hey guys just picked up a 2011 f-150 with 2wd and open differential. living in new york i need a traction lock pumpkin. does any body know about the electronic locking rear? Or should i stay with a convential traction lock? thanks

 

One word: Detroit Tru-Trac. Best cost effective choice IMHO

 

Give the traction control system a chance before you decide.

I bought my 2011 thinking that electronic TSC crap would not get it done in the winter here in the northeast. I was researching posi's just like you.

I have been very pleasantly surprised though. I shut down the TSC as much as possible so I don't get the annoying power cut off during a fishtail and it does a great job of getting power to both wheels when one slips.

I would even say it works better than the 10 year old limited slip in the 02 I traded.

 

I think you mis-understood the op. He has nothing but an open diff. right now.

 

It doesn't matter. He has traction control, which makes a huge difference with an open diff. Ford barely has any LS diffs anymore on the F150. I have the locking, but never use it as the TC handles slippery conditions quite well. Do not even miss a LS.

 

Learn something new every day....guess I need a new truck, hadn't heard of that system on a 2 wd. Sounds like a good setup.

 

The traction control is std on all F150s, and I believe every vehicle Ford makes. It has been on the F150 since 09. It will brake the spinning tire and/or reduce power to the wheels.

 

Like I said 'King'.....learn something new every day. Know all about the ABS system, but never heard much about the traction control system. Seems like it was introduced in 06 as an option and standard from 09 on up from my research (on the F150), Looks like an interesting system, I would want to pair it up with some good snow tires in my part of the country though.

 

so what your saying is that with the traction control is if one wheel slips then power is shipped to the other wheel. not sure i fully understand how the tcs works. my last truck was a 92 that had 2 wheel with traction lock rearend, not up on the new stuff, yet.

 

Bear in mind, I haven't seen one to look at, but it must work like an ABS system in reverse: as in, if one wheel starts to spin, the brake for that wheel would be applied electronically to the point of transferring the power to the wheel with greater traction. Just applying the logic to this from farm tractors with independent rear brakes in order to do the same thing. It would, or should, work as well as an LS system. Just my thoughts, possibly Kingfish51 will chime in here again for us.

 

Just as stated, it will use the brakes and/or reduce power to keep the wheels from losing traction. With the TC, it makes it very difficult to spin the tires or tire. Just as stated before, try it for a while before you spend a bunch of money for a limited slip. I think you will be very surprised as to how well it will work. You may even find it difficult to spin tires even on a wet road. Something that is very easy without TC, even with a LS.

 

Thanks 'King' for the education, I figured it had to work something like that....hopes it helps the OP.