Originally posted by GFD:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by rustywag:
I'm thinking GFD was referring to a LSD for the rear... My thought is that if the LSD (viscous coupling) in the X-fer case is torque biased then the addition of additional rear torque throught the input/effect of two tires with an LSD versus one without a LSD in the rear may upset the torque biasing operations of the T/C VC......Rustywag has hit the nail on the head, this is exactly what I was reffering to but didn't state so well in my original post.
I know that this was discussed previously but a while ago.
Someone must know the answer....-joe or BobBarry you out there?????????
Thanks guys</font>[/QUOTE]it will be just fine. the torque biasing qualities of the 229s viscuous coupling cneter diff will not be affected by the addition of a welded,locked,or limited slipped rear diff. or a front diff,for that matter if you want to add lockouts and forget about ever using full time 4x on pavement again.
think of it like an axle diff. each drivesahft is like the axlesahft that goes to a wheel. when slippage at either side occurs,plates have to shear thru the silicone filled coupling,thus limiting the slip from one shaft to the other.
granted,it is slightly different since there is a diff at the end of each "axlesahft",but that doesnt really matter, as far as the transfer case is concerned. when the one drivesahft starts pinnning faster than the other,the viscuous cupling does not know or care if both wheels at the end of that shaft are spinning,or jsut one. its job is to try and keep the driveshaft speeds front/rear the same.
further,while locked in low range,the 229 is like any other part time case,so a traction device at either or both axles wont be any different.
in 2wd,you will have to have lockouts to retian turnability on the street,but other than that, you can run a full time rig off road with a locker in both axles.again,the xfer case keeps the drivesahft speeds the same,and it does not care that both wheels are spinning on both axles.
ok,now for the downside: if you add lockouts to a 229 equipped rig,you gotta be very careful not to engage 4hi with the hubs unlocked,as the front drivesahft will spin out alot of the power-just as the limited slip in a rear axle would do if you lifted a tire off the ground. a v/c in good shape will actually move the rig with hubs unlocked. however,it will only do so for a short period of time before expensive damage has been done.
the 229 is a good case for street driving,and if you want to add a lsd to the rear,fear not it will not hurt anything.
for a hardcore trail rig,however,while it is possible to run front/rear lockers i wouldnt advise it,as the case is not kown for its ability to withstand lots of abuse,and you cannot limp home onthe front drivesahft in the event of rear breakage,unless youre close enuff to drive there in 4lo :eek:
my $.02 anyway smile.gif
other than that,why do you have to "pad your post count"? we are not pirate 4x4-over here we do not care if you have 10 posts or 10,000.
id reccomend doing a search,as you will prolly come up with other good info that want mentioned here smile.gif since some of us here have answered these questions many times,we prolly do not answer them as thoruoughly as we did the first time.
[ February 13, 2003, 09:31 AM: Message edited by: scotty ]