OEM Locking IRS Differentials

[icthusrulz]

I am a long time reader of this forum, but haven't had much reason to post yet due to my lack of Pajero/Montero.

I have been interested in the NM/NP (Gen III) models, and recently have been in touch with a colleague who has family in South Africa, which, as many of you know, received the NM/NP Pajeros with the factory locking rear differentials.

If I were to get used factory differential assemblies imported to the US, who here would be interested?

I need to have a gauge of demand before I can work out the price structure.

For me to import one unit will be ~$2k, but it goes down the more units I import. My goal is to get it down below the install cost of an ARB locker.

Please PM me if you are interested, and let me know what you rough go/no-go price is.



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[JamesW]

Try the UK too, especially eBay, the shoguns up to 05 (not positive on that) came with a rear locker that can be got secondhand for reasonable money, on my phone at the minute, but I'll get some links when I'm on the computer

 

[Marutuk]

That seems really expensive. But I am curious about them as well as lockers are still on my list of things to get for my '03, let me know what you find.

 

[icthusrulz]

It's the fixed costs associated with importation that makes low numbers more expensive. Those become a smaller percentage of the part price when the quantity goes up.


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[montypower]

FYI... ARB is dropping the price on their lockers $100 across the board.

I'd go ARB. Reliable plus you get onboard air for your tires. Simple setup. Unless you can buy crazy cheap...

 

[earljuic3]

I would be interested but like montypower said it would have be significantly (several hundred dollars) cheaper than ARB for me to look at it instead of ARB.

 

[icthusrulz]

Alright, I'll backburner this for now.

Thanks for the input.