LS 2wd which rear tire gets power?

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Hey guys.....I apologize if this is a stupid question. Is there a primary power tire in the rear? LS 2wd open diff 3.08. Example when taking off does the power go to the Drivers side rear or the Passenger side rear?
 

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Pass rear will spin first.

Unless you're in reverse!

hva-bullitt(1).ashx
 

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What really occurring is "for every action there an equal and opposite reaction". The driver side of the engine is trying to raise, the passenger side of the engine is trying to do the opposite and go down. At the differential, the driver side tire is getting planted, and the passenger side rear tire is trying to raise, so it spins.
 

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Unless you're in reverse!

hva-bullitt(1).ashx


OK, this is going to date me, but when I was in college we had a movie night once every couple of weeks. I happened to be running the projector the night we had "Bullitt" so after the big chase scene we ran it backwards, then forward again to the end. Great fun!
 

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OK, this is going to date me, but when I was in college we had a movie night once every couple of weeks. I happened to be running the projector the night we had "Bullitt" so after the big chase scene we ran it backwards, then forward again to the end. Great fun!

What is going to date you? The fact that Bullitt was out when you were in college or that you actually knew how to run a projector? I bet the smoke from the tires in that scene wasn’t the only smoke in the room.
 

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Hey guys.....I apologize if this is a stupid question. Is there a primary power tire in the rear? LS 2wd open diff 3.08. Example when taking off does the power go to the Drivers side rear or the Passenger side rear?
just get a locking diff from a hybrid.. it will stay 3.08 cheap upgrade


the locking diff works great No torque steer or anything it just GOES!
 
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just get a locking diff from a hybrid.. it will stay 3.08 cheap upgrade


the locking diff works great No torque steer or anything it just GOES!
Did the hybrids come with a G80 or is it something different?
 

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