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chrisfranklin

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Front D30 Aussie is on order
« on: April 29, 2006, 10:12:10 PM »
Ok, upon the arrival of my Aussie D30 front, all front-only lunchbox locker haters will soon be smitten by the greatness that is widsom of the front-only Aussie install.  

You will see how, while rockclimbing difficult trails,  my rig will shift weight to the rear keeping both Revo 29s (tires so good, if they were any bigger they'd cause all tires on rigs within a 5 mile radius to slip there rims) planted and the D35 in action while my locked D30 keeps the traction in the front and both axles doing the work!

You will see how the mighty Aussie will never need its warranty, because its alloy construction will shrug off torque loads that would break other more expensive lockers, their puny strength hidden by their great size!(Power will get to the ground consistently through two axles due to weight shift on hill climbs, so the synergy of two axles sharing the load will safeguard the weak D35...so no, "yeah, strong locker, but you shafts are going to break."

You will see people putting their hands to their ears trying to hear the silence that is the operation of the Aussie Locker, the locker too busy working to make noise!

Believe!  

(Photos will document the Aussie in action...close your eyes if its mightiness is too much for you  :lol:
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j-freak153

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« Reply #1 on: April 29, 2006, 10:45:03 PM »
nice writeup... 8)
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SMC4WD

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« Reply #2 on: April 29, 2006, 11:30:48 PM »
I'm telling you, I ran a front Lockright for years upon years before I did the rear.  I've been through many a trail with front only, and lived to tell about it.  

You will rock with your front locker!! You will wheel in places you never thought possible.  

My only request is that you install it yourself, or help the guy doing it.  Know your front end.  If, for some unforseen reason, that U-joint lets loose, you'll have to disassemble the whole thing just to slide that broken axle or U-joint out.  Stuff a shop rag in the hole and get yourself back home.  

Experience talking here...
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wrangler387

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« Reply #3 on: April 30, 2006, 12:47:49 AM »
I still need to install my front lockright locker  :shock:    Hopefully next weekend :(
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Offline chardrc

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« Reply #4 on: April 30, 2006, 11:31:29 AM »
i only have a rear locker :cry:  but then again im not even done with stage 1 of my image for my jeep and havent goon off roading with it yet... the front locker is to come ether befor or just after the 1st time i take it off raod..
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SMC4WD

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« Reply #5 on: April 30, 2006, 01:38:16 PM »
Remember:

Lockers get you stuck, winches get you unstuck!
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wrangler387

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« Reply #6 on: April 30, 2006, 01:41:57 PM »
winches AND friends, for most of us i'm going to say friends  :lol:
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j-freak153

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« Reply #7 on: April 30, 2006, 07:02:21 PM »
i'll wait till i swap in the 8.8, then i'll re-gear and get a locker...
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GrimJeeper

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« Reply #8 on: May 17, 2006, 01:47:38 PM »
I have to ask.  Doesn't having a locker in the front cause strange driving characteristics OR are your rigs strictly trail Jeeps? I use mine mostly on the tarmac, but would love to have a locked up front end for those occasional off road adventures!
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Offline Jeffy

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« Reply #9 on: May 17, 2006, 02:12:38 PM »
Quote from: "GrimJeeper"
I have to ask.  Doesn't having a locker in the front cause strange driving characteristics OR are your rigs strictly trail Jeeps? I use mine mostly on the tarmac, but would love to have a locked up front end for those occasional off road adventures!


On a YJ it will cause the front driveshaft to turn even when in 2wd.  The front shafts aren't balanced.  9 out of 10 need to be balanced.
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arkypyro

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« Reply #10 on: May 17, 2006, 03:10:34 PM »
If, for some unforseen reason, that U-joint lets loose, you'll have to disassemble the whole thing just to slide that broken axle or U-joint out.  Stuff a shop rag in the hole and get yourself back home.  

Why would you have to disassemble the whole thing?  The D30 in'st a c-clip.

I have the aussie up front and I love it.  It does make a bit of light clicking in turns on the street but while in 4WD off road it doesn't do any of the popping like the Lock-Rite I have in back.  As for different hadling.  in 2WD you never even know it's there.  In 4WD the steering(I don't have power) is very stiff, but manageable.  You willnotice a huge difference in off road capability.
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chrisfranklin

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« Reply #11 on: May 17, 2006, 04:52:36 PM »
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I have the aussie up front and I love it. It does make a bit of light clicking in turns on the street but while in 4WD off road it doesn't do any of the popping like the Lock-Rite I have in back. As for different hadling. in 2WD you never even know it's there. In 4WD the steering(I don't have power) is very stiff, but manageable. You willnotice a huge difference in off road capability.


That's the insider info I like to hear, Arkypro.  Just got the Aussie yesterday.  My YJ is saying to me, "What are you waiting for... Put it in, Put it in...Weekend is coming up!?!"   I'm like "Baby, i got work and all, I'm getting to it" :lol:
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GrimJeeper

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« Reply #12 on: May 17, 2006, 09:58:48 PM »
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As for different hadling. in 2WD you never even know it's there.


That's good to know.  I always thought that the rule of thumb was to have an LS or selectable locker in the front.  I've never heard of the Aussie locker, but I'm assuming since it's being mentioned with the Loc-rite that it must be a better device.  

You've peaked my interest! Now getting it by the wife is a whole other matter.  :D
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Offline Jeffy

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« Reply #13 on: May 17, 2006, 10:50:38 PM »
You don't need to dissemble the whole outer to get the shafts out of the way.  It's a lot easier to unbolt the wheel bearings and slide the whole outer out with the shaft in once piece.  If the U-joint breaks you can do the same thing...
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chrisfranklin

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« Reply #14 on: May 18, 2006, 04:46:42 AM »
So on the off chance that I bust the U-joints and/or shaft in the D30 --which ain't real likely given that I'm planning only to do slightly more difficult lines on the over-populated trails I've already been on --  does the wheel on a broken front shaft  ('94 YJ)  "walk-out" the same as one on a broken D35?
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