1998 Grand Cherokee 5.9 with *WORN* Limited Slip Differential

This is a vid highlighting the weakness of a worn rear LSD. To get over the same obstacle, this vehicle had to speed up to use momentum, rather than crawl slowly over it. However, even if this particular LSD was not worn, I would still imagine it being next to worthless in this situation. Get a locker!

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• 1998
• Jeep
• Grand
• Cherokee
• 5.9
• 360
• limited
• slip
• differential
• trac
• lok

[94Legacy]

that wasent in 4L. the jeep would have sunk down a little or jumped after putting it back in gear. prolly had that part time or 4H. oh yea and 1st gear helps

[plasticboob]

No, it was in 4-low, 1st gear, trust me! 4-lo just locks the center diff inside the transfer case, not the front and rear axle diffs. :) He got up it going a little faster, but sometimes you can't do that - like if there were 50 more ruts like these, all in a row.

[jeepgrand0]

@plasticboob the 5.9 didnt come with 4lo

[plasticboob]

@jeepgrand0 Actually the vehicle in this video isn't a Jeep 5.9 - it's a Land Cruiser with a 6.4l V8, and they only came with a 4L80E automatic transmission, 2wd only so yeah it doesn't have 4lo, duh. Can't you tell a Jeep from a Toyota?

[automobile91]

quadra-trac right?

[plasticboob]

Yes, but the newer style (1996+) that locks the center differential in low range (was in low range in this vid).

[aeagle326]

excuse me?

GCs are real jeeps. the ones with the 5.2 V8 has 350 ft./lbs of torque. Thats enough power to get you through any mud bog or rock imaginable. I wheel a GC and I love it. It's comfortable and dominates on the trails. Think before you speak.

[TnicGPT]

what an idiot. dont comment about a jeep if you dont know anything about them

[Dotchetter]

@jeepgrand0 Wtf are you talking about lol Ive got a 5.9 I use 4Lo almost every day here in the winter

[kc8ntp]

If you notice, the right rear is coming off the ground: an LSD will not work if one wheel come off the ground! With the drivers side losing traction and the RR leaving the ground, no it won't work right. If the parking brake would have bee clicked a couple notches, then it may have came right over -- not a perfect technique, but it works about 75% of the time.

[helenaki8]

This is the classic LSD problem

[streetroyalty1]

@jeepgrand0 I just drove one (5.9) TODAY that had 4-low. We had some problems getting it to work.

[Hortgeek]

Nice niner.

[jeepgrand0]

@plasticboob what

[lautaro583]

needs QUADRA DRIVE !!!"

[jeep4jeep]

@aeagle326

The 3.0 CRD diesel has more ft/lbs than the HEMI V8 topping out at 376 :)