Found The Truck I Wanted...…and then

[Riley1]

I discovered it did not have an anti-slip diff. From the looking I've been doing on this forum sounds like this might not be the wisest thing to omit given I live in Michigan (winter). Any comments are appreciated.

Thanks,
Rick

 

[Richard320]

Seems to me that the Traction Control and/or Stability Control would kick in if you had a huge amount of slippage.

Given the current supply problems, if I found one that close to perfect in stock somewhere, I'd snap it up.

 

[HSKR R/T]

Not hard to add an aftermarket one if you really want it. If truck is 4wd, not as needed. And for some a limited slip on ice/snow can be worse if you don't know how to control it

 

[piening2150]

I live in OH and drive into MI for work every day. I would prefer to have a LSD, but not having one hasn't been a problem at all really, especially in 4WD. It does tend to spin the inside tire when making a turn from a stop in 2WD when it's wet, but the TC will kick in to take care of that if you don't back off the throttle on your own. Just a minor annoyance. Had a major snowstorm that dumped 8-10" (maybe more) while I was at work. No plows were out yet. 4WD handled it just fine.

 

[Riley1]

Thanks a lot for the replies. I've looked at so many trucks online my head is spinning. I think I'll give this one a little more consideration.

 

[Oilslick]

I work in the mountains of northern Pa. My last truck didn't have the LSD and originally I thought that would be a problem. It really wasn't. Deep snow and ice never was an issue. Although a quality set of studded winter tires works great!!! Consider those.