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So, 
  I was just driving down my inclined driveway that has a wall of loose rocks on the right side.

 

 Well, it was dark and one of those rocks must have rolled down and on to the driveway. I didn’t see it and it somehow got lodged in between my wheel and essentially acted as a chock and locked up my right rear wheel and left a good 10 foot scrape going down my driveway. I had no idea what happened at the time, I thought my ABS was acting up.

 

 Excuse my ignorance, but would having the right rear wheel locked up and not rotating while the left rear rolled for that 10 feet cause any sort of damage? 
 

 I drove it for another 10 miles afterward without and perceivable abnormalities..

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53 minutes ago, mistermcgoo said:

So, 
  I was just driving down my inclined driveway that has a wall of loose rocks on the right side.

 

 Well, it was dark and one of those rocks must have rolled down and on to the driveway. I didn’t see it and it somehow got lodged in between my wheel and essentially acted as a chock and locked up my right rear wheel and left a good 10 foot scrape going down my driveway. I had no idea what happened at the time, I thought my ABS was acting up.

 

 Excuse my ignorance, but would having the right rear wheel locked up and not rotating while the left rear rolled for that 10 feet cause any sort of damage? 
 

 I drove it for another 10 miles afterward without and perceivable abnormalities..

If you have the G80 (locker rear end) you should be fine.

 

The rear wheels spin independently until there is a xxx RPM difference between the two, then it "locks" the them together. I would listen for any odd noises, and vibrations just to be safe.

 

You can always put the back of the truck on jack stands and spin the wheels, listening and checking for any binding. 

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8 minutes ago, JimCost2014 said:

If you have the G80 (locker rear end) you should be fine.

 

The rear wheels spin independently until there is a xxx RPM difference between the two, then it "locks" the them together. I would listen for any odd noises, and vibrations just to be safe.

 

You can always put the back of the truck on jack stands and spin the wheels, listening and checking for any binding. 

 Not sure if I have the G80. I have a 2018 Z71 if that helps. Maybe I can scrounge up my build sheet and see if it specifies on there..

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9 minutes ago, mistermcgoo said:

 Not sure if I have the G80. I have a 2018 Z71 if that helps. Maybe I can scrounge up my build sheet and see if it specifies on there..

Use a QR scanner on your phone, and scan the label in the driver's door jamb, it will list most of your options.

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19 minutes ago, JimCost2014 said:

Use a QR scanner on your phone, and scan the label in the driver's door jamb, it will list most of your options.

Will do! I just read that Z71’s come standard with the g80, so hopefully I’m in luck.

 

 Also, I was only going around 10 mph when this whole thing occurred. Hopefully that doesn’t translate to a huge rpm difference between the wheels.

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18 minutes ago, mistermcgoo said:

Will do! I just read that Z71’s come standard with the g80, so hopefully I’m in luck.

 

 Also, I was only going around 10 mph when this whole thing occurred. Hopefully that doesn’t translate to a huge rpm difference between the wheels.

You should be right about the G80.

 

I may be wrong, but you technically did not have any wheel spin on the one that was free, correct? It is a mechanical unit that requires some sort of centrifugal force to engage itself, like one wheel spinning 120 RPM (loss of traction) quicker than the other.

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6 minutes ago, JimCost2014 said:

You should be right about the G80.

 

I may be wrong, but you technically did not have any wheel spin on the one that was free, correct? It is a mechanical unit that requires some sort of centrifugal force to engage itself, like one wheel spinning 120 RPM (loss of traction) quicker than the other.

The left rear that didn’t come in contact with the rock? I really don’t think so, but I can’t say for sure

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