Actually, the Detroit really mellows out with some weight on the tongue. It's running empty when things can get spooky. I actually miss mine and wish I didn't sell it

 

Smokey fun!
With the oil slick I'm laying down from the rear main, I should be able to get some great drift action, just before I take out a Honda and then a light pole!

 

I got my truck back today. I have to drive it really nice for a while to break in the new ring and pinion for a while so I can't really run the detroit through it's paces yet. I did hang a wheel in the dirt and gassed it a bit, and there was zero slippage!
I can't wait to hang the rear out.
On the down side, I now have a $2,300 axle!!!! Probably should have just found a Dana 80 and called it good enough, but oh well..... Now I have to fix the rear main, but I have to save up for a clutch first. New radiator is leaking too.

 

so ring, pinion, carrier bearing, locker, 2,300? how long did it take the shop to set it up, labor cost? just wondering. man that is steep, it allways ends up like that,

 

Had $1,400 in parts, ring & pinion, install kit with the bearings, carrier bearings, Detroit Locker, axle seals, and special ratchet lock wheel nuts. One of my wheel nuts was loose, and I could have lost a whell and axle at speed!!!!

Labor was 10 hrs, $900 smackers, but these guys are the best around and I trust them. Still sucks though.....

 

yah, i feel for you, but hey, at least your putting money into a real vehicle. my girls jetta is in the shop, literally every other month, as soon as i have a little change saved for my pile, check engine light comes on in that littl pos, i should have a gds 2, 16cm wastegate, 3 foot underbox, and a new stereo if it wasn't for that german garbage.

 

Don't hold back, tell us how you really feel!

We have a Grand Cherokee with similar habits....