Andertusa
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If they are rated E then I should have no worries with them flexing and rubbing correct? Also I have the D5 rear axle which I looked up as the 4.10 limited slip. How do I know if I have anything other than a simple open differential?
Thanks
First, that's dependent on circumstances, under normal situations, you will have NOTHING to worry about, but on that one RARE occasion where you need to move a Huge Mack V8 diesel in the box, then no, you would need to worry.
Second, you answered your own question, directly before you asked it. You mentioned it's a limited slip diff, that means in Chevy Parlance you'd have a 'POSI, or in Ford Terms, a Trac-Loc, I'm not sure what Chysler named them; but it means that there is a friction clutch-type set-p in the axle's differential that will generally almost 'lock' the axles together, and then let the shafts disengage for cornering. It enables arguably better traction off-rad because in an open diff, the power of the engine is transferred to the wheel of least resistance, instead of both. So if one wheel loses traction, the engines's power will be channeled into the wheel that's spinning instead of both wheels. Your differential is a 'better bet' off road than an open diff, consider yourself lucky.