Full-case locker or lunchbox?
- Thread starter Nimrod
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- Duck River
Yep, it's a 29 spline. Thanks for the recommendation.
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- San Diego
Since you are regearing I would recommend a full case locker. I run grizzly lockers front and rear and love them. They are completely quiet and just work. No crazy unloading like a Detroit. And no loud ratcheting like a lunchbox.
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- Duck River
Thanks very much. Exactly the sort of information I was looking for.
- Location
- San Diego
And if you order from RWKhaus you get a good deal and can buy a lifetime warranty on them.
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- Duck River
It seems that Yukon does not make a Grizzly for the C8.25. Oh well.
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- San Diego
ARB
Vanimal
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- escondido, ca
i'd save your money for an arb or something, it's well worth having a selectable in the rear, more so than the front.
But if not, just get a lunchbox.
But if not, just get a lunchbox.
souske
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- The land of competition
Not that impressed with the Grizzly
I know you've already received large numbers of replies, but I'll toss in my 2c. ARB all the way. I've been very happy with the operation - unlocked it's completely benign. Locked, it's completely locked. I have found that switching them on and off becomes very intuitive quickly. I had ARB in my D30, 8 1/4 and now in the D60.
But the overriding reason is ARB's quality of service. I've had two occasions to need service on my lockers - neither of which were the fault of the locker (bad gear installation in both cases). ARB's speed of service, and willingness to help (FedEx'd a replacement overnight) has exceeded the levels of service I've seen from nearly any other manufacturer. Other folks on
have had the same experience.
Yes, you pay extra for ARB, but I believe you are getting a superior product.
David Bricker / SYR
But the overriding reason is ARB's quality of service. I've had two occasions to need service on my lockers - neither of which were the fault of the locker (bad gear installation in both cases). ARB's speed of service, and willingness to help (FedEx'd a replacement overnight) has exceeded the levels of service I've seen from nearly any other manufacturer. Other folks on
have had the same experience.Yes, you pay extra for ARB, but I believe you are getting a superior product.
David Bricker / SYR
ColoradoRaptor
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- Canon City, Crawlorado
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- Duck River
Thanks again, everyone, for the input. I've got a lot to think about.
blondejoncherokee
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- sacramento
if you have money , go full case. if you don't, go lunchbox. its literally that simple. If budget <300$ then lunchbox, if budget > 650 then full case . remember full case means resetting gears and probably do new master install kit at that time.
exactly. Unless you're already going to be doing the setup and the master rebuild it's not cost effective.
and that.
full case is better than lunchbox almost always. If it's in the budget and you're setting up gears anyway, no reason to keep the factory case.
Don't do a detroit. I hated that thing on the road, but it was living behind a 5 spd.
it would randomly unlock and lock and attempt to kill me with an unintended lane change.
iluv83vettes
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- Houston
What if ... 300$<budget< 650?
CAJJ93XJ
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- Roseville, CA
for an opposite opinion, I loved my detroit behind an automatic. it was absolutely great on the road and always locked up offroad. I liked it so much I'm thinking about getting a grizzly for my new setup. I'll take a full case auto rear any day of the week. you don't have to think about it or pay through the nose for it like a selectable. and I cant stand my buddies lunchbox rear. clickety clacking all over the road driving me nuts.
buy used parts. I got my detroit off blondejon for $280, ran it hard for 2 years, and now it's living on under someone elses jeep. not a peep or slip the whole time
buy a lunch box locker and still have enough money for beer. duh
blondejoncherokee
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- sacramento
lunchbox or postpone until it reaches 650
Rod Knee
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- Grand Jct., CO
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- Duck River
Money's not really the issue, as much as value for the money. To me, a selectable's just not worth the investment and I'm not really considering it. I've had a lunchbox locker in the rear for years and quickly got used to the occasional jolt when cornering on streets. It's not that big a deal, probably because my tranny's not a stick shift. From what I'm hearing from you guys though, I think that I will pony up the dough for a Detroit full case automatic.
Thanks for the help deciding.
Thanks for the help deciding.
