If you’re a car enthusiast, especially about four-wheel drive (FWD) or all-wheel drive (AWD) vehicles, you may be familiar with locking differentials. But if you’re anything like me, you didn’t know ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Changing the car differential oil—it's one of the most-overlooked maintenance tasks on non-FWD light ...

When a car turns a corner, one wheel is on the "inside" of a turning arc, and the other wheel is on the "outside." Consequently, the outside wheel has to turn faster than the inside one in order to ...

A key part of getting a car's power to the ground effectively is the differential, which uses gearing to regulate the split of power between wheels on an axle. This video shows exactly how it works.

Horsepower is useless if you can't get it to the pavement. As a result, traction control and differentials are fitted to your car to control how an engine's output is transferred to the road, helping ...

In the automotive world, especially when it comes to off-road trucks and SUVs, differentials come up all the time. Is your differential locking, limited slip or open? Do you have a transfer case? One ...

For those looking to improve cooling for their pickup truck's rear axle and provide more strength, better performance and/or ease of use with a new differential cover, there are a variety of ...

The eLSD is a modern marvel of packaging and versatility.

A Limited slip differential helps you drive effectively and safely. At times, one of the leading wheels might get stuck when driving on gravel or sand. But if you have the differential, you can keep ...