danbevsv6rumbler

so... i'm trying to look into the whole non-open diff setup, and i'm getting scared away from the t-lok due to the many stories I've read of them failing. more stories of failures than good ones, although, don't get me wrong, for what i think i plan to do with my car the tlok should be okay. however, i haven't read too much about auburn lsds on our 7.5s (or maybe I'm just blind), but I was wondering if anyone has ever gone with this setup or if anyone has any experience with such a setup. The price makes it more appealing than the detroit for me (plus, i don't think i want to go that big yet), at $330-350 on ebay (probably cheaper ones if i look around some more). thanks in advance!

fazm

i know of at least 2 s197 v6s with the auburn in their 7.5 that blew them

BWfVA

Ok I am going to jump in on this thread because, Imyself have been wanting to go back to a posi setup. I used to have a 10 bolt Chevy Posi in my truck and that thing was tough as heck. I did to many burnouts to count. Anyway I am really tired of the one wheel burnouts and I also have read Dans other threads and I want to know a good posi without going to a full detroit because I was planning on a Tlock until I found out all of this.

MrSandman

If you don't plan on living at the track.. or aren't using your car in burnout contests.. the ford racing t-lok is plenty sturdy... Especially if your engine is close to stock (stock or CAI + tune).
If you are that worried, order a GT rear and have that installed instead.

xyster

Well also GT Rear end + new gears would stomp pretty hard

I'd get the rear end anyhow since who knows where the car will be in another year or two... planning ahead.

BWfVA

Ok i dont mean to jack you thread man, but I how much is a GT rear and where can you get one and what kinds of gears do they come with

danbevsv6rumbler

great. there goes my thread.

newtakeoff.com has them, as do some other online takeoff places like v6mustangstuff and whatnot. you might want to google it for a good deal

so... i plan on (for now) using my car like 98% street and maybe 2% play... why is it that people recommend manuals to go with something stronger - are they assuming a higher rev start/torque application for drag racing? i certainly won't be drag racing at this point, but i do plan on doing some... car testing . i love powerslides two wheels spinning would totally help me control them like 10 times better, AND i could switch from going one direction to the other without having to worry... i think?

correct me if i'm wrong, but I guess the t-lok probably wouldn't be bad for this application...

mustangman02232

my car has been to the track once, i blew the spiders out on a 1-2 bump shift on a bone stock 02 auto

i blew my auburn up in my old camaro, and there have been stories of them failing in 7.5s

eaton or a detroit true trac are ;your two best bets