WaveTrac Differential - Gauging Interest

[jaz13]

The locking diff turns off at 20mph and does not work in 2WD without splicing a module into the wiring harness. Replacing the differential works at any speed, in any condition, all the time.

Thank you for your input.

Sounds like a street racing setup.

Most off roaders would rather keep their locking rear diff and I'm sure many would have prefered a locker up front too instead of the Torsen.

 

[bumwhine]

lol @ street racing setup

 

[jaz13]

lol @ street racing setup

LOL, ditching a locking diff for a LSD on an offroad truck. But hey, whatever floats your boat.

 

[bumwhine]

The US Military didn't put helical differentials in the Humvee because they were street racing them. Helical differentials have a downside, typically overcome with engaging the brakes to dig out of zero axle-load conditions. The Wavetrac has a leg-up here in that it overcomes this.

The goal of this thread was not to go back and forth with one user who seems to think there's an argument to be won here. It was to gauge interest. I am interested in seeing this for our applications, you aren't. This is noticed. Thank you for your input.

 

[AndysLog]

depends on the type of offroading you do. i can 100% see the application for offroaders.

i think the nay sayers either have a hard on for hate or dont actually understand what this diff does. and i only say that because i saw someone in this thread try to compare LSD to ABLS lollolololololololololololo. which in no way shape or form are they even remotely close to comparable.

i have a torsion LSD in another trail truck i have in the rear. for the most part it is fairly awesome. the ONE drawback i have is that when i hang a wheel it opens up. this would fix this issue entirely. making the truck never have to switch from one mode to another or electronically locking anything.

i think it looks baller and if one of these fits a d60 hit a brother up.

 

[bumwhine]

depends on the type of offroading you do. i
i think it looks baller and if one of these fits a d60 hit a brother up.

Thanks for your input, frustrating but I also have doubts that Jaz13 could go into detail about the advantages of a locking differential, let alone an e-locker that deactivates above 20mph, over any ATB differential or LSD mentioned in this thread.

All I see they have so far is Dana30 on their site, 48.309.131WK is the P/N. They're really responsive via email, 30 units seems to be the initial qty needed for an application design.

 

[xxaarraa]

First of all, the factory locker stays engaged above 20 mph when in baja mode. Try it.

Second, I think you are hearing so far in this thread that there is not a lot of interest in replacing a factory elocker with a wavetrac. Maybe try the regular F150 forum? I don't see a lot of raptor owners tearing out a very good selectable locker for a lunchbox locker.

 

[bumwhine]

Seems like the focus is more on convincing me why it’s a bad idea. Not sure what I expected from this community.

Probably not your intention to again misrepresent the product, but a lunchbox locker is a full-locking insert that replaces the spider gears in an open differential. This is not a lunchbox locker. It is an active torque biasing differential.

 

[xxaarraa]

Seems like the focus is more on convincing me why it’s a bad idea. Not sure what I expected from this community.

Your thread title says gauging interest. You are not hearing any interest because people don't think it's a good idea.

Would you like it better if we said great idea but not interested?

 

[bumwhine]

You miss the point: I’d rather no replies/no interest than replies from people who are ignorant to the product and it’s potential applications whose focus it seems is to convince me the product doesn’t work in ways it actually does.