Jesus Fernando

So I'm thinking about getting a Truetrack for my Cherokee. It is kinda of my DD but i also wheel it a few. I was wondering how it performs offroad?? If anyone has a video or pics that would be great.... or should I just go with Detroit locker

CR-Snow

For the rear? A DD? Truetrac is great. One of the best performing limited slips for off road use. High bias ratio.

toasterknight

Run one in mine. Wonderful lsd on road and off road. Only bad part is when I give too much throttle on wet pavement and the high bias ratio bites you in the ***. I have come into traffic sideways too many times.

guinelle1

for sure trutrac.. i have one in my daily and its virtually unnoticeable. you dont want a locker on a DD

Jesus Fernando

How does it perform offroad??

Fred/N0AZZ

Jesus I have ran Detroit Lockers in many DD from trucks to cars and my XJ also front and rear, all it takes is learning to drive with one it isn't that hard.


The full case locker has advantages over a limited slip in several ways much more so off road. But I have had several cars that I drove on the street with a full spool and they were a handful at times on wet or snow covered pavement not something I would suggest.

xjcherokee2000

Preforms great as long as a wheel is not up in the air not touching the ground at all.

The truetrac needs traction in order to lock up.

Jesus Fernando

Damn that sounds to me kinda like a open diff hahah

toasterknight

The difference is that the true trac will put 3/4 of the power to the wheel with traction. You will never do a one wheel burnout with a properly functioning lsd.

SatiricalHen

Kinda apples to oranges since the truetrac is a full case limited slip which requires resetting the gears after install and the powertrax no slip locker is a 2 hour install in a driveway, but I love my no slip. Not very noticeable on road definitely manageable for daily driver (drive mine everyday). Really quite and it fully locks offroad.

Bluelight

Truetrac is a more expensive way to go than a No Slip, plus the cost of installation. That said, I have one in mine and would do it again. Use it on snow and ice, and it handles well. Through snow, I've found myself using 4wd less. Did a few trips down a dirt trail with a trailer on, and got through some small mud holes in 2wd with no trouble. I've only once gotten "stuck" with it, where I had one wheel on gravel and the other on polished ice, with a slight slope. The wheel on the ice would just spin. Using the e-brake to add resistance would have gotten me moving, but unfortunately the wheel that was slipping was also the wheel with a broken e-brake cable, so I had to give in and engage the front axle.

While you're at it, it would be a good time to have all the bearings and seals in the rear axle replaced, as well as the brakes. I think the only thing that wasn't touched while mine was done was the pinion.

guinelle1

it performs great.. i havnt used it offroad very much.. since the truck it is in is a 2wd lol.. but has gotten me through some nasty winters. i would say it depends how hard you wheel your daily.. something you need to think about. now im talking in comparison Trutrac vs full case detriot.. for a daily.. definitely trutrac. otherwise go with the lunchbox for cheaper traction

Jrozar

I have a trutrack int he front and rear of my YJ and have been very please with the performance, unless you are doing hard core rock crawling it will get you where you need to go and with a tire in the air give it a little brake. I have run a detroit locker rear and front in the past and I like the overall performance of the the trutrack for street and several off road situations.

I also have a front and rear ARB in the Cherokee and there are times on ice and a few other situations I have the limited slip verse the only choice of full locker or open diff.

You have to decide what you do with your rig, your needs, and your capabilities. We have a habit of sometimes building for the most extreme not for what we do the other 99% of the time.

You cant go wrong with any traction device compared to an open diff as long as you know what you are stepping in to and are able to accept any quirks that may come along with them.

Do you research and find what meets your needs.

Jrozar

Maybe this will help