Croatan_Kid
How's your hammer hangin'?
- Joined
- Nov 4, 2007
- Location
- New Bern
I was tired as hellllll. At least I wasn't drinking, right?
I think they are slightly different but not positiveCan you pull the posi out of a dodge 11.5? All of the ones I have had have been very good at making all the rear wheels spin when needed including the duallys.
I’m not sure on the specifics but I’m sure I’m a tightwad so it would be something I’d look into iffen it were mine.They'll swap, but, the AAM version is a 2:1 bias and the True Trac is a 3:1 bias...from what I've read. In a nut shell, the Eaton version is tighter. Plus, I'm not entirely sure, but there may need to be a spacer involved to take up the space for the tone ring. Does Dodge still do that? I can't remember...
Plus, I don't think ECGS has any of those in stock right now. Even when they do, they're still close to 850 bucks. I'd just as soon have the same rear unit as the front.
I'll order a rear True Trac later on. They're expensive! Damn AAM 11.5s...
@DonYukon
It rides better, turns sharper, has bigger front brakes, a lot of engine stuff is easier to work on because I can get to them from underneath (water pump, harmomic balancer, oil cooler, up pipes), all of the parts are most robust, no more crappy/wore out/saggy torsion bars, the transmission/transfer case are easier to remove without the rear torsion bar mounts in there, and the center section of the new transmission crossmember unbolts. Oh, plus I hate the stock pitman arms and I hate idler arms. They're a pain in the ass to change, but that forward crossmember is gone now. Don't have to worry about the tiny, stock tie rods either. It's nice that it doesn't nose dive when you hit the brakes now. There are almost no rattles now too. It's very stable (more so than stock) when towing, which is fantastic...especially with no sway bar. My rim options opened up quite a bit as well. I don't have upper control arms to worry about. Speaking of which, it's certainly easier to keep the front end aligned with several less moving parts as well as no control arm bushings.
I think that about covers it, but really, I just did it because it's what I wanted. The fact that it's way better was just icing on the cake. I can't leave anything alone anyway. Everything I've got has a solid axle, other than my S10. There's still time though.
Hey, what you hiding there?? Curious minds want to know!...because I got a deal on something and gotta tow it back home
I'll snag some pics later. Stay tuned.