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Old Mar 5, 2009 | 02:28 PM
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The rear diff in my XJ needs to be rebuilt. It is a ChryCo 8.25.

I have been planning on installing lockers in this anyway, so I figure that now is the time while it is being rebuilt.

The 4x4 shop that works on my XJ does not care for Aussie or Lock-Right lockers because they use the stock carrier, which may not be up to the job of driving my 32s while locked.

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Old Mar 5, 2009 | 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by GamblySmurf
The rear diff in my XJ needs to be rebuilt. It is a ChryCo 8.25.

I have been planning on installing lockers in this anyway, so I figure that now is the time while it is being rebuilt.

The 4x4 shop that works on my XJ does not care for Aussie or Lock-Right lockers because they use the stock carrier, which may not be up to the job of driving my 32s while locked.

Thoughts... Agree? Disagree?
obviously any thing with a new carrier will be stronger but price will be more also

I think your axles will fail before the carrier if you have stock ones
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Old Mar 5, 2009 | 02:34 PM
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The aussie will work fine. Never heard of any complaints.
I just put them in F/R and I really like em.
D30 & D44
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Old Mar 5, 2009 | 02:52 PM
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i've heard of one single carrier failure in my life.
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Old Mar 5, 2009 | 04:01 PM
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32s arent going to break your stock carrier! you would have to beat on it pretty bad
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