Front Limited Slip in our neck of the woods

I have to agree that if you listen to and learn from your spotters you can do a lot of fun and challenging trails open:open. For a long time I was on 35s open/open and had a blast challenging my jeep and made it though some great trails by listening to people. This is a great club with people that are more then willing to help and teach, you just need to be open to it and willing to listen. I'm running d30 open/d35 LSD with 4:56 gears now because of a heavy foot that made some rear diff glitter.  In my opinion, if you have 33's now start with your steering and beef that up, then armor your rig. Diff covers, rocker guards and steering box skid have each paid for them selves each trip.
 
Ive put True Tracs in 4 peoples D30 TJs . They dont seem to have any issues in any weather.  It has the highest bias ratio of any LS on the market and while turning you mostly dont know its in there. There is a big bonus when wheelin (not the same as a true locker) and has better manners onroad and only while under power in a turn would you have feed back. There is no concern of a D-30 LS / 33s  having issues unless your a skinny peddle kind of guy. That guy can brake 60s ! I have a 30 with 35s and an auto locker and have never had U-Joint failure . I drive like a pussy I guess. I also have locking hubs for disconnect on the street.  If your not going totally hard core , Id say go for the true Trac now and add a selectable in the future .    FjR68
 
I would wheel open for a while. As many said, there are many (not me) that wheel open and are a force to be reckoned with.

If money is an issue, save it. Wheel, learn about all the stuff talked about here. Then when you have the scratch, do your build. There are better places in my opinion to spend money like bumpers, winch, armor, lift, tires, etc....

Lesson Learned: I really whish I had installed a pan skid before doing other stuff first...
 
I've got a full detroit in the rear, and a lunchbox spartan locker up front in my Dana 30, no issues in the snow, as long as you're not driving like an idiot.
 
Start simple and work your way up.... it will benefit you as a driver and the life of your jeep in the long run.
 
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