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Joel
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4/08/2004
11:40:59
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How can I tell if my 4wd has limited slip? i looked uder the hood for the gearing etc dut cannot tell if it is LSD. what markings am I looking for? Also, if I don't have LSD, can I get it istalled and if so whats the approximate cost of doing it and where is the best place to get the needed parts? Thanks
94 Dak, 5.2, 5spd, 4wd, ext cab
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Mr.Sleepy
Dodge Dakota
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4/08/2004
13:25:44
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Limited slip is a option add on, your window sticker should indicate it. Or you could simply throw some water under the rear wheels, set it in 2WD and burn some rubber while a buddy watches to see if both are spinning.
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R/T
Dodge Dakota
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4/08/2004
13:54:03
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LSD comes standard on the R/T.
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00 RT/BC
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4/08/2004
13:59:56
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Obviously he doesn't have an R/T since he has a 94' 5.2l 4wd.
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Kowalski
Dodge Dakota
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4/08/2004
15:22:44
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Mr.Sleepy - that's not a good test - on wet pavement, my open rear will light up both tires; that doesn't mean I have a LSD rear. Please do a search on this for a better way to tell; I've explained it many times before.
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Sephiroth
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4/08/2004
16:45:34
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Yeah, I have LSD on both my trucks, but if I floor them and break traction I smoke both tires. I know because I've left two black-streaks of rubber, not one.
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R/T
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4/08/2004
19:08:28
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R/T's come standard with LSD.
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911mike
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4/08/2004
19:58:54
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apart from un-bolting the cover and taking a look inside,
a good old fashioned method is:
jack both real wheels of the ground,
put trans.in neutral and parking brake off
(block -front- wheels before jacking)
spin a wheel with your hands,
if the wheel on other side of axle spins
in the same direction, it's an LSD.
if the wheel on other side spins the opposite
direction than what your's is turning,
then it's an "open" diff.
911mike
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911mike
Dodge Dakota
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4/08/2004
20:01:34
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typo.."both reaR wheels"
911mike
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Sephiroth
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4/08/2004
21:44:23
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Actually, same direction means positive, unless I am mistaken. Mine spin opposite directions and it's LSD. That's on both my trucks, and both have LSD.
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911mike
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4/08/2004
23:04:10
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Not 100% sure about the Trac-Lock units
on late model light duty Dodge truck have but,
on older type GM Posi-Traction and Auburn Sure-Grip LSD's = same direction
911mike
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Sephiroth
Dodge Dakota
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4/09/2004
10:42:48
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Posi-traction means 'positive', which is different. My plain old whatever Dodge uses is LSD, but they turn opposite directions. Dunno' about Auburn though.
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Lurkin
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4/09/2004
10:56:47
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Not sure on the 94's, but the newer models have an options sticker in the glove box that lists the diff gear ratio and if it's LSD.
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Sephiroth
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4/09/2004
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It's under the hood on my '95 model. Not sure where it is on the '92 though...
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Kowalski
Dodge Dakota
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4/10/2004
07:55:38
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911mike has explained it correctly. The "plain old whatever Dodge uses" is an open rear, The LSD is optional.
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Rob C
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4/11/2004
04:59:49
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Sephiroth, If your wheels spins in opposite directions then, you don't have LSD on either truck.
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Bowtie-ZL1
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4/11/2004
08:05:57
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The car manufacturers used different names for the same thing.
Posi-traction
Sure-grip
What-ever they want to call it, if it uses clutches or cones to TRANSFER power it is an L.S.D.-- Limited Slip Differential.
Open
L.S.D.
Locker
Spool
That is your choices for a rearend.
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Sephiroth
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4/11/2004
13:01:00
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If that's the case, them DC owes me some cash on the '92 because it was ordered with LSD. Now I had my tranny in park when I tested this. Should it have been in neutral? Next time I jack up the rear I'll test it again in both park and neutral to see what happens.
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Bowtie-ZL1
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4/11/2004
13:08:13
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Must be in neutral
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Kowalski
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4/12/2004
15:27:59
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The wheels shouldn't move in park !
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