I have a 87 and i just bought a 01 8.25 rear end to swap out my d35. I checked the new rear end and there is no limited slip. I was wondering what type of locker or limited slip i should be looking for. My jeep is my dd so dont think i need anything too extream. It would be great if i could find something under $500.
New to all of this so be easy

thanks,
Aaron

 

A limited slip from Auburn would be a great choice for a DD that see's very mild trails.

A lot of people will chime in and recommend an Aussie LunchBox locker, I recommend a PowerTrax No-Slip from Richmond gear instead.

The Aussie does work and it is cheaper than the No-Slip....but the damn thing is obnoxiously loud. BANG, BANG, BANG...constantly. In a DD it would drive me nutZ!!! The No-Slip on the the other hand is quite, predictable...and proven.

I ran one for a couple years in my 8.25" and my son has one in his right now.

 

If u want a simple/easy "follow the instructions" install (about 2 hours), go with a lunchbox locker. Like FrankZ, we installed a PowerTrax No-Slip this past June in our '98 XJ. If u go with a limited slip, I'm almost positive u will need to remove the ring & pinion and do the proper set-up ( shims, back lash), etc. or have a shop do it for u. Don't have to mess with ring & pinion with a lunch box locker and talk about traction, ho chi momma. This was our 4th PowerTrax No-Slip install in various other vehicles, awesome product, IMHO, and the No-Slip is less quirky than most lockers (no ratcheting noise in a turn). The No-Slip, new gear oil and a new cover gasket should be <$500.

 

if ur not doin very much off road at all maybe for huntin or just what ever, if it really light trails i wouldnt go too crazy, i would also recommend the power trax no slip. i have a power trax lock right and u hear the click click click around curves and popin and stuff goin on. though mine is DD i take mine wheelin. it drove me nuts at first i thought about was takin it out. but now, unless im drivin slow and im not in any hurry, i hear it. other than that i dont even notice it anymore. aussie same way. loud as crap. but for u i would say no slip.

 

I live at 9,600 ft so snow on the roads is almost an everyday thing. does that have any effect on choosing the right one?

 

Hear good things about them. My buddy has a detroit locker and loves it.

 

When I installed the No-Slip in mine it was a daily driver as well. My wife drove it daily in all kinds of weather and loved it. You'll learn to coast thru turns instead of hammering the gas.

 

I do not like lockers for a daily driver.
I urge you to take a hard look at the Detroit True-Trac which is a clutchless limited slip.
I daily drive my rig (true-trac's front and rear) and run it over some pretty demanding trails/rock crawling. Nothing but good to say.

 

You might want to rule out lockers then.

 

I would go with a limited slip. Especially as you live in snow. I have a Detroit locker in my XJ and thought nothing of it until the wonderful lake effect machine started to crank it out. It makes this interesting and not always in a good way. Just my thoughts.

 

For the cost of buying a new limited slip + install you could always swap in a Ford 8.8 with a stock limited slip.



Just my advice. I went that route

 

The way I looked at it was a powerlock and or a limited slip locker has clutches in it. Clutches ware out. Since it's kindof an ordeal for your everyday Jo blow to instal a limited slip I went with the lock rite locker. No clutches, just pins and springs. Easy to instal, easy to maintain, easy to fix. Cheap, very effective. It's basically a full on locker whenever there is tourque being applied, (if your foot is on the gas peddle) I picked mine up for $380 and installed myself in an hour or so. Check it out

 

The perfect locker for what he needs living a 9500 feet is a Eaton E-Locker or an some other selectable looker, but the 500 dollar blows that idea.
As much as I hate clutch driven LSDs I think one of them or one of the lunch box lockers will be the only way to stay under the $500.00 limit.