Does the 4x4 off road package come with a limited slip versus the fx4 with the locker?

 

My xlt with off road package came with the e locker. I believe it's part of the off road package.

 

Found more info on the search tool finally.
From what I am reading the e locker has the ability to spin both tires if traction is poor without the locker engaged. The computer will control it. On a 2013 it will perform just like a mechanical limited slip rear.

 

If that's the case, it makes it a pretty easy decision.

 

If the limited slip diff is a mechanical style (Torsen, Detroit TruTrac, Eaton, etc.) then it's fine.

If it's a clutch type, well.... I can't tell you how many rebuilds I've done on the TracLocs over the years. The clutches are really great for about 5000 miles, then when broken in, offer only "fair" performance. In about 25-35000 miles they're pretty much toast.

***I'd really like to hear from anyone who has had an actual "Detroit Locker" in the rear of a truck and now has the ELD, and that can compare the two. This is my first ELD and have yet to really use it, but I absolutely L-O-V-E-D the Detroit Locker in my old Scout.

Thanks!

 

Yeah I had a lot of rebuilds on my old fox body mustangs. The last one I just went to a auburn pro 31 spline.
I used to get an extra disc in the track-loc rebuilds and when I would turn in tight quarters sounded like I was dragging a gym locker.

From info I am getting I misunderstood the open Diff and immediately thought of cars from 20 years ago that one wheel drove the car and that was it. The electronic locker can make both tires drive in 2wd in low traction conditions without the locker engaged if I have understood everyone. With the locker engaged it makes the rear a solid linked spool. I appreciate all the help and feedback.

 

My understanding is that when the e-locker engages the differential is locked and locked solid, and that it kicks itself out at 25-30 mph.

On a different forum a guy complained that with snow tires his truck didn't want to turn on on hard-packed snow when the locker was engaged.

FOMOCO seems to be getting away from the trac-loc - I gues they're tired of replacing clutches too.

 

That's actually a function of the traction control system, not the ELD.

To explain, the old "open-end" diffs would do the old "one-wheel-peel", powering the one rear wheel that had the LEAST amount of traction.

Now, imagine that one wheel burning rubber gets a little brake applied to it. The power now seeks the path-of-least-resistance and now shifts over to the other wheel.

The traction control system does just that: adds a small amount of braking to the spinning wheel, thus send the wheel spinning power to the other, non-spinning wheel (hopefully, the one WITH some traction )

Clear as mud?

 

That's all nice in theory but it doesn't seem to work like that for me lol... I turn, step on gas, inside tire lights up and then power is cut because traction control kicked in. As soon as traction is regained, back into boost, and accelerating.

 

Turn TC off. It works for me off road.