Factory Limited Slip
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I've got a '99 2wd with a limited slip and 32" mud tires. It will do OK if you plan on just splashing through some mud puddles. I've found that as long as you don't flex the suspension out, both wheels will spin. Mostly.
It'll spin only one tire when you really need both to spin.
In my opinion, it'll get you into more stuff than it'll get you out of.
Read Like This:
"I've got "posi", I can make it!"
[friends watch...]
[wheels spin...]
[reverse lights come on]
[wheels spin in reverse...]
[driver's door opens]
"You got a strap? I'm stuck!"
Don't get me wrong, limited slip is way better than open differential. Especially in a 2wd pickup. But I'm just going to throw this out there...
If you're already asking whether it will go through mud and planning on putting 32s on your truck, I'd buy a truck that was a couple of years older so that you could afford a 4wd.
I regret buying a 2wd everyday. And I don't live in where it snows.
It'll spin only one tire when you really need both to spin.
does it get you out of some "muddy" situations?
Read Like This:
"I've got "posi", I can make it!"
[friends watch...]
[wheels spin...]
[reverse lights come on]
[wheels spin in reverse...]
[driver's door opens]
"You got a strap? I'm stuck!"
Don't get me wrong, limited slip is way better than open differential. Especially in a 2wd pickup. But I'm just going to throw this out there...
If you're already asking whether it will go through mud and planning on putting 32s on your truck, I'd buy a truck that was a couple of years older so that you could afford a 4wd.
I regret buying a 2wd everyday. And I don't live in where it snows.
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Originally Posted by MTLaccord
Well, i don't plan on lifting it, just slapping some 32's on there. 2WD Limited Slip with some good tire should do the trick for a little mud and Montreal's winters. I'd get the 4WD, but it doesn't fit in a students budget.
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What can I say, us canucks are crazy. I test drove a sport 4.0L. Check it out on ford.ca, go to build a vehicle and you can chose the 4.0L on the sport...commes with 3.55 or 4.10s....if using 32s...which would be preferable? I know on the US site the models by price go XL-XLT-SPORT-FX4....Canada's are XL-SPORT-XLT-FX4. Go figure
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32" tires and 3.55 gears are not fun!
I had that combo, although with an automatic transmission. My auto ran much hotter and I couldn't spin my tires as fast in deeper mud. Sometimes you gotta let that mud fly! I installed 4.10 gears and my mileage and power went back to stock levels.
It sounds like you are essentiall trying to build a 2wd truck into have 4wd-like capabilities. Sure you don't expect it to be as good as a 4wd, but you add bigger tires. [cha-ching!] Then you want to regear. [cha-ching!] Then you need to lift it a little because the tires rub when you turn or flex out the suspension. [cha-ching!] Then you decide the limited slip just ain't cutting it anymore... [cha-ching!]
You'll have sunk quite a bit of cash into this setup, but you'll still have ho-hum mud & snow performance. And, that sucks!
The reason I think you'll be disappointed in the future is because I took this same path.
I'm not trying to peepee in your cherios- just sharing some of my experiences.
I had that combo, although with an automatic transmission. My auto ran much hotter and I couldn't spin my tires as fast in deeper mud. Sometimes you gotta let that mud fly! I installed 4.10 gears and my mileage and power went back to stock levels.
It sounds like you are essentiall trying to build a 2wd truck into have 4wd-like capabilities. Sure you don't expect it to be as good as a 4wd, but you add bigger tires. [cha-ching!] Then you want to regear. [cha-ching!] Then you need to lift it a little because the tires rub when you turn or flex out the suspension. [cha-ching!] Then you decide the limited slip just ain't cutting it anymore... [cha-ching!]
You'll have sunk quite a bit of cash into this setup, but you'll still have ho-hum mud & snow performance. And, that sucks!
The reason I think you'll be disappointed in the future is because I took this same path.
I'm not trying to peepee in your cherios- just sharing some of my experiences.
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