I have heard a lot of people talking about Aussie Lockers lately and everybody seems to love them. This is great to know. I looked into air lockers and others like OX and they are way out of my budget. Between the price for the parts and then to have somebody install them since some can get quite complicated. When I payed 4500 for my Cherokee with a lift I just cant see paying that much for just lockers. I am definitely going to look into these farther on down the road after I get a bigger lift which is my next step.

 

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I'm gonna pass on it...Tj

 

sk8tertht540s........they are driven through wheel speed differentiation. Any time you go around a curve or corner, the outside wheel must spin faster and the Automatic locker unlocks as soon as it senses this speed difference. It then locks back up as soon as it senses the wheels are going the same speed again.

 

not really, sk8er is right. if you get on the skinny while turning, it will lock and the tires will chirp.

i do it all the time for giggles.

 

I've had that happen a few times. Just try not to do it because it reminds me that lockers do have some bad habits.

 

hey what do you guys think of detroit lockers? besides the price

 

detroit full lockers are the strongest in my opinion.
they replace the whole carrier, which is a weak point, but not needed unless you have a lot of horsepower and/or torque.
good for street rods/drag cars and competition rigs.
the extra coin could be used elsewhere.
unless you have loads of disposable income, but only if the rest of the jeep is already built.
good for braggin rights too.

 

Love Detroits... I can only think of two times I've seen one fail, and it was something that was easily repairable. And this was in a 9", with about 800HP hitting it thru the drivetrain for a lllloooonnnnggg time. Not to mention clutch dumps from around 3000RPM.

 

Just to clarify the locking of an automatic locker has nothing to do with going straight or turning it has to do with torque. When torque is applied via the skinny pedal the "luchbox locker" locks and does not disengage until the torque is removed.

In a rearend application if you are turning under a moderate amount of power the axle will lock and most of the time tend to push the vehicle straight giving it an understeer. Usually you kind of have to coast your way through turns. It takes some getting used to but is very managable.

In a front end application if you are not in four wheel drive all you will notice is a mild clicking while going around corners. When in fourwheel drive pretty much the same characteristics apply as a rearend but can make the steering a bit more stiff. Other than that very managable.