Re: Fw: AMC15/ Dana 30

["Mark Price" <mprice@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I got my numbers messed up. They have the E-Z locker for the D-35 too, but after thinking about it, I doubt I want the ratcheting noisy thing, plus with the windy hilly roads around here it would probably drive me nuts!
Mark Price
mpriceAtwestco.net
Morgantown, WV
69 AMC rambler, 4.0L, EFI, 5 speed 
65 Ambassador Conv, 327 AUTO, Basketcase
01 S-10 CREWCRAP 4X4



---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Geoff Harrison" <geoff_h@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: mail-From-mprice-westco.net@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Date:  Thu, 9 Jun 2005 23:27:36 +1000

>The Detroit Locker is noisy on tight turns. I thought I'd broken the diff on 
>my mates GT Falcon
>when I heard it the first time. You are right about the ratchet concept. Its 
>more like a dog clutch
>between the axle halves. IIRC a spring engages the clutch, which has angled 
>dogs, so they can push apart under high load. I don't know about the off 
>road use, but they were options on Hi performance Ausie Fords for quite a 
>while. The norm on saloon racing in those days, on Fords
>in a 9".  Good on dry roads in a straight line. Can be unpredictable in the 
>wet if your pushing it a bit. For normal road use I stay with the Twin Grip, 
>which is similar to the PosiTraction, I think.
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>Geoff 
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