HaleYes
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Clay County, IL
Very much tolerable for a DD. If you run a heavier gear oil it'll help with noise a wee bit if that's a concern for you. I don't mind hearing it. That ratcheting .....to me.....means it's working.
lockers in the midwest
- Thread starter boost_fr3@k
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Very much tolerable for a DD. If you run a heavier gear oil it'll help with noise a wee bit if that's a concern for you. I don't mind hearing it. That ratcheting .....to me.....means it's working.
- Location
- Lafayette, IN
I don't have a locker yet, so this is just from how I understand it works, not real experience. Whenever you're applying power, it locks. So normally, you slow down going into a corner but then you get back into the throttle to power out of the corner. With a locker, as soon as you hit the gas it's going to lock, which you don't want if you are still turning.
So I think that you just have to take it easy, and wait until you're through the corner and straightened out before you get into the throttle again. As for the ratcheting, it will probably be annoying, but not as annoying as spending $1000 for a selectable locker.
boost_fr3@k
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Upland, CA/Greenville, IL
As for the ratcheting, it will probably be annoying, but not as annoying as spending $1000 for a selectable locker.
True That! Even if it lasts me half as long as the selectable, I can buy another 2 or 3 and still be cheaper than an ARB.
w_howey
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- The Mudwest
I run a EZ-Locker in the rear and a 75w-140 lube... I have to specifically listen for the racheting noise...
- Location
- 29°58'28.9"N 99°15'15.5"W
Do you know any one who sells gear lube?
son, are you high?
WB9YZU
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Madison, WI
HaleYes
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Clay County, IL
Might take a look at Howey's signature.
What Rd
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Athens, IL
Might take a look at Howey's signature.
Better at least offer to buy him a drink first!
praetorian
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- La Mirada, CA
Since you guys seem to know a lot about lunchbox lockers, I'll ask a question here about the Powetrax No-Slip. They have a model for the Dana 44 with the Trac-Lock (LSD) carrier. It says in the description that it's for the Trac-Lock carrier with roll pin only. Does anyone know if the XJ Dana 44 Trac-Lock is the roll pin model and compatible with the Powertrax No-Slip Trac-Lock model. I'm only asking because I've read that some years of the Trac-Lock in the TJ are different and are not all compatible with the No-Slip Trac-Lock model.
boost_fr3@k
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Upland, CA/Greenville, IL
wow...ummm...that just flew waaay over my head! LoL
I thought I was doin alright understanding lockers and all...apparently not! LoL
kndrewa
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Vancouver British Columbia
anybody have experience with the Powertrax Lock-Right in a rear 44?
particularly for a DD - i am curious about highway driving.
or how about highway driving in snowy/wet conditions?
particularly for a DD - i am curious about highway driving.
or how about highway driving in snowy/wet conditions?
- Location
- East of Cincinnati
Robert
kndrewa
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Vancouver British Columbia
thanks - i read that earlier in this very thread..
..was hoping to gather some additional input or experience..
specific to long highway drives (75mph) in the wet and snow with the rear Lock-Right
; )
..was hoping to gather some additional input or experience..
specific to long highway drives (75mph) in the wet and snow with the rear Lock-Right
; )
- Location
- East of Cincinnati
I'd call 75mph in the snow a pretty chancy thing, locker or no...
Maybe you're a better driver than I am...
Robert
Maybe you're a better driver than I am...
Robert
Roxtar
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- NW Indiana-Chicago area
There's about seven pages of additional input here.
While I applaud you for at least searching, please use the info the search hands you.
Lockers cause both tires to move together.
Period
The pluses are added traction, the minuses are lack of control if both are spinning.
At 75 mph on the highway traction probably isn't an issue. With a 4.0 I doubt you'll be spinning the tires at that speed either.
Most lockers issues are with slow speeds not high.
kndrewa
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Vancouver British Columbia
well not necessarily in the snow at 75, but it does rain a lot here - wet roads are quite common.
you took it a bit out of context rather than just saying 'in my diverse experience, i haven't had any issues on the highway' or something like that..
lots of guys with my level of aptitude want to maintain well-behaved yet capable rigs.
i was just wondering if i would get a reply that said something like:
"one time i was cruisin in a storm, hit some standing water on the freeway on one side and got a real scare!"
you get the idea!
just trying to learn and add more info to this great thread (it mostly contains front locker info - trying to add rear)
Roxstar said:
this is surely what anyone with some common sense would think, myself included.
i was more looking for the 'worst case scenario' or a potential 'threat' to my common highway commutes.
you are right, I could have posted in one of the other threads - i have read a lot!
again, just wanted to ask in this one because i feel it is one of the superior lines of info on this topic.
my question was relative and expansive to the set of knowledge others can gain from this thread.
thanks for the info!
you guys have the experience and are helping guys like me make decisions.
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- Location
- East of Cincinnati
XJ-ARNIE
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Cary, Illinois
my thoughts....lock the front....ARB for sure. Then, borrow your buddys MIG, and well, the rear end kinda "locks" up. lol. slectables are nice to have for sure, but of you eventually gonna put an ARB in the back, your junnknig that stock open carrier anywho. I highly dont reccomend welding the front end. bad call. very, very bad call.
