Locker! Front or Rear?

[Positive Vibes]

I did a search but couldn't find what I was looking for. So I'm gonna get a locker and I just read that if I put one if front I won't notice till it's in 4wheel drive. Is this true. I don't know how to set up a poll but if some does that would be cool. So do you get the front locker or the rear and NO you can't say both. What do you guys think?

 

[jimbo74]

just get the front one.... but dont use it if you are turning tightly or if you dont need it...otherwise you may end up blowing ujoints or axles or.......

 

[Positive Vibes]

Jim your saying get a ARB in front or what would you reccomend. ARB is so dam expensive. Does OX make one for our Dana 35?

 

[CoryL]

Some will say front, some will say rear.

I had front and rear lockers on my Bronco II, but that was a super short wheelbase and turnin was a breeze anyhow. In my Explorer, I've stretched the wheelbase to 120" with Detroits front and rear and solid axles, but I am also running full hydraulic steering, so turning for me with the locker isn't a problem at all.

If it will be seeing a lot of street miles, convert to manual hubs and throw it up front. Then when you need to turn sharp or pull to one side, just unlock a hub.

Turning sharp in a rig with a front locker isn't as bad as many people say it is. Usually because they've never had a locker in the front of their truck, just heard someone somewhere say it.

You can go to full lock, just don't be on the go-pedal much.

Most people I know that want the best of both worlds (on and off-road) go ARB front and rear, but those are expensive. So your next best step is a front locker (with manual hubs) and a rear limited slip.

If it will see a lot of off-road miles, I'd put it in the rear. The rear axle is a lot stronger than the front and you will probably never break anything.

So it's a toss up with what the vehicle will be used for most.

 

[CoryL]

The OX locker is more expensive than the ARB.

What most people fail to realize is that the OX locker requires a custom diff cover to work. Since the beam is the diff cover for the TTB D35, you will never see an OX locker offered for that axle.

 

[jimbo74]

i agree with what cory has said...... i have talked to him in hte chatroom and seen his post on here..... he is a smart guy with one insane explorer.....

 

[Derrick C.]

One thing I hate abuot ARBs front and rear is the damn compressor. Very loud!!! On a trail you'll hear me turning the front locker on and off several times. With a weak ass front axle I don't try to turn too much with the locker turned on. I have snapped the u-joints on the axle shafts many times trying to.