Pffft....


He bought a pristine truck, and all he's doing is sexing it up.....

 

Looks that way At least if I miss a payment I don't have to worry about the repo man.

 

Today I will take the front carrier out to replace the axle seals. I am almost afraid to start on this given my luck with worn out parts lately.If I have to replace bearings I may try to Hunt down a powerlok.

 

I'd like a Powerloc for my front as well. Thinking of an aftermarket unit.

 

I was looking at the Detroit trutrac until I read that they don't work in reverse. If that is true it would only help get you stucker.
I would think finding a used Powerlok for a Dana 60 would be a lot easier than for a 70.

 

Ive heard that in snow, it's not really good to have a front locker. I cannot say from personal experience though.


Supposedly, the truck will "crab crawl" because of slippage. If the current OEM non locking unit is in front, then one wheel guides you through the snow in a straight line.

Just what I heard..... again..... not what I experienced.

 

I know lockers aren't a good idea. but limited slip is supposed to be OK.
I know a set of tandems with air lockers can get kinda hairy But there was no power to the front wheels.

I have a powerlok in the front of my jeep but haven't had it in the snow yet.

 

A good friend of mine had posi front and rear in his 1985 F250. D60 front and rear. He had 33" Mud Kings on it. I think it had P'loks in it. I know it didn't have lockers in it. I drove that truck more than once. It was great for pulling old C body cars out of fields that were sunk to the axles from sitting for years. It was absolutely dangerous in the snow. The Mud Kings were part of that but the front posi created most of the problem. NJTman is right: you can turn the wheels and the truck continues in a straight line. It tends to crab big time at anything much more than walking speed.

Loads of traction offroad. Very poor handling on road. I drove that truck twice on snow covered roads and refused to do it again. I would NEVER put a locker or posi in a vehicle that would be used onroad in snow. I would consider an air, E, or cable locker.

 

Good to know for sure. When it comes down to it selectable lockers are the way to go. I think they would dovetail with the twin sticks nicely.

 

I have officially joined the Sons of arthritis, Ibuprofen Chapter.
The ground gets farther down every day. I'm sure he lack of this type of activity during winter months doesn't help

 

You are correct, selectable lockers are the way to go especially in the front. If you ever have to limp off the road, or home in four wheel drive for any reason you do not want a fully locked front axle. I had a K5 blazer years ago, that was fully locked front and rear, shelled the rear end out fooling around, figured I could limp the five miles to the house in 4x4 made it a quarter mile down the asphalt with a full locked frond end at 25 mph. As I rounded the first curve in the round I wound up snapping one of the inner axle shafts.

 

Darn good advice, and got me to reminiscing.

I know when I did the big winter pull about 18 months ago taking my brothers trucks up and back from the interior of BC, that the crewcab did fine with the open front diff, and the powerloc D70. We even spun out and had to chain up, but the truck never caused me any grief in low traction ice and snow situations.

 

What's you talking about, Willis ?


Winter......... ?????



You're a riot, Alice....

 

You'll find out in a few short years

 

Heck, man !

I'm a Member...

Left shoulder bad
Right shoulder going bad
Left knee surgery
Right someday.
Lower back.

I'm friends with Arthur-itis already. I just didn't understand your concept of California (commiefornia) winters.


BTW,

CA was on the news here this am. Supposedly, the "socialist" regime in SF has released a bunch of crazies to the streets, and have decriminalized a significant portion of the laws regarding thefts, and break ins,

Great idea !