheel wonder.

FYI, "posi-traction" has become a generic term for an LS, but it was and is the Chevrolet/GM trade name for an LS.

 

[1985 Ford F-150]

Ford is trac loc I believe.

 

[blackhat620]

Ford is trac loc I believe.

That is generally how it is abreviated, full name is Traction-Lok. Jeep had a Trac-Lok and International a Trak-Lok IIRC.

Ford's OEM "Traction-Lok" would be better named Traction Loss. They are a pretty lame excuse for an LS.

 

[1985 Ford F-150]

The one in my 85 is great we did swap the rear end out of a 77 though. In the snow that thing drives like its on rails.

 

[blackhat620]

The one in my 85 is great we did swap the rear end out of a 77 though. In the snow that thing drives like its on rails.

Glad it is working out for you. The Ford LS just does not have much locking power and the clutches wear very quickly.

 

[1985 Ford F-150]

Hmm maybe its been gone through before I have no idea what the previous owner did to that 77 we pulled it out of. Its a 9 inch if that makes any differnce.

 

[flareside_thunder]

Also if Terrell's truck is 4wd an LS in the front wouldn't hurt either.....

 

[DNFXDLI]

Also if Terrell's truck is 4wd an LS in the front wouldn't hurt either.....

I dunno about that for day to day driving...handling becomes dicey...if I lock the front diff in the big truck, turning is really out of the question.

 

[Terrell460]

Now with my trucks current rear end set up i can jack it up and spin a wheel as fast as i can and the other wheel wil maybe flinch in the opposite direction. is there something messed up in it?

 

[flareside_thunder]

True true...sorry Duncan not used to snowy/icey roads. I'm thinking in terms of offroad capability. Seeing a truck get stuck because only one will is pulling (and it's the one that's off the ground) irritates me.

 

[flareside_thunder]

are you sure it goes in the opposite direction? There's really no way for it to be capable pf doing that.Where you live at anyways?

 

[Terrell460]

Also if Terrell's truck is 4wd an LS in the front wouldn't hurt either.....

It is a 4wd

 

[Terrell460]

are you sure it goes in the opposite direction? There's really no way for it to be capable pf doing that.Where you live at anyways?

I live in nevada. and yeah if the opposite wheel from the other moves it goes the opposite direction or it seemed to when i was messin with it.

 

[DNFXDLI]

True true...sorry Duncan not used to snowy/icey roads. I'm thinking in terms of offroad capability. Seeing a truck get stuck because only one will is pulling (and it's the one that's off the ground) irritates me.

Providing one front wheel was off the ground it would be great but
in the mud if you have both front wheels turning and the steering wheel turned, you will tend to go straight forward...the front would be where an air locker would be really cool.

 

[flareside_thunder]

ohhh sorry I Misread that terrell...yea when you spin one tire while the back on the truck is jacked up and the other tire spins the opposite direction you've got an open rear end....in other words a one wheel wonder.

 

[DNFXDLI]

I live in nevada. and yeah if the opposite wheel from the other moves it goes the opposite direction or it seemed to when i was messin with it.

If you spin one back wheel one way, the other one should go in the opposite direction if the vehicle is up on jackstands and in neutral.