Dodge-Nissan collaborating on Pickups?

[Patches]

My previous trucks from '93 on, have all been GM, save that one brain f--- Ford. Started with an x-cab '93, 5.7 (nice truck and the one I owned the longest) '99 Stepside Chevy, 5.3 with 4:10 gears/ 01' Yukon, 5.3, 4:10 gears/ '03 Avalanche, 5.3, 4.:10 gears: all towed well (smaller trailers)and gave good mileage. Then the 5.4 StupidCrew; cute truck, but didn't like to work. Hook a trailer to it, any trailer, and it just laid down. Kept that about a year and dumped it for the Tundra; Maybe thats why I'm impressed with the Toy

 

[WilliamBos]

its a 4.5 now huh, hmm was rumored to be a 5.9 when i first heard about it. isuzu had a 4.8 and now a 5.2 4 banger model

I always was 4.5L. All the Cummapart fans were dreaming again.

Will

 

[aczlan]

HMMM CHECK THIS OUT
YouTube - Silverado vs. Tundra Twist Ditch

looking at the two drivers, the Tundra driver was hitting the gas just enough to slip and for the LSD to just kick in, then letting off on the gas, the chevy driver was holding down on the gas (not quite as much) and letting the diff lockup, then going...

at least that is how it would appear to have done to me.

anyone else see this from the clips, or am I seeing things that aren't there???

(bias note: I prefer the older (pre 1998) Volvo cars and Ford (7.3 PSD) trucks and vans, to either chevy or Toyota)

Aaron Z

 

[workinallthetime]

looking at the two drivers, the Tundra driver was hitting the gas just enough to slip and for the LSD to just kick in, then letting off on the gas, the chevy driver was holding down on the gas (not quite as much) and letting the diff lockup, then going...

at least that is how it would appear to have done to me.

anyone else see this from the clips, or am I seeing things that aren't there???

(bias note: I prefer the older (pre 1998) Volvo cars and Ford (7.3 PSD) trucks and vans, to either chevy or Toyota)

Aaron Z

like i said most people dont understand how a locker works vs a posi or limited slip.
when a locker locks it stays locked until you stop a posi locks and unlocks while your still moving. this is why the gm does so well on the grade with rollers.
perhaps the simplest way to explin is to tell you about a vid i watched from gm.
same 2 wheel drive truck on a WET 20% grade smooth metal ramp
open diff- wont even get on the ramp
limited slip - climbs half way up then slides back down
locker- slips at first just like limited then has to stop at the top of the ramp to keep from driving off.
has nothing to do with 4x4 operation

here this explins it all with no brand bashing

YouTube - Eaton Locking Differential Demonstration

 

[Builder]

I've been trying explain this to some of the Ford & Dodge guys, but they just don't get it.

I love my G80 locker and wouldn't want anything else.

 

[aczlan]

like i said most people dont understand how a locker works vs a posi or limited slip.
when a locker locks it stays locked until you stop a posi locks and unlocks while your still moving. this is why the gm does so well on the grade with rollers.
perhaps the simplest way to explin is to tell you about a vid i watched from gm.
same 2 wheel drive truck on a WET 20% grade smooth metal ramp
open diff- wont even get on the ramp
limited slip - climbs half way up then slides back down
locker- slips at first just like limited then has to stop at the top of the ramp to keep from driving off.
has nothing to do with 4x4 operation

ok, thanks. now I know a little more of how a difflock works....


Aaron Z

 

[workinallthetime]

4:10 / 4X4 / G80 / 6.0 W/ D.O.D. / SLT2 OPTION PACKAGE / 33X11.50 NITTO TERRRA GRAPLER / 3" LIFT / NAV / LEATHER / POWER SLIDER / 18" RIMS / BULL BAR / FLOW MASTER EXHAUST/ NERF BARS

built as a light weight puller to haul my botta's around here.

 

[skargo]

Those G80 Gov locks are called grenade locks for a reason, junk! Seen it first hand, but I actually wheel offroad and rock crawl. Seen guys bring their mostly stock trucks out, and think they are the end all/be all to offroading, only to end up on the end of a strap.

I've seen 3 in the shop here blown to pieces.

My tow rig, a 550 rear wheel hp dodge with it's cummins works fine with it's LSD, because it's my street truck and tow rig.

My offroad vehicle has lock rights front and rear, simple traction that's held up for years.

 

[WilliamBos]

Those G80 Gov locks are called grenade locks for a reason, junk! Seen it first hand, but I actually wheel offroad and rock crawl. Seen guys bring their mostly stock trucks out, and think they are the end all/be all to offroading, only to end up on the end of a strap.

I've seen 3 in the shop here blown to pieces.

My tow rig, a 550 rear wheel hp dodge with it's cummins works fine with it's LSD, because it's my street truck and tow rig.

My offroad vehicle has lock rights front and rear, simple traction that's held up for years.

They ARE NOT JUNK when used for what they were built to do, NOT for a hardcore rock crawler. But if only the weekend warriors who try to compete with the hard core crawl rigs would realize that......

The do an awesome job crawling thru' 3 feet of snow no problem!!

Will

 

[skargo]

They ARE NOT JUNK when used for what they were built to do, NOT for a hardcore rock crawler. But if only the weekend warriors who try to compete with the hard core crawl rigs would realize that......

The do an awesome job crawling thru' 3 feet of snow no problem!!

Will

I agree with you Will.