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Rear Differential swap

15K views 29 replies 9 participants last post by  cannedham  
You know, IF you could put a visco in the rear and IF it could handle the power, etc...you could remove the visco from the diff and install a torq locker, then you could turn without cutting up the lawn and you would have traction at both wheels.

For those interested in the the factory locking diff from 2015, you can go to one of the internet microfice parts sites like partshark or partzilla and look at and compare the diagrams between the two options. I'm not sure what all is different. Aside from the diff, I did notice the driver side trailing arm had a different number, probably some minor difference like a wire tab or something that a zip tie could replace. There may have been a couple of other different parts as well.
 
With regards to the locker, are you sure Ace? While they are locked as far as traction is concerned doesn't it allow one tire to turn faster than the other in a turn, that is faster than the amount of force applied to it, just not slower. So, say you were turning left, the passenger side rear tire wants to go faster but cannot with the diff in my 2011 commander, but with a torq locker shouldn't the passenger side rear tire be able to turn faster? I thought that was one of the benefits of putting them in jeeps and other 4x4 truck rear ends.

Edit: How It Works | Locking Differential | Aussie Locker By Torq Masters
 
Ah. Ok. I see. Unfortunately Halo no longer lists the locker for the commander and someone posted a few months back that he contacted them and they’re no longer doing the commander one. I guess that includes the 4 wheelers too. Paraquads has an x3?

What about the commander locker superatv sells for the commander? I think it’s like a Polaris front diff. Does it unlock enough?