Does anyone know where i can buy one of these?One fellow on the forum has one of these installed but i cant seem to track one down on the web.
Thanks

 

Try here: https://torsen.com/product/ford-ranger-dana-35/

Call and find out when they will have stock, they should also know what parts places ordered these and may still have stock

 

Why Torsen Limited Slip ?

How much are they vs other Limited Slip Diffs or even a locker ?

A switchable locker is really nice, more money to buy but not install, but give a little more flexibility !

 

Thanks sent them an email waiting to hear back.

 

Well i picked Torsen as i thought they had a good reputation.I did find a brand called Power Trax which was a little over $315 US..Torsen was $500+_.
I have researched this a lot but everybody seems to say something different about weather to use LSD or a locker with a IFS. The Eaton Detroit locker
also seems very good as it is automatic and lets the outside wheel turn faster.One fellow who has offroaded 1000s of miles said a LSD is better on snow,sand and mud
and a locker better for solid surfaces such as rock and hard dirt.I do drive at 110 kmph on the hiway in the snow so a true locker i dont think would be a good idea.If i just needed it on the trail a locker such as the one you have would be the way to go but up here Canada driving anywhere might warrant 4 wheel drive.
I always appreciate everybody's opinions .One thing i would like to ask is that i do actually have a d35 27 spline on a 2009 sport 4x4 correct.

Thanks again

 

Limited slip doesn't need the drivers attention, lockers do, lockers are manually activated, only used when you will be traveling in a straight line, or VERY slowly

1998 to 2011 Ranger 4x4s have a Dana 35 SLA for front axle, info here: https://therangerstation.com/tech_li...a_35_sla.shtml
Yes, these are 27-spline

Rear is 8.8" Ford axle and usually has Trac-Loc on 4x4's but not always, Trac-loc is Fords limited slip brand name, like GM calls their's posi-traction

Look on drivers door label, at the bottom under AXLE, there will be 2 digits, Letter/Number is limited slip, number/number is OPEN axle
Read here: https://therangerstation.com/tech_li...le_codes.shtml

2002 to 2011 Ranger FX4 Level II model had Torsen limited slip in the rear axle, front axle was OPEN like all Ranger 4x4s

 

Ok great thanks for the info.I just received my coilover brackets and i am doing a SL so i want to do everything at one time and do it right.

 

I have Torsen differentials front and rear. I don't do a lot of snow driving (although I have without issues in 4WD) but I do a lot of pavement and off-road driving. Some of the off-road stuff is pretty rough, and with 33" MT tires, I can say the Torsens work very well off-road. On pavement, I rarely engage 4WD and the rear Torsen works well in 2WD. There are times when the rear Torsen makes itself know that it is there. When taking out from a stop and turning fairly sharp while accelerating, the inside tire will screech easily if you accelerate a little too much. This is very controllable with the appropriate use of the accelerator pedal. The Torsen has a slightly higher torque bias than a typical clutch type LSD. Accelerating seems to increase the torque bias even more, thus an inside tire that wants to spin as fast as the outside tire. This is really a minor issue and very easy to adjust to.

The front Torsen can make itself known even when 4WD is not engaged. When it is cold (under around 45 F), the steering kind of wants to stay on center. As soon as you move it off of center it steers normally until you get it back on center. This goes away after driving a couple mile as the differential heats up from moving. The colder it is, the more noticeable it is. I am not sure everybody would notice this but I am very sensitive to vehicle feedback after being an amateur racer with SCCA for over 30 years. Again, I think this is a minor issue but something to be aware of.

 

Very interesting thanks for the input.

 

Just came apon a diff locker made by Auburn gear which is a Lsd which switches to a locker.

 

If anyone knows where to get a Torsen for the front I would like to know. Their website says it is out of stock.