My 5spd 2WD EX with the greaseball stock Wranglers had serious traction problems on wet pavement. I have replaced them with H-rated Bridgestone Dueler H/P P235/R70-16's and the improvement has been amazing. A little pricey but the constant wheelspin coming off the line in the wet has been 90% eliminated. Cornering has been vastly improved too. They calculate to being about 4% larger circumference but I don't notice any difference in zippiness. I thought the stock set-up was geared too low anyway.

I want to take the traction to the next level. Does anyone know if there is an aftermarket limited slip differential available for the Element?

>aftermarket limited slip differential

Try contacting the folks at Phantom Grip, http://www.phantomgrip.com. They appear to offer a limited slip mod for the current CR-V, which is the same transaxle as the E, but with a different final drive ratio.

Let us know what they say! 8)

Bugz,
Do your Bridgestone Dueler's rub at all when you turn the wheel to the far right/left? Where did you get them, TireRack? They appear to have excellent performance ratings.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Bridgestone&tireModel=Dueler+A%2FT+Revo