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Old 10-12-2006, 11:54 PM
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Does the 2001 GT have Limited Slip Diff on the rear or _______(I dunno what the non-LSD is called..)

Is the Eaton posi LSD worth it to buy? What do these differentials do, help limit wheel spin?
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Old 10-13-2006, 12:00 AM
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yep, we have 2 spinning wheels in our GT's [8D]

Im not sure when Ford made the Detroit Locker (or whatever the one they had at the time) standard on the V8 'Stangs, but I know that they have been for at least a few years now (probably during the mid 80's Fox period when it became standard).

As for an Eaton Posi and stuff, no need to worry about it until your'e making bigger numbers and launching on good tires.
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Old 10-13-2006, 12:02 AM
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Oh alright, haha I guess your right. So 2 spinning tires means no LSD. LSD means only 1 spinning tire? Why is that better I dont understand.
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Oh alright, haha I guess your right. So 2 spinning tires means no LSD. LSD means only 1 spinning tire? Why is that better I dont understand.
2 spinning tires is a result of having a LSD. A LSD tries to keep equal power to both wheels. With an open carrier, only one tire would spin.
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