An update on this...
We had our first snow storm since I put the LS in the front and did the gearing change.
Naturally I turned OFF DSC and did some parking lot tests, the truck is a freakin' beast even with ~20k mile michelin energies! It's unstoppable!!
I've also driven it about 12k miles since install, the 3.64 gearing has been fantastic all around. I am getting 21/21.5mpg on the OBC in mixed driving, around 530 miles a tank in pure highway driving at 80-90mph which I think is excellent for a 4500lb truck.
Highly recommend this upgrade, if you can make it happen!!
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Originally Posted by Nick P
Hi!
Since there are Quaife and Drexler LSDs for E53, it seems to be much easier way to get the axles locked. But I saw, the older front Diff is adaptable quite easily for E53.
I'm considering though, to lock both axles and not just the front, even I'll get more understeer, the winter and off-road capabilities would be much better, which I appreciate more.
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Right, the limitation with the Quaife is that if one wheel completely loses traction, it reverts to acting like an open diff....not an option in this case.
We have a '01 3.0 5 speed with both front and rear LS, and driving them both/if you like to drive fast in the snow, having to pull the park brake to get the rear to swing out around a corner is tedious.