Aussie Locker?

[craigp]

I had one in my YJ with D35. Love/hate relationship with it. Worked great. Easy to install, youtube is great!
It ate axles, once broke both at the same time. Awesome offroad, used to trail ride in 2wd a lot. On road it was clanky, and
Hated parking! Great company to talk too. Wish I had talked to them forst. They recomend putting in the front if only doing one locker.
One thing it did act funny in the snow I thought.
You have better axles but be easy on the skinny peddle!

 

[katuah]

I looked at the Aussie but ended up going with a Powertrax No-Slip in my 8.25, it's a little more complex to get together but it supposedly has a lot better dry pavement manners. I get a bit of tire chirp and once in a blue moon a bang, but nothing intolerable. I haven't tried it in snow yet, but rain I haven't seen much difference from before either way, better or worse. And it has really rocked on trails!
I suggest you go to someplace like NAXJA or CF and read some of the 10000 threads on whether to put your first locker in the front or rear. Opinions are many, but it seemed to me that it mattered most how you use your vehicle which one was going to give you the best return. I went with rear first because there seemed to be more reports of problems in bad weather street driving with the front locked. After experiencing a locked rear end, I can easily understand how equivalent behavior would feel a lot worse when it occurred on your steering axle. If I lock my D30 one day it will be with a selectable, not a lunchbox.

 

[Hunter67]

Since more than 8 years and 80.000 km I do have a Detroit Locker in the rear axle (8.25) and an Aussie Locker in the front (D30) of my XJ who is my daily driver. I so can fully confirm what has been written above regarding the onroad behavior. But I'am ready to accept these minor disadvantages for the overwhelming offroad capabilities these lockers offer. Without having to think of engaging and disengaging them in time, waiting until they have fully locked or unlocked etc., I just can drive and drive and drive. Another advantage I appreciate: No swithes at the dashboard or center console are revealing this fundamental modification.

Markus