Aftermarket Diff Locks

[pmatusov]

For general and expedition use (not rock crawling) I would recommend Torsen-type differential locks. Benefits:

I beg to differ. My D1 with two TruTracs did fine on the Rubicon. I drove it on snow and ice, including off-camber mountain roads - it did okay.

 

[Commodore]

Which code reader do you use? I have found that the gas tank meter is very sensitive, and I would love to reset that on my own. Thanks

An old cheap one that I have had for a while. Nothing fancy at all but it works.

 

[Psignore00]

While on a group trail ride last week, one of the Grenadiers refused to allow diff locks. It turns out that the owner overfilled his fuel tank and that threw a check engine light. The computer won't allow for use of the lockers if a check engine light is on. Fortunately, I carry my code reader and was able to reset his check engine and then lockers were allowed.

How stupid is it to not allow lockers because of a check engine light! Great way to get someone stuck in a remote place of what might be an emissions sensor or something else minor. This makes me even more motivated to find a backup way to activate diff locks.

This would be the perfect truck if not for the stupid software.

I thought I’ve used my lockers with check engine light, but I’ll be sure to test it the next time it pops on from due level sensor. I get it every couple months. I have a $20 obd2 code reader from Amazon so I can erase it myself in the car because I know it also disables cruise control.

 

[Commodore]

I beg to differ. My D1 with two TruTracs did fine on the Rubicon. I drove it on snow and ice, including off-camber mountain roads - it did okay.

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TruTrac and Torsen both are LSD. They you different tech to accomplish the same thing. Both are very good. I LSD on an old CJ and it never lacked for traction while still being very drivable on the road. No need to push button off road. Their down side might be ultimate life expectancy but still a very go option and one I would be happy with on most trucks.