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TRac-Loc question..

Reply #15 –
Whats the big deal about a TC rear? If they are both traction lock, and it only diverts power away from the pass wheel when its spinning its almost useless. I mean if you can't floor it and have equal length marks, you've gotta fool around with getting it to spin what good is it? Correct me if this isn't true of coarse, I'm just going off what masscougarxr7 and I were talking about.

If this is true, my v6 rear will spin both tires if I'm like in the mud or something, so what would the difference be with the trac loc rear?

Sorry for hijacking(if i did that and not added to the knowledge here).

TRac-Loc question..

Reply #16 –
Quote from: 32VFoxBird;273551
yup....




be interesting to see how you'd replace an axle with that setup - the pin would be unremovable, so you would never get the C-clips out...

Weren't those pics from a joke thread on some other forum a while back, where the OP posted them pretending to be serious just to see the replies?
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1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣

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Reply #17 –
Quote from: jpc647;274071
Whats the big deal about a TC rear? If they are both traction lock, and it only diverts power away from the pass wheel when its spinning its almost useless. I mean if you can't floor it and have equal length marks, you've gotta fool around with getting it to spin what good is it? Correct me if this isn't true of coarse, I'm just going off what masscougarxr7 and I were talking about.

If this is true, my v6 rear will spin both tires if I'm like in the mud or something, so what would the difference be with the trac loc rear?

Sorry for hijacking(if i did that and not added to the knowledge here).

The trac lock rear helps prevent the passenger tire from spinning to begin with, by diverting some of the power to the other tire. Its purpose is to prevent wheelspin and get the car moving. The only reason you can spin both your wheels on very slippery surfaces with the pegleg rear is that the friction inside your rear is greater than the traction you've got. You'll only spin both tires if both tires have no traction. Traction lock increases that friction a whole bunch, so that it's greater even when you've got plenty of traction (IE dry pavement). With traction lock you'll get power to both tires even if one has no traction and the other has a lot (such as one wheel on ice - with a pegleg you'd just sit there spinning, but with T/L the car would move).
2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣

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Reply #18 –
AHHHHHHHH, I C..........my passenger side always spins fist,...but the minute i turn the wheel and gas it,... they both break free,..... and i have two marks...... also,.... in the rain,... the a$$ end likes to shift to the right,......(only when i give it too much)... i was under the impression, that the pass side got the power, and when it lost traction, the trac0loc would engage and divert the power to the other wheel... i guess i was off a bit!!!
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Reply #19 –
Would this be the same for the GM posi's as well? They are only locked in when its under a load? I'm just trying to learn here, lol.

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Reply #20 –
Get yourself a full-locking type unit (truetrack, Powertrax) that removes the spider gears altogether and stays locked in straightaways and opens up for turns.  Noisy?  A little, but anything that takes the spider gears out of a rear is worth it IMHO....
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TRac-Loc question..

Reply #21 –
Quote from: jpc647;274109
Would this be the same for the GM posi's as well? They are only locked in when its under a load? I'm just trying to learn here, lol.

Some GM posi's are the same as Ford's (they use the same clutch/plate setup), while others (most notably mid 90's and newer Caprices and trucks) are a mechanical locker. The mechanical lockers must have one wheel spinning fast enough to build up centifugal force, then the locker engages. When it engages it does so quite suddenly and noticeably. They're also quite brittle - I've replaced dozens of locking pins in them in cop cars back when I worked at a GM dealership
2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣