Does anybody have experience w/ a 'mini-spool'?
A friend of my suggested I consider this option. He indicated the cost less than $100 and were very easy to install. He runs on in his '88 Toyota PU and talked like he had no problems even on blacktop, outside of some "cherping". No more road miles than my "fire-trail" truck gets, this is sounding like a viable option.
Thax for comments pro/con
OldTruck38
Just as easy as instaling an Aissi locker, only NO disconect option so.........
If you dont mind the onroad maners a full spool is the best traction a locker is just one step down, when you turn you are to let off the gas this unlocks it so the turn is made unlocked the Ratchet sound, turn under power and its full spool.
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Off-road: locked, dirt, leaves, sand, snow.............allow the differences in the tire to be translated into sliping on the top surface.
On-road: LOCKED, the hard no slip, full traction surface does NOT allow the forces to escape, torque will follow to the weakest link imagine the output of youre motor at that time multipyed (x) by the gear reduction in the diffs. Tremendus forces are at work to tear the weak link, axles, spider pinion (Welded), splines, locker teeth................
On-road: locked, raining (snow, ice), the harsh way traction is applied, you lose traction with one wheel you do run the risk of torque "breaking" the traction wheel and............bye bye.
On-road: limited slip, wheels are alowed to softly apply traction. (in the "slip")
Off-road: limited slip, the tires are alowed to slip and in some cases (clutch type) the tractin wheel will be buried before the lock can be placed be the diff, youre stuck
however in some precariously placed situations the soft aplication of traction is VERY needed, say wet off camber rock stalled with manuel trans, blah, blah........
this leads me to believe that some of the best mass produced 4WD's have either ALL GEAR limited slip's or selectable lockers.
My opinion, "IH8W8"
