Team;

If you read my earlier post, the dealer misled me by stating the 3.55 diff was a limited slip if you had the Big Horn Package. Well, thanks to Dodge Forum team, you set me straight and I complained to Dodge Corporate that the dealer misled me and I purchased the truck with false information. Well, now the dealer is very concerned about this and wants to have me trade my truck in on one that has the limited slip. I am not sure of the economics of this, but they said they would make it worth my time.

Instead of getting a new truck ( I like the one I have), I was going to propose that I would split the cost of an aftermarket limited slip, (Eaton, Auburn, other?) and they install it at no cost to me with the same warranty. So, do you think this is a reasonable request? What is the best aftermarket limited slip?

Thanks,

Dave

 

not really.

trade that bad boy in.

 

They would never warranty an aftermarket piece in teh drivetrain.

You should get them to put the factory limited slip carrier in it. You may have to go to the 3.92 ratio. As the carriers may be different.

 

Have the dealer locate a similiar truck with the options you want OR order a new one.

 

Seems like a lot of trouble for a LSD. It wouldn't surprise me one bit if the manufacturers quit using LSDs all together now that they can accomplish the same with electronics and the brakes. Nothing better to keep a wheel from spinning than it's own brake.

 

I don't think the dealer or Chrysler corporate will go for that. That being said, I think that's a reasonable resolution you suggested - I just don't think it will fly.

 

You are so right and if I had driven this truck in the snow for a test drive I would not have gotten 4 wheel drive, the ESP is great but I suppose it would suck if you got stuck, cuz sometimes you need that ability to spin the cr ap out of the wheels to get you out. The first time I drove in the snow I didn't put it in 4 wheel and didn't realiize except for the buzzing on the brake pedal like when you put the brakes on and the ABS engages. But it got traction and stayed straight and you it felt steady on the road. So if you are getting 4 wheel drive you for sure can live without LSD. JMHO

 

There is a big difference between LSD - which ensures that there is only a limited difference in the rotational speed and power being delivered to both wheels on the axle - and ESP (or actually DTC - Dynamic Traction Control) - which is essentially dragging the brake to limit the free-spinning wheel and putting the engine and the brake in opposition until/unless the open-diff starts delivering some power to the opposite wheel.
There was a thread posted last year that referenced videos posted by one of the truck testing magazines, which tested all current year models on obstacles including a specially setup hill that had a teflon slick surface under one wheel and dry asphalt under the other to highlight how most ESP/Traction Control systems left the trucks unable to climb off that moderate hill.
Electronic Traction Control systems are designed for light duty situations - rain-slicked roads or a first few inches of snow. The Engineers expect that most suburban truck owners (and most vehicles in general) will be waiting for the snow plow, or otherwise not push the envelope much beyond what brake-based Traction Control can handle. But for those who regularly face more - pulling a boat up a wet boat ramp or tackling long climbs of heavily washboarded gravel roads or facing unplowed private or farm roads - there is a big difference between a pair of power-driven wheels and a system that drags the brake or reduces engine power or both.

 

Get the new vehicle as long as they are making it worth you while, if they are not, then have them install the standard 392 lsd at their cost in you truck under warranty.

 

+1

I wish my dealer would give me that offer. The 3.92 axles are the only thing that I wanted and didn't get on my truck but money talks and the deal was good so here I am.