ARB | Toyota elocker?

[RAM5500 CAMPERTHING]

Kev- When it was all said and done how much $$ and how much time to complete your OEM retro fit?

Well, not that my install could be compared to most, but here is the breakdown:

NEW Rear E-Locker In The Box = FREE, traded to a friend for a years use of my storage unit.

-Used Long Spline Shaft $65 (ended up selling the stock for $65 so basically it was free!)
-Dash Rotarty Knob $45
-Diff Gasket $15
-Misc Studs (longer for the locker 3rd) $15
-Dash Bulbs $10
-Entire wiring harness from headlight to taillight of a rolled locked 95 FZJ80 $200
-Locker ECU was included with harness deal
-Modified REAR Housing = FREE (done by me)
-FRONT E-Locker Housing, Even Traded for a non locked one that i had sitting in the garage (intended on modifying for elocker) that i paid $100 because someone needed it for the ARB install.
-Front Elocker (will be bought new for $800)

That includes just about everysingle piece for the job and i will be sitting at about: $1185 +/- for the complete OEM setup if you are a cheap (or better term: Resourceful) person. Of course factor in another $800 if you buy the rear locker new, so you are at around $2000 if you willing to search for the rest of the parts.

One of the big reasons i went this route is because that body harness/locker ECU kind of fell in my lap so that simplified the project quite a bit and kept the costs way down. Not sure if you know, but a huge portion of the wiring is already in the non e-locker rigs. Most of it was plug and play!

Attempting to do this mod using all NEW oem parts would be insane. I believe the chunk of wiring running from the rear locker to the front ECU is over $800 or something crazy like that. I am sure all of these "Looms" can be homemade for much cheaper, but i wanted the OEM fit and reliability!

Although, now that this mod is gaining popularity, there are companies making kits to install these now, havent really looked into it though.

Any questions feel free!

 

[Desertdude]

Thanks for the breakdown - if I had the time when I had the axles all apart I may have gone for the electric retro fit - Time will tell how well the ARB products hold up -you hear many stories about leakage some of those are stories from the past that still seem to linger...

Here is a simple ARB locker cost breakdown YMMV

ARB lockers frt rear $850.00 X 2 = $1700.00

ARB Compact Air Locker compressor $160.00

Slee offroad ARB Compressor Mount $42.00

Slee offroad Air Manifold $45.00

OEM locker selector switch $45.00

Approx. Sub Total $1992.00 + tax + shipping

There are shops that if you re-gear and purchase all the parts they will install the ARB lockers for free ( so to speak) once you have the diff's in hand -- the complete install takes about day including electrical I would say all and all about $2300.00

 

[RAM5500 CAMPERTHING]

ARB lockers frt rear $850.00 X 2 = $1700.00

Cool, are those ARB prices for complete geared and ready to go thirds? If so, that is a great deal!

Time will tell how well the ARB products hold up -you hear many stories about leakage some of those are stories from the past that still seem to linger...

It is all in the install! 9 failures out of 10 are due to poor installs! Just make sure you carry a spare solenoid when its dusty, they are cheap and spares are easier then trying to rebuild it on the trail, been there, done that!

All and all the prices seem comparable for either setup. I guess its a matter of preference!

Both are better then open!

 

[Desertdude]

Cool, are those ARB prices for complete geared and ready to go thirds? If so, that is a great deal!

ARB Lockers only - regearing is another whole pile of $$ :smileeek:

 

[RAM5500 CAMPERTHING]

ARB Lockers only - regearing is another whole pile of $$ :smileeek:

Gotcha!

I am looking into these "Rumors" of the Factory Locking Thirds being available with 4.10, 4.56, & 4,88 ratios, if so that would be way cool! I will post when i find out for sure. Some people say they can be had and some says its impossible. I need to buy my front e-locker new, so this gives me motivation to research it more and possibly regear! Details soon!

 

[Desertdude]

so not the build your own third member at Inchworm I take it ?

As always I look forward to your research :bowdown:

 

[RAM5500 CAMPERTHING]

so not the build your own third member at Inchworm I take it ?

No, OEM all the way!

As always I look forward to your research :bowdown:

There will be much more to come!

 

[Pskhaat]

The OEM Toyota cable ones come ready

Kurt, can you actually obtain a rear FF cable locking 3rd? Where does one obtain a cable lever for retrofit? Were they standard in any 80? Where would one mount the cable lever?

So intrigued...

 

[Pskhaat]

Details now? Wanna just sell me your rear locking 3rd? because you need to get one already setup with 4.88s!

 

[cruiseroutfit]

Kurt, can you actually obtain a rear FF cable locking 3rd? Where does one obtain a cable lever for retrofit? Were they standard in any 80? Where would one mount the cable lever?

So intrigued...

The actual 3rd member is (was) still available from Toyota just a couple years back (havn't check since). However it doesn't include any of the cable mechanism. We used to be able to get the cable setups fairly easily, but the last one we did turned out to be a major PITA. In all cases, we used the OEM actuator setup, but a custom locally made push/pull cable. The Cruiser guys (G&S, etc) should be able to track you down some OEM cable stuff, I know I have seen complete cable locked axles sell on their site.

Of course, this all adds up to a bit more than a $700 ARB Air Locker and $150 ARB Compressor

 

[cruiseroutfit]

A few pics on subject
OEM E-lockers & OEM Cable Locker with custom cable & OEM Cable in-cab levers.