Topic: Aussie Locker, front or rear for daily driver???

[BOOGIE444]

Aussie locker's home page says its dangerous to put a automatic locker in the front axel when using 4wd and on icy highways, why?  I live in Iowa and we get decent amounts of snow in the winter but not much ice, I want my jeep to still be my daily driver but I would like to throw in a cheap automatic locker while I am having new ring & pinions installed.

So should I throw a aussie locker in the front or rear for 99% DD and 1% off roader?

[Jeffy]

TJ/YJ/CJ/XJ?

[Bounty Hunter]

Lunchbox lockers are a breeze to install and don't necessarily need to be done at the same time as a regear.

Why do you want a locker for 1% offroad use?

I run a spool in the front, and if it weren't for having a cable disconnect on one side for 3wd, I wouldn't be able to turn on snow-packed roads.  An automatic locker will behave the same way as it is locked under throttle.  You'll have to let off the gas to turn, and it'll lock again as soon as gas is applied, which could be scary part-way through a turn on a snowpacked road.

[BOOGIE444]

Its for a TJ, it looks like I defiantly DONT want a automatic locker than, that does sound scary.  What is a good CHEAP limited slip or posi type unit that doesnt affect daily driving or snowy / icy highways???  Or maybe I need a CHEAP selectable locker for the front???

[Mozman68]

Its for a TJ, it looks like I defiantly DONT want a automatic locker than, that does sound scary.  What is a good CHEAP limited slip or posi type unit that doesnt affect daily driving or snowy / icy highways???  Or maybe I need a CHEAP selectable locker for the front???

Boy...let us all know when you find that.....

[BOOGIE444]

I found some cheap trak lok posi units, maybe thats a better route for a daily driver?

[dexetr30]

Aussie locker's home page says its dangerous to put a automatic locker in the front axle when using 4wd and on icy highways, why?  I live in Iowa and we get decent amounts of snow in the winter but not much ice, I want my jeep to still be my daily driver but I would like to throw in a cheap automatic locker while I am having new ring & pinions installed.

So should I throw a Aussie locker in the front or rear for 99% DD and 1% off roader?

I've had a similar question going through my head lately. I was wondering if it would be acceptable to put a selectable locker in the rear only. I'd use it for those occasions when I'm wheeling and get stuck, and for winter snow when I'm stuck. These two scenarios would be the only time it got switched on. As most of you know... I'm not a hard core wheeler. I stick to lighter trail rides and the occasional semi shallow mud holes. So really at this point in the game I don't see the need for a locker front and rear. Anyone have opinions or answers?

[Mozman68]

Aussie locker's home page says its dangerous to put a automatic locker in the front axle when using 4wd and on icy highways, why?  I live in Iowa and we get decent amounts of snow in the winter but not much ice, I want my jeep to still be my daily driver but I would like to throw in a cheap automatic locker while I am having new ring & pinions installed.

So should I throw a Aussie locker in the front or rear for 99% DD and 1% off roader?

I've had a similar question going through my head lately. I was wondering if it would be acceptable to put a selectable locker in the rear only. I'd use it for those occasions when I'm wheeling and get stuck, and for winter snow when I'm stuck. These two scenarios would be the only time it got switched on. As most of you know... I'm not a hard core wheeler. I stick to lighter trail rides and the occasional semi shallow mud holes. So really at this point in the game I don't see the need for a locker front and rear. Anyone have opinions or answers?

Maybe if you had the lockers you might wheel the harder stuff.....

[Jeffy]

I found some cheap trak lok posi units, maybe thats a better route for a daily driver?

Track Lok aka: Trash Lok

[Shawn_c]

You would be an ideal canidate for a Detroit True Track a gear based limited slip.  They are a much stronger set-up then a track lok unit.  The true track is a gear based limited slip.  That means it won't wear out like a clutch based Track Lock.  The true tracks works really well, probably one of th ebest limited slips out there.

[BOOGIE444]

Tru-trac defiantly sounds like what I want, I dont want something that req's maintance or will wear out.  Should I put one in the front or rear for max off road traction???

[dexetr30]

Maybe if you had the lockers you might wheel the harder stuff.....

Maybe.   But one thing to keep in mind is that this is our daily driver. We have to be able to wheel on the weekends and then it has to get us from point a to point b during the week. I should have kept that p.o.s. yj and just wheeled the crap out of it until it fell apart. 

[Jeffy]

Maybe.   But one thing to keep in mind is that this is our daily driver. We have to be able to wheel on the weekends and then it has to get us from point a to point b during the week. I should have kept that p.o.s. yj and just wheeled the crap out of it until it fell apart. 

Hmm, mines a daily driver too...

...I think if you kept that YJ, you'd be walking home after the first trip.

[dexetr30]

Maybe.   But one thing to keep in mind is that this is our daily driver. We have to be able to wheel on the weekends and then it has to get us from point a to point b during the week. I should have kept that p.o.s. yj and just wheeled the crap out of it until it fell apart. 

Hmm, mines a daily driver too...

...I think if you kept that YJ, you'd be walking home after the first trip.

You're more than likely right Jeffy. Ok, new plan then. Save some $$$ for a 44 for the rear. Then save for a rear locker and finally a front. Anyone know anything about the ECTED Electrically Activated Lockers?

[chrisfranklin]

If I was in an area with some snow, then I'd probably think about doing a selectable in the front, auto in the rear or selectables front and rear. 

I currently use an Aussie in the front end, unlocked in the rear.  Will probably put one in the rear axle also.  You can get away with that s%^t in the Sunbelt