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Old 06-22-2009, 09:11 AM
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Here is my truck. 99 Silverado with a LQ4 with long tube headers. Truck has a 5 speed and 3.42 positive traction rearend. Tires are 20 inchers. Truck has 3 inch lowering springs in the front and a 4 inch kit in the rear.

Here is the problem I'm having.

The right rear is spinning and the left rear is not. Kind of like a open rear will do. However, the rearend is a factory locker and has a set of Lakewood bars on it.

I keep checking to make sure if I have the bars adjusted right. My driver side bar keeps bottoming out on the spring. I set this gap at a 1/4 inch and it will work itself to bottoming out.

My passenger side bar keeps its 1/4 inch gap fairly good, but I still get alot of tire smoke when dumping the clutch at 2000 through 1st gear and into second.

The driveside will just leave about a 3 foot section of rubber.

What is causing this bar to work itself up against the spring? Is this causing the traction issue?

Should I just cut the snubber to get that 1/4 inch?

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sounds like you have a broken g80 to me, might be time to invest in a tru-trac
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Actually I just replaced the rearend.

I got this factory locker out of junkyard with a warranty.

You could still see the paint on the gear teeth where they set the pinion.

I guess it could be broke though.
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Who is a good supplier for a true trac? JEGS? Sumitt?
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Originally Posted by DAH32
Who is a good supplier for a true trac? JEGS? Sumitt?
on ebay rons machining shop
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What makes you think it is broken? Everything seems fine when I inspect the carrier.
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What makes you think it is broken? Everything seems fine when I inspect the carrier.
Only one wheel is spinning, LOL.
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Only one wheel is spinning, LOL.
Yeah, I figured that.

However, they both light up on dirt. You can hear the left rear just kind of bounce across the pavement while the right rear is lighting it up.
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the G80 sucks. get rid of it.


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