I'm a newbie to Rangers but as long as I've read about the Level II Ranger's I've always read that they came with locking Torsen differentials in the rear end. I started calling salvage yards around KS looking for a Level II rear end and one yard said they had one out of an 04 Level II but it was non locking. I assumed this meant that the salvage yard didn't know what the hell they were talking about so I got the VIN and had a friend at the local Ford dealership run it. He said it specifically stated that the truck was a Level II with an 8.8 and Non locking rear end. Anyone else ever ran into this before?

 

None of them have a stock locker. The torsen is just a limited slip.

I would still go get that axle though

 

Yeah no Ranger has ever come with a locking diff.

 

I guess when people are refering to locking, I guess I was considering that to mean the Torsen for some reason.

 

a Torsen with one wheel off the ground goes nowhere = non-locking

 

Plus In my experiance, the Torsen is a crappy LS. In my 04 it never worked when i needed it. Only worked on Burnouts (pointless) and on Ice at highway speeds (causing the rear to try and go around the front). I personally would never buy a Torsen axle alone.

~HJ

 

now that I have the proper diff fluid in mine it works extremely well. It's still no locker but honestly Its one of the best ls diffs out there

 

Fluid does nothing to tighten a gear driven carrier.

 

torsen themselves told me that running the friction modifier will make it less agressive aswell as the rear end specialists I deal with, not only that but I acually noticed the difference so say what you want, I know what I believe

 

Friction modifier is for a typical clutch-style limited slip. We're not calling you a liar, but it just defies the physics behind a gear-style locker.

 

no biggie, they just told me the weight of the friction modifier screwed with the moving of the gears and thats why I was having problems with it. now that I dont have friction modifier (lube tech originally put it in without telling me) in there it honestly seems to work better. I have no personal experience with differentials, just relaying what torsen told me.

 

Id take a torsen over that pos ford lsd anyday. Every torsen locks up when it slips but it is not a differential lock, two different things.

 

Detroit TrueTrac

 

? Arb air locker?

 

I want to ditch my truetrac.

 

You guys with the sas swap, what all beside the front axel and leafs do you need? Whats a non fullsizr axel that fits good without sticking out?

 

2.5 ton Rockwell axle... good choice for starters!

no but really, just search a little, dana 30, dana 44, just search and you will find a lot of answers and builds from people!

 

Lol rockWells, id rather not have a dif as large as my rims haha.

 

the Ls in my 08 works good. mostly wet roads, but when i've needed it kick to in when i was on gravel it worked fine.