For those of you who doubt

[Mr Smith]

Theres good and bad in everything right? Im not baggin on my GMC. I coulda got another 3/4 ton but IMOP GM makes the best HD truck and running gear. On the other hand...they certainly could learn a couple of things from Toyota. Ive had experience with both so I thought I might be able to speak to it intelligently rather than just make a passing "Toyota is crap" remark and then link a (*&#^(&^! video...

[jrboyd_1980]

Originally Posted by MrIcky

I don't believe Chevy is using a true locker, aren't they using the Eaton set up? <-I could be wrong on that.

Toyota does offer a true locking differential. Neither of those vehicles appeared to be set up with true lockers or at least the locker wasn't engaged (it's an electronic locker on the Toyota). You engage a locker and the left and right will spin at basically the exact same speed.

You don't want a locker for a performance car because a locker will bind up on the inside wheel when you go around a corner. It will drive you nuts. Most systems will engage a gear electronically now (like Toyota), some use air when you click a switch so you don't use them full time. The detroit locker style will click at you as the gears ratchet at different speeds- it's awful for daily use.

Some people are going to flip when I say this, but the thing that I noticed was that the Toyota kept the tires on the ground while the Chevy was always hanging a rear tire. If you engaged the locker on that Toyota you'd likely be in a much better position for 4wheeling.

And the problem with AWD is that it uses a coupling instead of a true gear. What you get is the left wheel goes then it starts to slip then it stops and the right wheel goes and it keeps transferring power back and forth. It's fine for light use but if it's really nasty it will get you in trouble. That gets combined with the brake locker system where the brakes keep doing brake checks on spinning wheels. I've seen AWD vehicles that are actually smoking from the front brakes when they try to get in to places.

I think this test may have been rigged, I'd like to see what the TRD off road package would do with all the goodies engaged.

Chevy is using a G80 Locking differential

[Mr Smith]

Sweet! Where can I get one of these? lol

[MrIcky]

Originally Posted by texan

a true test would have been at night with a few other smartasses yelling at you because you are only idling into it for fear you might rub the bumper!

sorry for another hijack but since we don't have the snow and we like to make shots around 1000 yards down here, this is what we use:

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...NoWitwfG0tXWBw

OMG that thing is awesome hahaha. It's like one of those pontoon party boats but with wheels!

[MrIcky]

Originally Posted by jrboyd_1980

Chevy is using a G80 Locking differential

Thanks for the clarification on that.