locker or true trac?

lubeowner · Jan 13, 2012

Don't get a Detroit locker if you are doing any truck pulling. If you snap and axle it will destory the locker. Tru trac will hold through it better and is your only option. Ived used them all pulling.

Worstenemy453 · Jan 13, 2012

lubeowner said:
Don't get a Detroit locker if you are doing any truck pulling. If you snap and axle it will destory the locker. Tru trac will hold through it better and is your only option. Ived used them all pulling.

Yukon Grizzly Locker would be a beast and if anything breaks they'll replace it and pay parts and labor up to $2K

strokin6L · Jan 13, 2012

lubeowner said:
Don't get a Detroit locker if you are doing any truck pulling. If you snap and axle it will destory the locker. Tru trac will hold through it better and is your only option. Ived used them all pulling.

got at least a dozen hooks on my detroit locker with zero issues and never had a problem. Even towed with it and no issues. Did you have a bad experience with a locker when pullin Jeremy?

powerstroker67 · Jan 17, 2012

We run Detroit Lockers in all our trucks with the exception of the 2011 and 2012 that were ordered with factory e-lockers. The trucks don't see alot of sled pulling but do see alot of trailer toweing with zero issues.

07_powerstroke · Jan 17, 2012

What about a ford OEM limited slip I just want both back tires to spin if I do a burnout or sled pull and minor off roading...

Betarocker · Jan 17, 2012

ARB lockers are my suggestion.

Spatel23 · Jan 17, 2012

07_powerstroke said:
What about a ford OEM limited slip I just want both back tires to spin if I do a burnout or sled pull and minor off roading...

They are known to fail quick

lincolnlocker · Jan 17, 2012

Love my true track... hooked the ol girl to a sled this summer and exploded the stock posi LSD... true track in a week later... awesome and smooth..

07_powerstroke · Jan 17, 2012

Well I guess it is a tru trac for me...

juniort444e · Jan 17, 2012

Tru Trac all the way. I cannot tell you how much i love mine. Well worth it no doubt, but i want something for the front as well, just dont know if a tru trac would be over kill or what.

lincolnlocker · Jan 18, 2012

juniort444e said:
Tru Trac all the way. I cannot tell you how much i love mine. Well worth it no doubt, but i want something for the front as well, just dont know if a tru trac would be over kill or what.

That's prolly what will go in mine once the front explodes

El chupacabra · Jan 18, 2012

I have the Eaton e-locker in the front great unit. Got it when I tore the spiders outs the frontend pulling. Tree stumps eventually I will get the matching locker in the rearend.

Ipkyss · Jan 22, 2012

I guess I am the only one that has good luck with the stock LS. I have gone through 2 sets of rear tires and my fronts are still 75% lol. Lots of drifts, rolling burn outs, towing, ect

91turbogsx · Jan 22, 2012

My stock LS did alright but I hated the unpredictability of it. I know my TrueTrac will work EVERY time.

Dweber · Jan 22, 2012

Friend has true trac in his 08 and it works great. He mainly sled pulls and races the truck and both tires have always locked in.

powerstroker67 · Jan 25, 2012

Ipkyss said:
I guess I am the only one that has good luck with the stock LS. I have gone through 2 sets of rear tires and my fronts are still 75% lol. Lots of drifts, rolling burn outs, towing, ect

We just did another True Trac install and took out a working(as well as they do) 3 pinion factory LS unit if someone is looking for one to replace there open diff. It will need carrier bearings before it's installed. This True Trac went into a truck that tows and plows snow, feed back from the customer so far is that it works great!

06f250powerstroke · Jan 25, 2012

what do you guys think about putting a true trac in the front?

MadDiesel73 · Jan 25, 2012

deffinetly skip the truetrac in the front and go for an elocker or arb

lincolnlocker · Jan 25, 2012

MadDiesel73 said:
deffinetly skip the truetrac in the front and go for an elocker or arb

Why do you say that?

Karls03 · Jan 26, 2012

I think that I am the only poster here that HATES his True Trac! Turn left, nail it: donuts. Turn right, nail it: ONE TIRE FIRE. At it gets better, hot dogging around a left from a standing start, sling the rear end out (WOO HOO POSI!), when it comes back the other way, I'm still on the loud pedal, the P.O.S. UNLOCKS, the trans down shifts, one tire fire, and I found the rev limiter before I could figure out what happpened. ANother night, took a sweeping right about 20~25, thought I could hit the loud pedal and accelerate out of the turn, WRONG! One tire fire! Do a two footed burnout, starts as two, then goes to one.

But I don't always drive my Souper Doody like my 1967 Mustang, I was playin off road one day and found out that in 4HI I had to give the E-brake a few clicks to put enough pressure on it to lock up.

I f'in HATE my True Trac. I bought it new at Summit, it was shop installed and I really think it sucks for the money I spent on it. I've seen Trac-Locks that stay locked up more than this thing does. I really wish I would have ponied up the other $200 for a Detroit Locker that day at Summit Racing.