Limited slip in a 9 inch?

I was behind a slow Tesla yesterday. I changed lanes and intended to get ahead of him once the light turned green. It had been raining earlier, so the road was wet. When the light turned green, I launched a little harder than usual, but I could not hook up. I let up and repeated twice/w same result. Although my 2017 Ram 1500 Crew Cab 4x4 Hemi/w 8-speed auto and 3.92 gears has a limited-slip rear end and traction control, I could feel both rear wheels spinning, and it started to go sideways, until I let off. I do have snow-rated all-terrain tires, and I've read they are not ideal in the rain. You should consider that if your tires won't hook up when accelerating from a dead stop, they probably aren't going to be the best tires to slow you down quickly in an emergency stop. By the way, I probably have about 200 lbs. in the bed + camper shell. I can't help but wonder how much difference it would have made had I engaged 4WD high range.

I experienced a similar experience in my 1988 Mustang 5.0/w limited slip while rounding a corner at normal speed, and that was with an AOD and 2.73 gears. Tires, Tires, Tires.

 

Actually the clamping action , for the clutches, comes from the axle gears trying to separate from the spider gears. The shims and springs just kinda get stuff started. But I agree a new unit works better than a wore out one.

indyjps was actually complimentary toward his unit.






Bones

 

Driving in rain is not like driving in snow or ice with a limited slip..They work fine in deeper snow but on crust or ice the *** end can come around instantly with just touching the throttle. It gets worse on crowned rural roads and requires a bit of finesse...And yes, tires make a huge difference, modern micro sipe radials are far better than big lugs on icy roads..