what does this mean?

 

Chryslers version of the Detriot Locker TrueTrac Diff.

 

it means that if your passenger side wheel does not have traction torque gets transfered to the other side, however if you are going slow or at a crawl and that tire breaks free... you could get stuck. Happend to me when the pass/rear tire broke free while I was trying to bust thru some snow. tossed a couple of pieces of wood under there and it popped right out (driver side wheel pulled it out once torque was transfered).

 

what kinda rear end does my truck have, hope fully not a single drive wheel?

 

I don't understand what this is supposed to mean, but if you're asking if both rear wheels drive your truck or just one does....both do. I don't think there are any4 wheeled vehicles that only one wheel drives it, you would go in circles.

 

With an open differential, both wheels on the axle will receive power as long as both wheels have some traction. The (open) differential intentionally allows the power to be split unevenly between the wheels to allow the vehicle to turn, since the outside wheel has to travel further in a turn. Otherwise the wheels would drag, wear unevenly, and cause poor drivability.

What often happens though is that one wheel will lose traction if your say stuck in the mud or high centered. The design of the open differently works against you now since all the power goes to the spinning wheel. If you have 4wd, then you have this same thing possible on the front axle. This is why you can get a 4x4 stuck with only two wheels spinning. A limited slip or locking differential allows power to be transferred to the non-spinning wheel in those situations. To have the best of both worlds (open most of the time and locked when needed), there are several on-demand locking differentials available (ARB, OX, etc).

 

I understand the whole concept, but his question sounded like he was asking if his driveshaft was only connected to one rear wheel instead of both

 

Ok, sorry. The explanation was aimed more at vsraptor anyway.

 

i thinking of putting locking differentials in my truck. do you guys think it is worth it?

 

thanx sabersix you hit the nail on the head. So you only way you have true 4wd is by installing some sort of locker and the best way to go is an on demand locker?!?