SR5 does it have LSD?

Hey I just bought a 2005 SR5 Tacoma and I was wondering if it has limited slip differential? Or what indication will let me know if i have it.

 

Unless I am mistaken...... I think that it should have a button on the dash (left side of steering wheel) that says DIFF LOCK (or something like that) if it has the LSD.

 

Mine has the sticker on the diff that reads: "LSD OIL ONLY"

 

Some do, some do not. My SR5 does not. Just like chris4x4 said, if you have a LSD, it will have a sticker on the back end of the pumpkin that reads "LSD oil only"

 

ok thanks guys i will check it out.

 

is it better to have LSD or not?

 

I am probably a rare-breed when I say I would prefer not to have it. Just seems to be more of a hassle when changing fluids. Some guys get grinding noises if not adding enough supplemental additives/lubes in with the oil. I can still do a u-turn without it. I rarely go off-road, and have 4wd for the once-every-10yr-instance that I get stuck in some mud or can't climb a hill. The LSD might sound nicer to me if I hadn't heard of so many having issues at service intervals...

 

It's better than just an open diff. If you have a locker than you are more geared towards off-roading. If you have an LSD it's geared more to on road traction. This being because LSD is automatic and the rear wheels will still turn independently unlike a locker.

 

4-wheel drives …turns only one front tire, and one back tire,,this can rotate back and forth, once a tire gets in the air? All the power is transfer to the spinning wheel, there maybe more this?
Open diffs is the above, one LSD , usually rear, is better than open diffs, two LSD ( front &rear) is a bit better, one locker will out perform two LSD anytime, the ultimate system is two lockers…
Please do your own research, study how four wheel drive works…

I seen 2-wheel truck with one locker out perform 4x4 with open diffs… but it is better to have 4-wheel dr…
Where the one front tire is pulling and one back tire pushing…LSDs and lockers will limit the spinning wheel..

Study this further….
Aloha