detroit tru trac
03-29-2006 | 12:57 PM
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Re: detroit tru trac
I have one in my TJ and it works fine in the deep snow and light trail stuff
(I don't wheel it in the rough stuff, I have the CJ for that). I think they
are much better than the OEM Track Lock. They are all gears rather than
clutches and therefore don't require special lube and shouldn't wear out.
--
JimG
80' CJ-7 258 CID, HEI
4.56 Gears, Lock-Right F&R
35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
D44 Rear, D30 Front. SOA
Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries
00' TJ Sport 4.0L, 5sp
4.56 Gears, TrueTrac rear
33" BFG AT on 15x8 Eagle Alloys
D35 Rear, D30 Front. 3" Suspension Lift
Warn X8000i
"Glenn" wrote in message ...
> anyone running Detroit Tru Trac?? they sound pretty good but read
> somewhere they aren't very strong and are little better than an open
> diff when the going gets really rough,
>
(I don't wheel it in the rough stuff, I have the CJ for that). I think they
are much better than the OEM Track Lock. They are all gears rather than
clutches and therefore don't require special lube and shouldn't wear out.
--
JimG
80' CJ-7 258 CID, HEI
4.56 Gears, Lock-Right F&R
35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
D44 Rear, D30 Front. SOA
Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries
00' TJ Sport 4.0L, 5sp
4.56 Gears, TrueTrac rear
33" BFG AT on 15x8 Eagle Alloys
D35 Rear, D30 Front. 3" Suspension Lift
Warn X8000i
"Glenn" wrote in message ...
> anyone running Detroit Tru Trac?? they sound pretty good but read
> somewhere they aren't very strong and are little better than an open
> diff when the going gets really rough,
>
03-29-2006 | 12:57 PM
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Re: detroit tru trac
I have one in my TJ and it works fine in the deep snow and light trail stuff
(I don't wheel it in the rough stuff, I have the CJ for that). I think they
are much better than the OEM Track Lock. They are all gears rather than
clutches and therefore don't require special lube and shouldn't wear out.
--
JimG
80' CJ-7 258 CID, HEI
4.56 Gears, Lock-Right F&R
35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
D44 Rear, D30 Front. SOA
Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries
00' TJ Sport 4.0L, 5sp
4.56 Gears, TrueTrac rear
33" BFG AT on 15x8 Eagle Alloys
D35 Rear, D30 Front. 3" Suspension Lift
Warn X8000i
"Glenn" wrote in message ...
> anyone running Detroit Tru Trac?? they sound pretty good but read
> somewhere they aren't very strong and are little better than an open
> diff when the going gets really rough,
>
(I don't wheel it in the rough stuff, I have the CJ for that). I think they
are much better than the OEM Track Lock. They are all gears rather than
clutches and therefore don't require special lube and shouldn't wear out.
--
JimG
80' CJ-7 258 CID, HEI
4.56 Gears, Lock-Right F&R
35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
D44 Rear, D30 Front. SOA
Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries
00' TJ Sport 4.0L, 5sp
4.56 Gears, TrueTrac rear
33" BFG AT on 15x8 Eagle Alloys
D35 Rear, D30 Front. 3" Suspension Lift
Warn X8000i
"Glenn" wrote in message ...
> anyone running Detroit Tru Trac?? they sound pretty good but read
> somewhere they aren't very strong and are little better than an open
> diff when the going gets really rough,
>
03-29-2006 | 12:57 PM
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Re: detroit tru trac
I have one in my TJ and it works fine in the deep snow and light trail stuff
(I don't wheel it in the rough stuff, I have the CJ for that). I think they
are much better than the OEM Track Lock. They are all gears rather than
clutches and therefore don't require special lube and shouldn't wear out.
--
JimG
80' CJ-7 258 CID, HEI
4.56 Gears, Lock-Right F&R
35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
D44 Rear, D30 Front. SOA
Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries
00' TJ Sport 4.0L, 5sp
4.56 Gears, TrueTrac rear
33" BFG AT on 15x8 Eagle Alloys
D35 Rear, D30 Front. 3" Suspension Lift
Warn X8000i
"Glenn" wrote in message ...
> anyone running Detroit Tru Trac?? they sound pretty good but read
> somewhere they aren't very strong and are little better than an open
> diff when the going gets really rough,
>
(I don't wheel it in the rough stuff, I have the CJ for that). I think they
are much better than the OEM Track Lock. They are all gears rather than
clutches and therefore don't require special lube and shouldn't wear out.
--
JimG
80' CJ-7 258 CID, HEI
4.56 Gears, Lock-Right F&R
35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
D44 Rear, D30 Front. SOA
Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries
00' TJ Sport 4.0L, 5sp
4.56 Gears, TrueTrac rear
33" BFG AT on 15x8 Eagle Alloys
D35 Rear, D30 Front. 3" Suspension Lift
Warn X8000i
"Glenn" wrote in message ...
> anyone running Detroit Tru Trac?? they sound pretty good but read
> somewhere they aren't very strong and are little better than an open
> diff when the going gets really rough,
>
03-29-2006 | 01:27 PM
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Re: detroit tru trac
I used to run front and rear Truetracs in my '97 TJ. First, they are
'very' strong, no worries about that. Next, they are 'very' good
(outstanding!) for slick road use... ice, snow, etc.. And as was
already said, they don't need any special additives (friction modifiers)
to work like the Jeep Tracloc requires.
Where they are next to useless is on a difficult offroad trail where you
don't always have all four tires on the ground. In those situations,
they are little better than an open differential. Even using the usual
"tricks" like applying the brake to help them work better doesn't work
well in those situations, I have years of trying to help them work
better in those situations. That's why I eventually swapped both of my
Truetracs out for front and rear lockers.
So for onroad use, the Truetrac is outstanding. For offroad use where
all four tires wil not always be on the ground, a Truetrac is not much
help at all. :)
Jerry
--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
'very' strong, no worries about that. Next, they are 'very' good
(outstanding!) for slick road use... ice, snow, etc.. And as was
already said, they don't need any special additives (friction modifiers)
to work like the Jeep Tracloc requires.
Where they are next to useless is on a difficult offroad trail where you
don't always have all four tires on the ground. In those situations,
they are little better than an open differential. Even using the usual
"tricks" like applying the brake to help them work better doesn't work
well in those situations, I have years of trying to help them work
better in those situations. That's why I eventually swapped both of my
Truetracs out for front and rear lockers.
So for onroad use, the Truetrac is outstanding. For offroad use where
all four tires wil not always be on the ground, a Truetrac is not much
help at all. :)
Jerry
--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
03-29-2006 | 01:27 PM
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Re: detroit tru trac
I used to run front and rear Truetracs in my '97 TJ. First, they are
'very' strong, no worries about that. Next, they are 'very' good
(outstanding!) for slick road use... ice, snow, etc.. And as was
already said, they don't need any special additives (friction modifiers)
to work like the Jeep Tracloc requires.
Where they are next to useless is on a difficult offroad trail where you
don't always have all four tires on the ground. In those situations,
they are little better than an open differential. Even using the usual
"tricks" like applying the brake to help them work better doesn't work
well in those situations, I have years of trying to help them work
better in those situations. That's why I eventually swapped both of my
Truetracs out for front and rear lockers.
So for onroad use, the Truetrac is outstanding. For offroad use where
all four tires wil not always be on the ground, a Truetrac is not much
help at all. :)
Jerry
--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
'very' strong, no worries about that. Next, they are 'very' good
(outstanding!) for slick road use... ice, snow, etc.. And as was
already said, they don't need any special additives (friction modifiers)
to work like the Jeep Tracloc requires.
Where they are next to useless is on a difficult offroad trail where you
don't always have all four tires on the ground. In those situations,
they are little better than an open differential. Even using the usual
"tricks" like applying the brake to help them work better doesn't work
well in those situations, I have years of trying to help them work
better in those situations. That's why I eventually swapped both of my
Truetracs out for front and rear lockers.
So for onroad use, the Truetrac is outstanding. For offroad use where
all four tires wil not always be on the ground, a Truetrac is not much
help at all. :)
Jerry
--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
03-29-2006 | 01:27 PM
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Re: detroit tru trac
I used to run front and rear Truetracs in my '97 TJ. First, they are
'very' strong, no worries about that. Next, they are 'very' good
(outstanding!) for slick road use... ice, snow, etc.. And as was
already said, they don't need any special additives (friction modifiers)
to work like the Jeep Tracloc requires.
Where they are next to useless is on a difficult offroad trail where you
don't always have all four tires on the ground. In those situations,
they are little better than an open differential. Even using the usual
"tricks" like applying the brake to help them work better doesn't work
well in those situations, I have years of trying to help them work
better in those situations. That's why I eventually swapped both of my
Truetracs out for front and rear lockers.
So for onroad use, the Truetrac is outstanding. For offroad use where
all four tires wil not always be on the ground, a Truetrac is not much
help at all. :)
Jerry
--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
'very' strong, no worries about that. Next, they are 'very' good
(outstanding!) for slick road use... ice, snow, etc.. And as was
already said, they don't need any special additives (friction modifiers)
to work like the Jeep Tracloc requires.
Where they are next to useless is on a difficult offroad trail where you
don't always have all four tires on the ground. In those situations,
they are little better than an open differential. Even using the usual
"tricks" like applying the brake to help them work better doesn't work
well in those situations, I have years of trying to help them work
better in those situations. That's why I eventually swapped both of my
Truetracs out for front and rear lockers.
So for onroad use, the Truetrac is outstanding. For offroad use where
all four tires wil not always be on the ground, a Truetrac is not much
help at all. :)
Jerry
--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
03-29-2006 | 04:45 PM
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Re: detroit tru trac NOW Richmond units
What about the Richmond PowerTrax Lock-Right and No-slip units in a Dana
35c?. Anyone using them? Benefits? Drawbacks?
"Jerry Bransford" <jerrypb@***.net> wrote in message
news:rszWf.14517$6a1.7900@fed1read04...
>I used to run front and rear Truetracs in my '97 TJ. First, they are
>'very' strong, no worries about that. Next, they are 'very' good
>(outstanding!) for slick road use... ice, snow, etc.. And as was already
>said, they don't need any special additives (friction modifiers) to work
>like the Jeep Tracloc requires.
>
> Where they are next to useless is on a difficult offroad trail where you
> don't always have all four tires on the ground. In those situations, they
> are little better than an open differential. Even using the usual
> "tricks" like applying the brake to help them work better doesn't work
> well in those situations, I have years of trying to help them work better
> in those situations. That's why I eventually swapped both of my Truetracs
> out for front and rear lockers.
>
> So for onroad use, the Truetrac is outstanding. For offroad use where all
> four tires wil not always be on the ground, a Truetrac is not much help at
> all. :)
>
> Jerry
> --
> Jerry Bransford
> PP-ASEL N6TAY
> See the Geezer Jeep at
> http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
35c?. Anyone using them? Benefits? Drawbacks?
"Jerry Bransford" <jerrypb@***.net> wrote in message
news:rszWf.14517$6a1.7900@fed1read04...
>I used to run front and rear Truetracs in my '97 TJ. First, they are
>'very' strong, no worries about that. Next, they are 'very' good
>(outstanding!) for slick road use... ice, snow, etc.. And as was already
>said, they don't need any special additives (friction modifiers) to work
>like the Jeep Tracloc requires.
>
> Where they are next to useless is on a difficult offroad trail where you
> don't always have all four tires on the ground. In those situations, they
> are little better than an open differential. Even using the usual
> "tricks" like applying the brake to help them work better doesn't work
> well in those situations, I have years of trying to help them work better
> in those situations. That's why I eventually swapped both of my Truetracs
> out for front and rear lockers.
>
> So for onroad use, the Truetrac is outstanding. For offroad use where all
> four tires wil not always be on the ground, a Truetrac is not much help at
> all. :)
>
> Jerry
> --
> Jerry Bransford
> PP-ASEL N6TAY
> See the Geezer Jeep at
> http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
03-29-2006 | 04:45 PM
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Re: detroit tru trac NOW Richmond units
What about the Richmond PowerTrax Lock-Right and No-slip units in a Dana
35c?. Anyone using them? Benefits? Drawbacks?
"Jerry Bransford" <jerrypb@***.net> wrote in message
news:rszWf.14517$6a1.7900@fed1read04...
>I used to run front and rear Truetracs in my '97 TJ. First, they are
>'very' strong, no worries about that. Next, they are 'very' good
>(outstanding!) for slick road use... ice, snow, etc.. And as was already
>said, they don't need any special additives (friction modifiers) to work
>like the Jeep Tracloc requires.
>
> Where they are next to useless is on a difficult offroad trail where you
> don't always have all four tires on the ground. In those situations, they
> are little better than an open differential. Even using the usual
> "tricks" like applying the brake to help them work better doesn't work
> well in those situations, I have years of trying to help them work better
> in those situations. That's why I eventually swapped both of my Truetracs
> out for front and rear lockers.
>
> So for onroad use, the Truetrac is outstanding. For offroad use where all
> four tires wil not always be on the ground, a Truetrac is not much help at
> all. :)
>
> Jerry
> --
> Jerry Bransford
> PP-ASEL N6TAY
> See the Geezer Jeep at
> http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
35c?. Anyone using them? Benefits? Drawbacks?
"Jerry Bransford" <jerrypb@***.net> wrote in message
news:rszWf.14517$6a1.7900@fed1read04...
>I used to run front and rear Truetracs in my '97 TJ. First, they are
>'very' strong, no worries about that. Next, they are 'very' good
>(outstanding!) for slick road use... ice, snow, etc.. And as was already
>said, they don't need any special additives (friction modifiers) to work
>like the Jeep Tracloc requires.
>
> Where they are next to useless is on a difficult offroad trail where you
> don't always have all four tires on the ground. In those situations, they
> are little better than an open differential. Even using the usual
> "tricks" like applying the brake to help them work better doesn't work
> well in those situations, I have years of trying to help them work better
> in those situations. That's why I eventually swapped both of my Truetracs
> out for front and rear lockers.
>
> So for onroad use, the Truetrac is outstanding. For offroad use where all
> four tires wil not always be on the ground, a Truetrac is not much help at
> all. :)
>
> Jerry
> --
> Jerry Bransford
> PP-ASEL N6TAY
> See the Geezer Jeep at
> http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
03-29-2006 | 04:45 PM
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Re: detroit tru trac NOW Richmond units
What about the Richmond PowerTrax Lock-Right and No-slip units in a Dana
35c?. Anyone using them? Benefits? Drawbacks?
"Jerry Bransford" <jerrypb@***.net> wrote in message
news:rszWf.14517$6a1.7900@fed1read04...
>I used to run front and rear Truetracs in my '97 TJ. First, they are
>'very' strong, no worries about that. Next, they are 'very' good
>(outstanding!) for slick road use... ice, snow, etc.. And as was already
>said, they don't need any special additives (friction modifiers) to work
>like the Jeep Tracloc requires.
>
> Where they are next to useless is on a difficult offroad trail where you
> don't always have all four tires on the ground. In those situations, they
> are little better than an open differential. Even using the usual
> "tricks" like applying the brake to help them work better doesn't work
> well in those situations, I have years of trying to help them work better
> in those situations. That's why I eventually swapped both of my Truetracs
> out for front and rear lockers.
>
> So for onroad use, the Truetrac is outstanding. For offroad use where all
> four tires wil not always be on the ground, a Truetrac is not much help at
> all. :)
>
> Jerry
> --
> Jerry Bransford
> PP-ASEL N6TAY
> See the Geezer Jeep at
> http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
35c?. Anyone using them? Benefits? Drawbacks?
"Jerry Bransford" <jerrypb@***.net> wrote in message
news:rszWf.14517$6a1.7900@fed1read04...
>I used to run front and rear Truetracs in my '97 TJ. First, they are
>'very' strong, no worries about that. Next, they are 'very' good
>(outstanding!) for slick road use... ice, snow, etc.. And as was already
>said, they don't need any special additives (friction modifiers) to work
>like the Jeep Tracloc requires.
>
> Where they are next to useless is on a difficult offroad trail where you
> don't always have all four tires on the ground. In those situations, they
> are little better than an open differential. Even using the usual
> "tricks" like applying the brake to help them work better doesn't work
> well in those situations, I have years of trying to help them work better
> in those situations. That's why I eventually swapped both of my Truetracs
> out for front and rear lockers.
>
> So for onroad use, the Truetrac is outstanding. For offroad use where all
> four tires wil not always be on the ground, a Truetrac is not much help at
> all. :)
>
> Jerry
> --
> Jerry Bransford
> PP-ASEL N6TAY
> See the Geezer Jeep at
> http://members.***.net/jerrypb/