Question regarding differential lunch box locker

[jd3z400]

sorry in just jump in here wondering what the locker is like on the road do you recommend it for a daily drive

 

[heathmo]

Auto lockers can be a little squirrelly on road, but it's not a nightmare by any means. I absolutely love mine. I turn different that most people now so that I don't chirp the tires. On snow it's a little tricky, you might require your 4wd to be on more often, or at least have the 4x4 Auto on (I have the BWM). You'll hear ratcheting when turning. You may notice a little under or oversteer at times, but it's really not that bad at all. I drive all over town and I'm a spirited driver. I don't have too much trouble having that in there. And for the boat ramp and getting stuck in snow it's definitely a big help.

 

[jd3z400]

I PUT A POSI IN IT IT IS A FORD RACING ONE IT NOT BAD BUT WHEN I MY FLEXING I ONLY GET ONE TIRE TO SPIN I WAS THINKING ABOUT GOING WITH carbon fiber CLUTCHES OR A LOCKER I JUST HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND THAT I DRIVE IT 300 MILES A WEEK

 

[heathmo]

Well it really depends on what you prefer, I've heard that even with some of the standard posi's and even on some opens you can push the brake to gain some resistance and allow the tire w/ traction to spin. Generally this works the best in the Detroit Truetrac. As far as driving 300 miles a week, I've driven interstate back and forth with it and had no problems and even highway during blizzard conditions and no real issues. I was plowing right through everything. Tires I'm sure helped, my old tires were junk. You just have to remember it's back there and get used to driving with it. I trained myself to drive with the locker before I had it. Aussie makes a wonderful locker for a very reasonable price. And there are other brands like Richmonds Lock-Rite and No-Slip. The no slip I believe is supposed to be the smoothest of all the auto lockers. You can spend even more and get a full locker like the Detroit, but you'll have to reset your gears. But you do have a posi in there and I think the No-Slip is the only one that will go into a posi carrier. Aussie and Lock-Rite require open carriers I believe. You can swap it out too if you're capable of doing that stuff. Like I said there are plenty of people who run lockers in DDs all the time, you just have to learn how to drive with it. And it becomes second nature. Spools, mini-spools and Lincoln Lockers are the only things that I would avoid on a DD.

 

[HahnsB2]

I PUT A POSI IN IT IT IS A FORD RACING ONE IT NOT BAD BUT WHEN I MY FLEXING I ONLY GET ONE TIRE TO SPIN I WAS THINKING ABOUT GOING WITH carbon fiber CLUTCHES OR A LOCKER I JUST HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND THAT I DRIVE IT 300 MILES A WEEK

That's why limited slips suck, they are useless off-road and carbon fiber clutches wont help you.

At it's peak I was driving my B2 1000 miles a month with a locker and it's just fine. I plan on putting a locker in my Dakota (My current DD) too, it's flat out dangerous in the rain when pulling out into traffic, and I want more traction for the drag strip and off-road.