renatonetmail

How do i know or check? and what's locking diferential?

yeah... i know.... but oh well

Bobo

You mean limited-slip differential. I have it as my car is for the Canadian market. Do a search. This has been already been discussed ad infinitum in the last two weeks. I would be willing to bet that you do not have it.

MDeezy

iTrader: (27)

if you can find and post the tranny code up here that will tell us what type it is.


But more than likely assuming its a US Max, you have a Non-Locking Differencial (Open Diff).
A locking differential is where the rear tires are locked what ever speed one wheel is moving so is the other their locked together. (if my definition isnt spot on jump in)

SPiG

iTrader: (7)

If your tranny code ends with?
V = Viscous LSD
A = open Diff

If when you jack both front tires up off the ground and spin one, do they spin in the same or opposite directions?
same = LSD
different = open or your LSD isn't working

Most LSD came in Canadian maxs, I30 5spds, and 01 AEs. If you don't have one of those then you probably don't have one.

Entropy

iTrader: (1)

Yeppers.

Doesn't matter which wheels. It'd be front wheels for our cars, but I've never heard of anyone locking one of our diffs.

Air, Electric, or Lincoln Lockers all lock the two wheels so that they turn at the same rate. To the point where, depending on conditions and tires, you could get wheel hop going around a corner.

There is a liquid one too - Viscous Coupling? I think that's where there is liquid that locks discs instead of spider gears similar to the more mechanically permanent methods - but that one is a little foreign to me. It works at low speeds to prevent wheel spin but disengages somewhat at high speed.

pavelsmax

iTrader: (12)

yea since i had the 4x4 look goin already i threw some detroit lockers on there and a dana 60 axle... next im takin off my fenders and goin muddin

lockers are for trucks... cars have limited slip and i guess some cars mite have locking differentials but none i know of

renatonetmail

and I can find the tranny code in......... ???

genepool

you can find the tranny code on the firewall in the engine bay...something like RE404V