Torsen differential determination

[DRJ]

I was under the impression the Tremor high package came with the torsen front diff (as it should be standard in all tremors imo). Not sure why I thought that. But I think that’s what sets the tremor apart from the competition. So unfortunately mine is without it. Tho I may see about getting it installed at some point.

 

[Gump1376]

I was under the impression the Tremor high package came with the torsen front diff (as it should be standard in all tremors imo). Not sure why I thought that. But I think that’s what sets the tremor apart from the competition. So unfortunately mine is without it. Tho I may see about getting it installed at some point.

When you do, I'd also suggest a re-gear to 4.10. Especially if you go up to 35" tires. Better for off-road and towing.

 

[Bucket1]

I was under the impression the Tremor high package came with the torsen front diff (as it should be standard in all tremors imo). Not sure why I thought that. But I think that’s what sets the tremor apart from the competition. So unfortunately mine is without it. Tho I may see about getting it installed at some point.

Before I ordered my drummer I was going to update my 15 and install one. I think they run around $700 for the actual gear set. I don't know if you install it yourself or if you have somebody do it how much it would cost.

 

[edubya32]

Jack up front where both tires are off the ground. Spin one of the tires forward. If the opposite side spins the opposite direction as the one you are spinning, its an OPEN diff. If they both spin the same direction, it has the torsen.
Which did you end up having?

I had my front end up this weekend, spinning one front tire, the opposite did nothing.

 

[pittman]

Or jack up both front wheels and manually turn one. If the other side turns the same way it should indicate Torsen, if the other side spins the opposite way it should indicate open diff. I have not tried this to verify, but it works on vehicles with lockers or limited slip. Ultimately though I would google the window sticker

This is not necessarily true - the one downside of the torsen is that it requires both wheels to have a bit of traction to start to engage - so if one wheel has traction and the other doesn't it functions like an open differential. The way a person can get around this (while rock crawling with a wheel off the ground for example) would be to feather the brakes lightly.