2006 Tundra 4wd Front diff locker?

[williambuquoi]

Does anyone know if the 2006 Tundra 4wd has a diff locker up front. That accuates automatically. i had a guy at a 4wd shop tell me this, when I asked him to install a front locker in my Tundra. He called Toyota and thats what they told him. So I asked if he would install a rear diff locker and he said that I had LSD. And I didn't need a locker.......Any feed back is appreciated.

[TennDECA]

My '06 DC 4x4 has a LSD in the rear. No locker in front. I BELIEVE that a rear LSD is the ONLY option from the factory for the Tundra. NO rear locker and NOTHING up front.

[leeadam71]

I am pretty sure my right side passenger front gets all my power up front. And got the LSD in the rear.

Sounds like you need to find another service tech.

The only auto-locker I am aware of in a truck (stock) is in the Chevy's and its in the rear.

[AllYotas]

Sounds like someone never got the idea behind the A.D.D. axle

[yspert]

unless you are driving off road all the time, you don't want to lock the
front diff.
with the rear locker/lsd, if you can keep the rear tires from spinning then
your front tires won't spin either.

a 2x4 is a one wheel drive.
a 4x4 is a two wheel drive.
a 4x4 that is locked in the rear is a 3x4.
a 4x4 that is locked front and rear is a 4x4.

if you just have to do something to the front, make it an "on demand" type that you can turn off. if you lock the front diff all of the time, you will not be happy on the road and may even be unsafe. yspert

[spleck]

Originally Posted by yspert

a 2x4 is a one wheel drive.
a 4x4 is a two wheel drive.
a 4x4 that is locked in the rear is a 3x4.
a 4x4 that is locked front and rear is a 4x4.

Just wanted to add: In 4WD, you have drive power to two wheels, but they are one front and one rear.

So, to list the conditions you'll face:
2WD - need traction on both rear wheels
4WD - need traction on both front wheels OR both rear wheels
4WD (locked rear) - need traction on one rear wheel OR both front wheels
4WD (locked rear/front) - need traction to ONE wheel

The point being that a locking front is only for some extreme conditions--although nice to know that you won't get stuck until you're REALLY stuck.

Originally Posted by yspert

if you just have to do something to the front, make it an "on demand" type that you can turn off. if you lock the front diff all of the time, you will not be happy on the road and may even be unsafe.

I don't believe you can get a fulltime locked front diff... and if you can why? You can't turn very well, and either your tires will slip, or your tranny will tear up.

[AllYotas]

There is no center diff on a tundra. It's a transfer case...veeeeeerrry different animals.

Open differentials allow the tire with the least traction to spin. LSD tries to transfer some of the power to the other tire. A locked differential will split the power between both when there is power to the diff - meaning if you're coasting around a corner it will act like an open diff. (ARBs are th only that act like a spool when engaged. THe rest (detroid, lockrite etc have locker characteristics just mentioned) Then there's the spool, and that to is a different animal and probably should be used for normal streetable driving. It turns both tires the same speed all the time( as if axles are welded together)

That's it basics in a nushell. I may have said things a bit strangely but I think I got it understandable.

[williambuquoi]

Thanks for the reply.

Does anyone know if the brake trick will work to get both front wheels to spin when stuck in mud. like holding the brake so the wheels don't spin and they can both turn. on an open diff.....or am I Ignorant.

[mitchinphx]

you can install an ARB air-locker in the front if you're in that much need of extra traction..... lest we forget a good driver is better than any locker.