Rear Locker for a V8????

[Pemerling]

Is it possible to put a rear locker on a 98 V8 AWD. im so sick of having my tires constantly spinning in the mud. Of course that might have something to do with the kind of tires but i would be interested in getting more traction and maybe one day i could afford some tires. by the way how much would it cost for a locker and to install it ? thanx

 

[Pemerling]

bump

 

[RFR2212]

It's been less than an hour and yer bumpin... relax Sheesh... Search this... all the sploders got 8.8 rear ends. you can lock it, and will be fine even though ya got AWD
Pete

 

[Pemerling]

yeah i know. im at school and im takin a break from studyin for cost accounting.. sorry man

 

[Dan Whitaker]

Tires are going to be cheaper. A Powertrax is going to run around $400.00 plus labor.

 

[Pemerling]

you think it would be cheaper.. cool...now its a hard desicion on what tires to get. i definetely dont have the money to put a lift in but i was thinkin of gettin just a set of cheap black rims and then put some nice tires on it. any suggestions. i want somethin i can go muddin in not rockcrawlin

 

[Dan Whitaker]

Are you wanting to use your factory wheels for winter? If not why not use them to save some money. I would recomend either BFG Mud Terrains or Sport King Mud Terrain. The sport kings are made by B.F. Goodrich and will we cheaper. Dulop Mud rovers would also be a good choice. As to size I would recomend 30X9.50X15's to play safe

 

[Pemerling]

well the thing is i drive a lot of highway miles so i was thinkin that i could use the mud tires durin mud season (around spring up here in vt) and my pirellis as a street tire during the summer and winter

 

[Dan Whitaker]

In that case a cheap steel wheel sould run $35-$40.
Summit Racing has the U.S. wheel 84 series for $35.95 for a 15X7(looks like a NASCAR wheel). Or you could go the U.S. Wheel 70 series white spoke for $25.95 for a 15X7.