hey whats goin on?? im gonna buy a 96 trans am w a detroit locker posi trac rear end..what is that exactly..i heard some little scraping back there and i figured it was the rear end..and they said that its normal?? wuts the difference beatween the detroit locker and the regular? thanks

 

A Detroit Locker has both axles engaged when going in a straight line. When going around a corner one of the axles will disengage, that is the noise you are hearing, no problem.

 

I'll move this over to the Drivetrain forum...

 

how does the detroit rocker help? and also when i heard the noise i was going in a straight line..the car only as 54k miles so im thinkin the rearend isnt bad or nething or at least hoping

 

Find some more info about the car you want to buy. Detroit Lockers are only found in 9" Fords, and with some exceptions like truck Chevy 12 bolts and Dana 60's. I think some one might be trying to pull your leg. Be carefull.

 

i dont know..they said that it came with the trans am ...it was a limited edition TA or soemthing...there the second owners of it..but thats what they said it had..i don tknw?? lol so you dont think it even as the detroit lockers?

 

how is the detroit locker gonna effect drive?? is it gonna make it bad?? do people not like having them on street cars?

 

how is the detroit locker gonna effect the drive?? is it gonna make it bad?? do people not like having them on street cars?

 

sounds like the rear end is shot...... mine made a whining/clicking sound when it went out (both times). its very easy to do with these cars since they have tiny 7.5 inch rear ends

 

If the rear end is stock, and it sounds like it. It is an Auburn. Possibly it's going bad. No big thing, just knock the price down because of that.

 

ya..the noice is like a scraping it sounds more like its comin from the right side of the car..itll sounnd like a scraping noise that kind of rotates i dont know..ill try to get it checked out tho..but its a steal ofa car..its a 96 TA , A4, 54k , loaded, immaculate, $4g stereo system for 6500 and it runs like a top besides that prob that i noticed...lol so i dont know what to do

 

whats the diff with the auburn?

 

There is no difference, a limited slip, is a limited slip. Some manufacture it differently, but in the end it's still the same, ergo, it does the same job, period!!!! Here's a link for a better understanding of Auburns.

http://www.auburngear.com/