Torsen Front Diff for winter snow driving?

[ac6000]

Ordering my Lead Foot Tremor this week and not sure if I should include the Torsen Front Diff option, besides everyday normal driving my off road use will mainly be winter driving on back roads thru deep snow in northern Michigan. I could use some guidance on whether I need this or not as my knowledge is limited on how this interacts with different 4 wheel modes, is this diff always engaged and only works on torque demand, will it affect gas mileage. Appreciate any kind of details on how this works to help me decide.

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[Madeinchina]

Generally speaking for pavement driving in any weather condition the Torsen diff will not be utilized. There is not a delayed availability on torsen equipped front axles if that is of any concern. We're already seeing torsen equipped retail orders being scheduled as of last week.

The Tremor will come with a rear locking diff and the option of a open front or torsen front. In any driving mode when torsen fitted front axles encounter slippage, it will lock up (or close to it) and transfer torque to the front wheel that has traction. This is all done mechanically (hence torque sensing) and with no additional input from the driver, which is quite nice. Unlike clutch based limited slip diffs which are at some level of engagement at all times, the torsen diff functions as a open diff when both front wheels have traction, which results in less wear down than a traditional LSD. It has no impact on MPG.

I think the biggest factor for consideration is how do you plan to drive your tremor? Will it be on road 100% of the time? You won't get anything out of the torsen diff. Do you encounter deep snow/sand driving or go trail driving? It's suddenly a rockstar option. One could probably also make an argument about the enhanced resale value of a $500 option covered by Ford warranty that would otherwise cost about $1,600-1,800 to add after market w/o warranty.

 

[ac6000]

Thanks for the very detailed info, confirmed my decision to add that option, do a lot of winter snow driving in Michigan so sounds like the ideal option for my situation. Thanks again.

 

[Twg1]

My experience with a Torsen was an upgrade to my 2WD LSD (clutch) F150. It is as close to a magic diff as you can get. Feels completely open in most cases, but will progressively lock as you add torque (with traction). A trick I use is to apply brake to force a lockup if you're in really sloppy stuff. It will lock as hard as you apply the brake.

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