Any advantage to LSD in front diff? (1 Viewer)

[GTSSportCoupe]

I'm tempted to pick this up. Pretty sure it's a straight forward install into my truck. $100 · Toyota 8inch Factory LSD

I have a factory rear e-locker. Was going to install a front e-locker, but they are hard to find (80 series works for example).

Anyhow price is so cheap on this diff it's tempting. Just wondering if it's worth the effort or not. Think it would help front wheel spin a bit on a hard climb for example?

 

[cruiserpilot]

I started a thread in the 70 section asking whether this was worth doing as I have two of them sitting
in the shed. Basically I'm not sure worth the effort. You could find the thread I'm sure, and look
through the responses.

 

[seapotato]

I have one in the rear of my 61.

Only reason I'm aware of it's existence is it used to bang and clatter until I changed the diff oil and added a vial of mystery lsd potion.

Useless as tits on a donkey, near as I can tell.

 

[GTSSportCoupe]

Thanks fellas. Sounds like it's not worth the effort.

 

[Rigpig]

I've got a couple kicking around as well. Seemed like an un-noticable/useless swap in the rear of my old 60 series, probably even less useful in the front.

 

[cruiserpilot]

You running 4.10's, N?

 

[GTSSportCoupe]

You running 4.10's, N?

Nope, 4.88.

 

[cruiserpilot]

Is that factory e locker selectable?

 

[GTSSportCoupe]

Is that factory e locker selectable?

Yes, they have a motor which engages/disengages with the turn of a switch. LJ78 only came with the rear as an option (which mine has). However the HZJ77/HZJ73 and HDJ81 came with both (front/rear) e-lockers as an option. The front diffs on those trucks are also 8" and will fit in the front housing of mine. So I'll just keep my eye out for one of those. They're usually in the $500-$1000 range, which is why the LSD was sort of attractive.

 

[stevebradford]

LSD in the front????

Found a parallel thread

 

[GTSSportCoupe]

LSD in the front????

Found a parallel thread

Thanks. Read that thread, and some of the one they had linked too. Seems like an LSD would be useless at low speed for wheeling. I'm going to save my pennies for another e-locker.

 

[cruiserpilot]

Gary Mudrak has one Toyota factory e locker left for sale in Sonoma. I think he wanted $1400 US for his.
Phew, that's a lot! Keep saving, maybe move up to loonies?

 

[GTSSportCoupe]

Gary Mudrak has one Toyota factory e locker left for sale in Sonoma. I think he wanted $1400 US for his.
Phew, that's a lot! Keep saving, maybe move up to loonies?

Haha! I still see them for sale for 500-1k. Even that's too much these days tho, haha.