duffman5001

Ok I have been researching lockers for hours now and I have a question. If I install an aussie locker in the FRONT, when I am not in four wheel drive I won't even know it is there.. correct? Only when in 4 wheel drive. .... And I would love some real world comments on driveability with an aussie locker in the rear. I plan on driving to moab and even as far as mexico in my jeep. What are road manners like? I don't have the money to spend on selectable lockers so please don't hammer me with comments to buy them

xjoffroad

cant really tell its there unless you are taking a really tight turn into a parking spot or something. they are a great cheap option

lefty84

Are you referring to the rear locker in this situation? I too have been looking into aussie lockers and have been wondering the same thing as the OP. Any help or info on this subject would be great. Thank you.

fishtaconc

I heard that with an auto locker such as an Aussie, have problems when driving on snow/ice or other slippery conditions. And also when making tight turns.

housew

I have one in the front. I live in maine so lots of snow in the winter. I was skeptical at first thinking it would want to plow (go straight) but its not bad.

Because of the way it works the outside wheel can always go faster then the inside wheel as long as the inside wheel is going as fast as the driveshaft tells it to go. In slippery stuff this still works, if you start spinning the inside tire then the outside drives, if you spin them both the jeep goes whereever it wants. Quite a bit harder to spin them both then just one. It does handle differently, but i find it to be equally predictable as open, just takes some getting used to.

I like it enough that I have a rear aussie in the mail

tannerp89

which should get there today housew
you should do a write up on the install...im gonna put my lock rite in today.

rweaver138

i have an aussie up front cant even tell its there, not even on tight turns.

zfranklin92

is it more beneficial to do it in the front or rear for offroading purposes? i would feel more confident in the rear locker since i have a c8.25 in the rear with 33s. and also the difference in wheel speed in the rear is less than the front correct?

xjoffroad

no the front. sometimes, not always in my brothers rig you can feel in going into a parking stall. you will not feel it most of the time

sportrider

I've been looking into getting a locker too. here's a vid I found that makes the locker purchase even more inviting.

duffman5001

Thanks for all the input everyone.. I think I will prolly go for aussies front and rear

housew

yessir, got it in the mail yesterday. Have it packed away nicely with some rtv, grease, caliper, feeler gauges and gear lube in the xj. Going in tonight after I get to camp or first thing in the morning. I'm semi-pro at these lunchboxes now, I think I can slap it in in <30mins and wait for the rtv to dry a bit and hit the trail. I don't have a camera with me, but my ipod takes videos, if anyones watching me i'll get them to hold that too.

duffman, good choice with the front and rear. You wont be dissapointed