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I love going sideways, maybe not at WOT. The real trick with wet or cold roads is knowing how much tq is being produced.
 
So what do the 03s come stock with? I turned it around hard, in a parking lot, and it was a one tire fire.
 
bolsen said:
So what do the 03s come stock with? .
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Two seats up front. One bench seat in the back. A trunk lid. Engine and drivetrain. 5 tires. As a bonus the tires come with air in them. Lights front, rear and sides. Windows for you protection from outside elements. 4 colors to choose from. Wires, fuses and such. Radio and speakers. And other stuff :lol: :D


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bolsen said:
So what do the 03s come stock with? I turned it around hard, in a parking lot, and it was a one tire fire.
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From everything I've seen ALL Marauders were equipped with Ford's version of the clutch type limited slip diff known as Traction-Lok

Because it is a clutch type unit it will eventually wear out and function as a standard open type differential in all but the most slippery conditions.

The one in my Marauder is still working strong at 110K. The one in my Mountaineer was getting weak as early as 70K and is pretty much shot at 120K. So how long they last seems to vary pretty significantly. Since I didn't buy my Marauder new it is possible that it has had it's clutches replaced, while the Mountaineer was purchased new so I know they are the originals.

The plus side is that the Traction-Lok is pretty much the easiest one to replace the clutches in and the upgraded OE Ford stuff is commonly available for reasonable a price.

Back in the day many manuals listed the minimum "acceptable" torque required to cause differential action to occur. You jack the vehicle up and replace one of the wheels with the special tool which was nothing more than a chunk of metal with the bolt pattern and a 1/2" square hole in the middle to connect your torque wrench to. But you can get a good idea by jacking up the car leaving it in park, parking brake off and trying to turn one of the wheels by hand. If you can make it spin by hand the clutches are shot. Or if you didn't buy the vehicle new maybe somewhere along the line someone had the Trac-lok removed and replaced with an open unit. Possibly because they thought it was "dangerous"?
 
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