Anyone have any suggestions about what i should do??? Limited slip? posi? The goal is good traction in the snow. I wanna do it now before it gets icy... THX
That's a two edged sword. A locker or LSD will help with traction IF you have traction on either of the two wheels. If you lose traction on both wheels, you'd be better off having an open diff as you wouldn't slide sideways as easily as if you get both wheels spinning. If traction is what you want, you need a well siped tire to begin with, studs or chains might be needed, and then I'd consider an LSD.
Just grab an LSD unit out of a celica supra. (82-86) IIRC. Not all of them have LSD/posi. But a build sticker or a quick spin of the driveshaft will tell you. Not easy to swap, as they require a backlash adjustment, but it can be done. Cheap and easy route if you do some junkyard hunting. Or you could drop 400+ bucks on an aftermarket locker...
Do you have a 7.5" or 8" rear end? I just finished swapping a 3.91 gear set and LSD from an 88 supra into my 75. If you can rebuild the rear end then you can do this swap.
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