Aussie locker

[Momrocks]

Why does everyone seem to insist on putting a locker in the front when most likely you're going uphill and all the weight is on the rear? Am I missing something here?

The original post spoke to concerns with driving the rear locker on ice. The thread then spun into a, is a D35 lock a benefit or a timebomb discussion. The front lock option was floated as an alternative to address both fears.

IMHO, you should Aussie up when you do the R&P. The diff is already open so it will save you a gasket and a pumpkin full of gear lube.

 

[bigbeast]

What about a powertrax No-slip vs powertrax lockright. Is it worth the extra money to get the no slip? I installed a lockright in my brothers FJ-40 and when you do a u-turn on the street, under power (which you have to do for a u-turn) and it bucks pretty hard. I would want to avoid the bucking on my TJ as it is not an off-road only vehicle.

I figure I can lock up my axles and they might last longer, because I will not be gunning it to get up a hill, or out of the rocks.

What do you think? It is a bone stock 2005 TJ (X model).

Thanks

 

[cocco78]

Hands down, get an Aussie locker, they are the best "lunchbox" style locker you can get. They are pretty quiet, and almost none of the quirks of the other ones. I had a lockright that would always pop and bang, it was just horrible. And no locker will unlock under power, if power is going to it in a turn it will stay locked. They only unlock around corners or u-turns when you are coasting. Otherwise whats the point of a locker if it unlocks when you are trying to go?

If your worried about running a locker on snow and ice, don't put one up front!! That is unless you never plan on using 4wd on slippery roads. with a locker up front and the jeep in 4wd on slippery snow covered roads you won't be able to turn. Even in 2wd with a non disco axle you need some sort of traction to get the locker to unlock. Plus the D30 is even weaker than the D35...

I ran a TJ on 33's for a while with D30/35 with an aussie in the rear, and never had any issues. But everyone said it would blow up so I upgraded to a 8.8 again with an aussie. And as for the snow issue, I live in Michigan, we get snow. If you know how to drive a rear wheel drive vehicle a locked rear is no big deal at all. If you give it gas around a corner you'll kick the back end out, if you dont give it gas it won't kick out on you...

Now I run a HP 3/4 D44 front with an aussie, and D70 rear welded on 37" tires... zero issues with the aussie locker...