Chevy Silverado Locking Rear Differential

Instead of so long folks we deem necessary to mention that the eaton g80 locking differential comes as standard on the chevrolet silverado 1500 ltz and z71 models as well as all silverado.

Chevy silverado locking rear differential.

Locking rear differential lsd spend enough time on offroad discussion forums and you re sure to read somebody claiming that a 2wd truck with a locker in the rear a locker binds the real wheels so that they spin together can do whatever a 4wd truck with open differentials can. Nov 30 2016 2 35am. Gm differentials come in a wide range of sizes. Oh it sounds like the rear end is gonna fall out when it locks but it stops the wheel spin and my truck takes on off through the obstruction.

While servicing the differential on a 2004 silverado pickup truck i thought i d take the opportunity to explain how a locking differential works. Gm differential identification specs. If you order a 2016 or 2017 with the towing package it has a rear locking diff with the standard gearing. Randys carries gm differentials from the small 6 5 as found in the chevy vega up to the larger gm 11 5 common under 3 4 and 1 ton trucks from chevrolet and gmc.

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