RWD Off roading?

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09-11-2012, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Jamaroon

My G80 worked like it's supposed to as well. It's great for street driving when you need some extra traction in the snow or rain, but for off-roading they suck. They NEED wheel spin to engage, that right there can cause problems. Too much wheel spin and it won't engage either, it can be tricky to get it to engage when you need it too.

I always thought the G80 wasn't that bad when that's all that I had experience with, but after I upgraded to the Auburn ECTED, I quickly realised how limited you are with the G80. Even the limited slip portion of the Auburn is way better than the G80 was, mainly for the fact it starts off with putting the same power to both wheels until there is a reason for it to slip.

If you want to off-road with a 2wd, I would not rely on the G80.

Yeah, I don't have a whole great deal of XP dealing with other lockers. My old boss had E-locker's on his jeep for climbing steep hills and things like that. They were real good, no slip at all unless both were spinning... usually in mud.
The rear end I used to have in my truck was a G80, one would spin to engage and it still wasn't the best. That suburban however is 2wd and it shocked the hell out of me a few weeks back. It just goes... My truck is a 2500 so I don't know if that made a difference in its performance, or if it was just worn out. If he has a open differential installed now and plans on changing it, he might as well go all the way and get a controlled locker.