stock v6 with limited slip

mark04mustang · 01-15-2009

so i have a 2004 v6 mustang. 3.9 and it has limited slip stock and i thought that wasnt possible. does anyone know if this is common?

JeffM8810 · 01-15-2009

it is very possible. rear end swap isnt really hard. have you had the car since the beginning

232-K7 · 01-15-2009

does it have an 8.8" rear end?
unless you bought it new, it must have been modified by a previous owner. lucky you!

mark04mustang · 01-15-2009

no i havnt had it since new so that might be. i went to pick it up from storage to bring it to a shop and have them install the L.S.D i have bought and the 3:73 gears and got stuck in snow. when trying to get out a friend had realized that both were spinning. so kinda lucky but have already bought a new one

. so now im hoping its still a 7.7in so i can just swap it out neways. lol

mark04mustang · 01-15-2009

my brother goes to school for mechanics and looked it up on alldata and it says that the v6s can come with a 7.5 or 8.8 with or without l.s.d.

232-K7 · 01-16-2009

hmmm...
stuck in snow? that might not be a good enough test. my stock diff will sometimes spin both the tires if its wet out or something like that(i know cuz the speedometer will go way up). i remember once i absolutely HAD to cross a wet field for some reason or other with bald rear 245/45/17 tires, needless to say i got horribly horribly stuck, but my point is that i was spinning both tires. try it on dry pavement and see if it is indeed a t-lock.

nonetheless, i eventually made it out of the Field O' Puddles by my own power, but after trying for almost 30 minutes, that field was quite a sight...

016erstang · 01-16-2009

I have a friend who has a 01-02 i believe v6 and it came with the LSD and the button to turn it off and on right next to the defrost.

232-K7 · 01-16-2009

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Originally Posted by 016erstang

I have a friend who has a 01-02 i believe v6 and it came with the LSD and the button to turn it off and on right next to the defrost.

im pretty sure thats Traction Control, that has nothing to do with the differential.

016erstang · 01-16-2009

lol wow I need to be slapped in that area

didn't even think of it until you said something.

mark04mustang · 01-16-2009

Im just gona have the new one installed ne way that way its new and since i have it now. lol but im glad im not the only one that had both spin when stuck. i just hope now that it is an 7.5 in and not 8.8 so i dont have to get different parts.

mark04mustang · 01-16-2009

232-k7 good call. it was just the stock rearend i guess after spinning for a while the other tire starts to spin and the other stops. but the momentem kept both spinning.

232-K7 · 01-16-2009

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Originally Posted by mark04mustang

Im just gona have the new one installed ne way that way its new and since i have it now. lol but im glad im not the only one that had both spin when stuck. i just hope now that it is an 7.5 in and not 8.8 so i dont have to get different parts.

on your rear differential cover, you should have a metal tag that says your gear ratio, the rear end size, and some other little bits of information. its bolted on by one of the diff. cover bolts near the top and should stick out a little bit.

shinerstang · 01-16-2009

If it has a t-lock it would say 3L27......

ewells2420 · 01-17-2009

well stock V6 mustangs DO NOT come stock with limited diff. IF you have one then it was done by the previous owner. Jack the rear end up and spin the left tire, if the right spins and vice versa then its got a tlok in it.