- Location
- Westminster, SoCal
Dirt Surfer said:I have to admit that I don't have a lot of experience. It seems to me that if some people want something, they learn to live with the drawbacks. While the others that get what they want love it. A trailer rig doesn't have to deal with the street, but why go a route that you know will compromise your steering in tight spots. The ARB guys just turn them off when not needed. I watched my friend in his CJ get pushed around by his ARB up front till he turned it off.
I put a OX in back cause it is my DD. Love it! It's a spool when it is on, then it's off. I set the cable up per instructions. Went to a field, made one adjustment. It has worked flawlesly since. What is everyone's heart ache with cable adjustment? I applied RTV to the cable when I instaled it, no leaks. I looked at the locking ring when I got it, and then talked to OX. The locking teeth are ramped. When you engage, if the ring is not fully in (read the cable not adjusted right), the teeth will pull the ring in to full lock. Ox told me that earlier versions had straight teeth, and cable adjustment was critical. (The redesign was 4 years ago) Mine locks and unlocks perfectly, instantly, everytime.
With the parts you are talking about, money isn't a object. There is no arguing a Detroit. I'm not trying to say that a Detroit would be a bad choice, but I bet if you got a OX, you would love it.
You bring up a good point about the ability to turn it on and off but reason I did not go with a selecteable personally was because I saw it as a hassle. Imagine you're in a spot on the trail where you have to keep turning it on and off to make the turns. At one point or another it's going to get old. The big thing is that the Detroit will release (or at least it should ) when you're turning while the ARB while engaged will be a spool while it's engaged.