I have read horror stories about people off-roading and blowing their front-differentials because thier front wheels hit the ground spinning to quickly.....
Since I have an ESP equipped vehicle, will I be able to avoid this sort of thing? The brakes apply to any wheel that's spinning (except when in 4-Lo), so I am hoping I might be a little more immune to the horror of this...
Thx!
Having ESP does not reduce your chances of exploding your diff,it's been mostly older KJ's but ESP did not come on a KJ until '06 so many with the newer KJ's haven't modded very much as the older ones have.That's changing so you may here a front diff in a ESP equipted KJ blowing.
Well 99% of the time when you lift a front wheel you are in a place that needs 4low(you should be in 4low).A Detroit TT or a ARB locker will greatly reduce the chances of your front diff exploding.I wheel the s#$t out of my KJ and I had a TT upfront and never broke my diff,I did break a CV joint though,better then a $1400 diff.Those collars are not worth is since you need a 100% perfect fit and they need to be welded on to make any difference,they can actually cause more problems then fix if over-torqued.
When I wheeled with the TT upfront I would always apply the brakes a little,first reason was to fool the TT into locking,second reason is to keep my speed down so if I did raise a front wheel(which was often) it would not be spinning fast when it touched the ground again.
I sold my front diff with the TT in it to a '06 CRD KJ'er,will update how it works with the ESP after he wheels it some.
