10.25 rear end

[ilystbronco]

i just bought a 10.25 rear end for 250$ out of a 88 ford pick up for when i do my lift this winter, its a open diff, but what should i do should i do a limited slip or a push button selectable locker?

 

[Roadkill]

That's a big difference in price between those two choices. If you've got the money to spare, the locker is a way better option (in my opinion). The limited slip has clutches that will eventually wear out, and it is what it says: limited slip. When the locker is locked, there is no slippage. The limited slip will, however, probably only cost half or less of what the selectable locker will cost. So if money is an issue, the limited slip may be the better choice.

 

[Broncobill78]

i just bought a 10.25 rear end for 250$ out of a 88 ford pick up for when i do my lift this winter, its a open diff, but what should i do should i do a limited slip or a push button selectable locker?

How deep are your pockets ? If money is no object then sure, go for the ARB locker with the onboard compressor, who would argue that ? A mechanical locker would probably be next in line or maybe something like a mechanical limited slip, A Detroit Locker is pretty Bada$$ but it can be harsh in such a short wheelbase truck so maybe the mechainical Detroit True-trac would be better suited to you.

Before everyone gets all fired up just what do you plan to DO with the truck ? Going back & forth to work really isn't an activity that calls for an ARB (unless of course you just HAVE to have bragging rights) but if y ou're running in competetative mud runs then sure and ARB is the way to go as long as you've got the pockets to swing it.

Look at the prices for the air lockers, the Detroit locker and the various limited slips, then give some good & serious thought to how you actually USE your truck and then let your wallet decide, that's what most of us do.

 

[ilystbronco]

well im gunna be using it as a daily driver for school and work but i liek to do a lot of wheeling like on the weekends and during school and shit , i want a good daily driven lifted truck that i can just take off road when i want ounce in a while and get through any thing , plus the braging rights dont hurt, lol /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> , eventually tho i would like to go on some wheeling trips wit some of u guys tho, so what u guys recamend

 

[bidibronco]

Rockwell 2 and a half ton both front and rear with rear stear, 5.72 gears with a spool, 16 inches of lift and some 52" mudders! Okay, sorry... It's like everyone else says, it's all in how much you want to spend. If you got the cash the selectable locker is the way to go. Also, what are you going to run for the front? Just the TTB set up or a solid axle?

 

[ilystbronco]

well i will have the ttb setup for now and down the road i ould like to do a solid axle sxap wit like a dana 60 or something, and i can afford to put like 1000$ into my axles as far as gears and lockers and shit

 

[Broncobill78]

well im gunna be using it as a daily driver for school and work but i liek to do a lot of wheeling like on the weekends and during school and shit , i want a good daily driven lifted truck that i can just take off road when i want ounce in a while and get through any thing , plus the braging rights dont hurt, lol /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> , eventually tho i would like to go on some wheeling trips wit some of u guys tho, so what u guys recamend

Well, if it were mine I'd probably look at the Detroit TruTrac. It's a gear-driven limited slip, not a clutch-driven unit like all the others (well I guess there's the Auburn with the cone thingies). Being a mechanical gear-driven limited slip it will operate as a conventional open differential except for when your tires start to spin & then both axleshafts are live. It won't wear out like a clutch diff and you'll have to work pretty hard to break it. It will also be fine behaind just about any engine you swap in so it's not like you'll break it if you move up to a 500hp big block. It's affordable and simple to buying & installing it won't cost you an arm & a leg.

The ARB's are pretty much King of the Hill but they have a lot of associated plumbing and cost a good chunk of change. Detroit Lockers are tough as can be I won't put one in a Bronco anymore. They're great in a pickup but the Bronco's short wheelbase means that you ALWAYS wind up dragging one of your tires thru every turn because it won't unlock and you get some really strange wear-patterns on your tires. 36's, 38's & 40's are just too damn expensive to tear them up that way. I was rotating them once a month *and* using a 5-tire rotation by including the spare and I was having trouble getting much more than 18 months from a 5-tire set. Just a little too harsh on the wallet for my pay-grade.

A honest-to-God locker is nice but do you *really* need one ? With TruTrac's front & rear I never got stuck in anything that wouldn't have stuck me if I'd had lockers anyways. The clutch jobs can let you down but I've never been disappointed by the Trutrac. I have friends who say the same about the Auburns but I've never run one personally and they're not all that much cheaper than an ARB, or at least they weren't when I priced them last.

Chances are you're not going to hammer the truck too hard anyways if you're in school & it's your daily driver so why do you need an over-the-top bulletproof air-locker ? For what you'd spend buying & installing one you can just about do both ends with limited-slips.

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