SOLD Auburn gear limited slip differential

[Cleancut]

Location

United States

Brand New Auburn gear part#542030. Purchased this several years ago and never installed it. It has some surface rust but will clean up easily. I have the original box and instructions. They sell for $575+ new. I'm asking $450. Pick it up in southern New Jersey or pay for shipping.

 

[Cleancut]

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[Downey]

Most Mud members will never read this ad because they have been brain washed into thinking the only thing worth a darn is a full gear locker. This could be true for 10% of the wheelers who do hard core "tire in the air" rock crawling. Problem with these lockers is they must be unlocked on the highway, so no highway posi advantage at all.

For the other 90% of wheelers this LSD is ideal, why:
1. It's working all the time, on or off road, so gives highway positraction. It's working before you get into gook.
2. Auburn designed it to give the tire with the "most traction" the greatest percentage of efficiency, not the tire spinning in gook.
3. It's fully self contained, no other pumps or electrical required.
4. Most ideal choice when all 4 tires are on the ground (90 percent of wheeling, 90 percent of wheelers).

 

[brian]

i'm a big fan of these and am thinking about picking this one up just to put on the shelf.

 

[CenTXFJ60]

Most Mud members will never read this ad because they have been brain washed into thinking the only thing worth a darn is a full gear locker. This could be true for 10% of the wheelers who do hard core "tire in the air" rock crawling. Problem with these lockers is they must be unlocked on the highway, so no highway posi advantage at all.

For the other 90% of wheelers this LSD is ideal, why:
1. It's working all the time, on or off road, so gives highway positraction. It's working before you get into gook.
2. Auburn designed it to give the tire with the "most traction" the greatest percentage of efficiency, not the tire spinning in gook.
3. It's fully self contained, no other pumps or electrical required.
4. Most ideal choice when all 4 tires are on the ground (90 percent of wheeling, 90 percent of wheelers).

I'm running this in my rear diff and really like it.

 

[piecemeal]

i'm a big fan of these and am thinking about picking this one up just to put on the shelf.

To install in my truck, right?

 

[Cleancut]

Bump

 

[ginericLC]

Most Mud members will never read this ad because they have been brain washed into thinking the only thing worth a darn is a full gear locker. This could be true for 10% of the wheelers who do hard core "tire in the air" rock crawling. Problem with these lockers is they must be unlocked on the highway, so no highway posi advantage at all.

For the other 90% of wheelers this LSD is ideal, why:
1. It's working all the time, on or off road, so gives highway positraction. It's working before you get into gook.
2. Auburn designed it to give the tire with the "most traction" the greatest percentage of efficiency, not the tire spinning in gook.
3. It's fully self contained, no other pumps or electrical required.
4. Most ideal choice when all 4 tires are on the ground (90 percent of wheeling, 90 percent of wheelers).

I don't disagree with most of what you said except the highway part. I had an Auburn in the rear of my 60 and I absolutely hated it come winter time. It was horrible in the snow. I'd step on the gas just a little and was instantly fishtailing. I ended up swapping it into the front and it worked great there. I could still steer but it definitely helped the traction up front.

 

[Downey]

ginericLC, I don't have first hand knowledge since I seldom see snow, but I'm told a locked rear end in snow would have a tendency to push the rig to the right (off the road), so I'm told snow drivers would have to turn their steering wheels towards the center line to stay straight- - -am I right or wrong?????

 

[ginericLC]

ginericLC, I don't have first hand knowledge since I seldom see snow, but I'm told a locked rear end in snow would have a tendency to push the rig to the right (off the road), so I'm told snow drivers would have to turn their steering wheels towards the center line to stay straight- - -am I right or wrong?????

It depends if you are on the gas or coasting. On the gas it pushes you off the road but in the coast it pushes you towards the center line. And I guess coasting is fine. It is just the moment your release the gas that it pushes you towards the center line. Best thing is to be unlocked without a limited slip for snow highway driving. Like I said, I like the Auburn just not in the rear of a winter vehicle. Also if you have an automatic it isn't as bad. The auto sort of cushions the acceleration/coast change over. I had a friend that had a lockrite in the rear of his 80. I thought he was crazy until I drove it and it really wasn't too bad. I think the fulltime 4wd and auto really took the edge off of it.