cmac

if you have a limited slip it will look like this with the cover off. or there should be a sticker under the hood by the latch telling you what rear end/gear ratio/and it will say LSD if it is a limited slip.

Dr Evil

So I take it just havig a dyna 80 doesn't mean anything.

Was Limited Slip an option?? I think it's kinda silly to not have it.

cmac

most trucks came with them but yes it was an option and some did come without. if you have a really good flashlight you might be able to peek in the fill plug and see whats in there.

Dr Evil

I'll go check the sticker by the hood real quick. Be back momentarily.

Dr Evil

Does ABS make a difference?

Dr Evil

There isn't a sticker by the hood latch. There is a metal plate turned sideways with numbers on it and it's painted over.

cmac

ABS shouldnt matter. the sticker should be on the hood. id take a picture be i hada different hood so no sticker for me either. you could take you VIN to a dealer and they can tell you what it came with from the factory. not sure how else to check it.

Dr Evil

Stupid dealers say they can run the info but, won't give me the printout.

I don't get it.

For their internal use only.

cmac

bummer!! maybe try talking to another dealer?

k-bit

There should be a sticker on the glove box door - at least there is on my '02.

Dr Evil

I'll check there as well.

be back.

Dr Evil

Sticker is hard to read. Looks like it was put in the sun for 5 years.

I see 355 gears and dyna 80. Nothing else.


Thanks for the tip about the glove box. i wish they had printed it in a bolder font and covered it
with plastic to protect it better.

Oh the little details in life.

Mike Holmen

What you guys trying to figure out, if the truck is a LSD? Just jack up the truck so that both tires are off the ground. Put the truck into neutral and spin one tire. If both sides rotate the same direction, its a LSD, if they go the opposite direction, its a open diff. If you want an el-cheapo locker, just weld the spiders up.

Dr Evil

I thought even if you lift the vehicle, the two will spin in the opposite direction. It's only when significant wheel spin is created will the other wheel lock up. This is due to the friction additive in the lube. No??

k-bit

No Mike is correct - if both wheels are off the ground they will both turn the same direction if it is an LSD and opposite if it an open diff..