and I am interested in having one put in (mainly for more stability and traction in winter driving)how much do they go for and what one can I get? Will my rear tires wear alot more?locker for rear
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locker for rear
My trick doesn't have one and I am interested in having one put in (mainly for more stability and traction in winter driving)how much do they go for and what one can I get? Will my rear tires wear alot more?
and I am interested in having one put in (mainly for more stability and traction in winter driving)how much do they go for and what one can I get? Will my rear tires wear alot more?[size=75]05 Sierra LLY "Silver Bull"[/size]
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Re: locker for rear
Justin wrote:My trick doesn't have one
Mmmm, lockers will do the complete oposite for what you are looking for. I locker is very bad news for driving on snow. May be good for getting you unstuck but that about it. Believe it or not, it's better to have open diffs for driving in snow on the road. Just so you don't go sliding sideways. But what is better may vary if you are crawling on a trail.
Lockers are great for rock crawling and sling'n mud.
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yes, a locker or LS unit is bad bad in the ice or snow, but its a good thing for mud or just street performance. i hate open diffs on the street. one wheel spins right when you pull out in front of someone and your screwed!
so you just have to decided what you want? sounds like a selectable locker is what you need...and me too!
with a selectable locker, it will be electroncly engaged or by compressed air. so during snow, you can unlock it, but then during mud you can lock it up. but then again, you dont want to have it locked during street performance. i think ARB has come out with one for our trucks. i like my posi unit, a little of both worlds and it was real cheap
so you just have to decided what you want? sounds like a selectable locker is what you need...and me too!
with a selectable locker, it will be electroncly engaged or by compressed air. so during snow, you can unlock it, but then during mud you can lock it up. but then again, you dont want to have it locked during street performance. i think ARB has come out with one for our trucks. i like my posi unit, a little of both worlds and it was real cheap
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I had good luck with an automatic locker in my K5 Blazer. When you really step on the gas, it locks up and your off!! It is a Lock Rite locker and if it took the abuse that I put that thing through, it would work no problem in a light truck.
The best system out there is probably the ARB air locker but the have their drawbacks too. Cost is the main issue. Then you have all that crap to hook up (air compressor, air lines, in dash switch etc.) And remember, you would have an air line hanging down to your diff and if it got knocked loose at the wrong time, your screwed.
The best system out there is probably the ARB air locker but the have their drawbacks too. Cost is the main issue. Then you have all that crap to hook up (air compressor, air lines, in dash switch etc.) And remember, you would have an air line hanging down to your diff and if it got knocked loose at the wrong time, your screwed.