Open diff's piss me off!
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I would not go for a lunchbox locker like a spartan. The Lock Right system can be bought for around 300 and installed with out messing with any gear mesh in the diff at all. And no special tools. This will give you the traction you are looking for but release in the turns and wont give you any problems.
Why not the spartan?
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From: Rancho Cucamonga, Ca.
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I installed a Powertrax Lock Right in my D35 and i dont have the "cogging" wheel feeling like my uncle has in turns with his D35 after installing the Spartan Locker. Just my own personal experience.
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I would not go for a lunchbox locker like a spartan. The Lock Right system can be bought for around 300 and installed with out messing with any gear mesh in the diff at all. And no special tools. This will give you the traction you are looking for but release in the turns and wont give you any problems.
I thought "lunchbox" lockers could be installed without dealing with gear mesh.
And, I thought both Spartan and Lock-Rite were "lunchbox" lockers.
At least the one I put in my FJ40 was.
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I think he is saying to just avoid the spartan brand since they're both lunchbox lockers. I would do the opposite of that, but that's just me.
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You both are absolutely right. They are both lunchbox lockers. I am just stating my personal opinion from dealing with both of them. Either one will be a huge upgrade over the open diff the OP has now.
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Having sold lock right, I will never sell another one. Their manufacturing has moved overseas where they now use lesser materials. It's also not uncommon to have one machined incorrectly.
Spartan is the way to go as far as lunch box lockers.
Spartan is the way to go as far as lunch box lockers.
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Gotcha. I had the old Lock-rite that was noisy. shoulda spent the extra bucks for the smooth one.
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My d35 took a crap last year so I bought a 8.25 with a lock rite locker in it that was absolutely destroyed. The craftsman ship looked similar to the Aussie we installed in my buddies. I bought a spartan because I had a 27 spline and Aussie didn't make one for it. Very happy I bought a spartan. Installation was a lot simpler and faster then the Aussie. I've driven about 7k miles on it with no issues on pavement or getting stuck offroad
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