Front diff upgrade help

[Gnarvan]

I need some help making up my mind. I'm getting ready to pull the trigger on a gearing change to help my trans issues. I'll be swapping out the 3.54's for 4.10's and since the pumpkins are going to be open I thought I'd upgrade carriers at the same time. I've decided to go with an Detroit Truetrac in the rear but I can't make up my mind about the front.

John down at NW Quadvan had me convinced to use a truetrac for both front and back. A wheeling buddie with lots of experience is telling me to go with a Detroit E-locker instead.

I spent some time on the Eaton website and there are a few things I don't like about the E-locker. You can't engage it at speeds over 3MPH or when the tires are spinning. To unlock it they want you to take all the stress off the drivetrain. To me those requirements pretty much mean stop, loose all your momentum, make the change and then try and keep going. If you are in a slick mud or snow situation and need to stop on a climb to unlock to make a turn it seems to me you would be done.

The Truetrac on the other hand is just a keep going forward and let the diff do it's thing set up with no wires to break or internal magnetic solenoid's to fail.

My hesitation on having the Truetrac in the front is how it will treat me in 4-high heading up the mountain at 45-50mph. I've heard you can have control issues when you're in a corner and the LSD type diff starts to shift power from side to side.

Does anyone on the forum have any real life experiences with having a limited slip type of diff in the front. John at NW Quadvan runs a truetrac front and rear on his personal van and says the setup has never given him any grief.

Thoughts.....Comments.....Suggestions?

If someone would make the decision for my I'd appreciate. The difference in cost isn't a factor. The e-locker is only about $100 more expensive.