limited slip differential
 

Pricing out on edmunds my car. What exactly does the limited
slip differential option do on a jeep, and is it preferable to have it? I
will be getting the full time 4wd liberty when I order.


Much regards Jerry

Re: limited slip differential
 

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"j.lef" wrote:
>
> Pricing out on edmunds my car. What exactly does the limited
> slip differential option do on a jeep, and is it preferable to have it? I
> will be getting the full time 4wd liberty when I order.
>
> Much regards Jerry

Re: limited slip differential
 

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"j.lef" wrote:
>
> Pricing out on edmunds my car. What exactly does the limited
> slip differential option do on a jeep, and is it preferable to have it? I
> will be getting the full time 4wd liberty when I order.
>
> Much regards Jerry

Re: limited slip differential
 

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/differential8.htm
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"j.lef" wrote:
>
> Pricing out on edmunds my car. What exactly does the limited
> slip differential option do on a jeep, and is it preferable to have it? I
> will be getting the full time 4wd liberty when I order.
>
> Much regards Jerry

Re: limited slip differential
 

> Pricing out on edmunds my car. What exactly does the limited
>slip differential option do on a jeep, and is it preferable to have it?

Yeah, it's a good thing. It shifts some power to the tire with more traction
when the rear tires have unequal traction. Otherwise, with an open
differential, if you say had one rear tire on an ice patch, and one on dry
pavement, an open differential will literally send all the power to the wheel
with NO traction and you'll sit there spinning...

However the Jeep Traklock is nothing to get too excited about. It's
clutch-based and will wear out. But it'll last 60 or 80K miles and that's
probably about when most people who buy new cars sell 'em anyway (wouldn't know
<g>)...

-jeff

Re: limited slip differential
 

> Pricing out on edmunds my car. What exactly does the limited
>slip differential option do on a jeep, and is it preferable to have it?

Yeah, it's a good thing. It shifts some power to the tire with more traction
when the rear tires have unequal traction. Otherwise, with an open
differential, if you say had one rear tire on an ice patch, and one on dry
pavement, an open differential will literally send all the power to the wheel
with NO traction and you'll sit there spinning...

However the Jeep Traklock is nothing to get too excited about. It's
clutch-based and will wear out. But it'll last 60 or 80K miles and that's
probably about when most people who buy new cars sell 'em anyway (wouldn't know
<g>)...

-jeff

Re: limited slip differential
 

> Pricing out on edmunds my car. What exactly does the limited
>slip differential option do on a jeep, and is it preferable to have it?

Yeah, it's a good thing. It shifts some power to the tire with more traction
when the rear tires have unequal traction. Otherwise, with an open
differential, if you say had one rear tire on an ice patch, and one on dry
pavement, an open differential will literally send all the power to the wheel
with NO traction and you'll sit there spinning...

However the Jeep Traklock is nothing to get too excited about. It's
clutch-based and will wear out. But it'll last 60 or 80K miles and that's
probably about when most people who buy new cars sell 'em anyway (wouldn't know
<g>)...

-jeff

Re: limited slip differential
 

>
> Yeah, it's a good thing. It shifts some power to the tire with more
traction
> when the rear tires have unequal traction. Otherwise, with an open
> differential, if you say had one rear tire on an ice patch, and one on dry
> pavement, an open differential will literally send all the power to the
wheel
> with NO traction and you'll sit there spinning...
>
> However the Jeep Traklock is nothing to get too excited about. It's
> clutch-based and will wear out. But it'll last 60 or 80K miles and
that's
> probably about when most people who buy new cars sell 'em anyway (wouldn't
know
> <g>)...
>
> -jeff

But if your are driving in full time 4wd,
would that situation occur to begin with? Sorry for not completely
understanding. I understand what the effect of lsd does on a rear or front
wheel drive, but how does it effect a jeep using part time or full time four
wheel drive?

Much
regards Jerry

Re: limited slip differential
 

>
> Yeah, it's a good thing. It shifts some power to the tire with more
traction
> when the rear tires have unequal traction. Otherwise, with an open
> differential, if you say had one rear tire on an ice patch, and one on dry
> pavement, an open differential will literally send all the power to the
wheel
> with NO traction and you'll sit there spinning...
>
> However the Jeep Traklock is nothing to get too excited about. It's
> clutch-based and will wear out. But it'll last 60 or 80K miles and
that's
> probably about when most people who buy new cars sell 'em anyway (wouldn't
know
> <g>)...
>
> -jeff

But if your are driving in full time 4wd,
would that situation occur to begin with? Sorry for not completely
understanding. I understand what the effect of lsd does on a rear or front
wheel drive, but how does it effect a jeep using part time or full time four
wheel drive?

Much
regards Jerry

Re: limited slip differential
 

>
> Yeah, it's a good thing. It shifts some power to the tire with more
traction
> when the rear tires have unequal traction. Otherwise, with an open
> differential, if you say had one rear tire on an ice patch, and one on dry
> pavement, an open differential will literally send all the power to the
wheel
> with NO traction and you'll sit there spinning...
>
> However the Jeep Traklock is nothing to get too excited about. It's
> clutch-based and will wear out. But it'll last 60 or 80K miles and
that's
> probably about when most people who buy new cars sell 'em anyway (wouldn't
know
> <g>)...
>
> -jeff

But if your are driving in full time 4wd,
would that situation occur to begin with? Sorry for not completely
understanding. I understand what the effect of lsd does on a rear or front
wheel drive, but how does it effect a jeep using part time or full time four
wheel drive?

Much
regards Jerry