stupid question

[valo]

can i install a limited slip dif. in the front. :88 grand wag. I will use more on the road than off road.
thanx.

[Chevelleguy]

If it is a NP229, the front diff doesn't turn in 2wd so it should effect on road drivablity.

[Bob Barry]

The front diff does turn in 2wd, since the '88 had constant-drive front hubs.

But I don't know what effect it will have on driveability.

A rear locker should have a bigger effect on off-roadability than a front LS.

[Chevelleguy]

My '84 has constant drive hubs and it doesn't turn in 2wd. Only the spider gears turn since there is less resistance than turning the whole diff. Is there a differance in the 84 and 88?

[ September 02, 2003, 08:28 PM: Message edited by: chevelleguy ]

[Bob Barry]

Yes, the '83 and '84 Selectracs used a vacuum-disconnect front D44, which used a different front cover. They dropped that setup in '85 and later Selectrac models. I don't know if that disconnect d44 front carrier is the same as the non-disconnect, as the disconnect was right at the pumpkin.

[Chevelleguy]

Learned something new. The day was not a waste.