anti-spin or ltd slip

[CDyksman]

Can anyone tell me if anti-spin is the same as limited slip?

I dont think the anti-spin works that well. Thanks Colby

 

[t6_man]

They're one and the same.

 

[Chris N5CWM]

Check out the Eaton differentials site. They give a good description of the different types of limited slip/positraction/locking differentials.

 

[NSperduto]

The way I thought I understood it was they are different. I thought a LSD when it senses the one wheel is spinning, it sends the traction to the other wheel and that one tries to bite, so only one wheel spins at a time.



An Anti-spin I thought was more like a true posi, driving both wheels at the same time.



Nick

 

[jungledave]

The antispin uses helical gears and is very different for a limited slip. The limited slip uses clutches under spring pressure. The only thing simular betweeen is they are desinged to keep both rear wheels spining. Other than that they are VERY different internally. The advantage to the anitspin is it has no clutches to wear out. Some of the members don't like the antispin cause sometimes it works like a open differential. After a couple of thousand of miles on my AAm antispin and i really like it. Deffinatly worth the $285. I didn't really like it at first but I think it works much better now.

 

[AFacey]

Jungledave- What year is your truck, axle type and what didn't you like about the antispin at first?