found a guy parting out a jeep that i may buy a lift from and he has a chyr 8.25 with a locker in it, figured i might throw that locker in mine. anything wrong with a used locker? complications i might run into?

 

Some things are meant to be bought new, and that is one of them IMO.

 

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kinda figured that, usually buy all new parts mechanical wise, but didnt know if lockers were special thanks for the advice guys

 

Depends on what kind of locker and if it was installed right.

 

Let me ask you this. Whould you buy a used rubber? Haha. But seriously I wouldnt' buy a used locker.

 

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I installed a PowerTrax No-Slip in a '92 Chevy P/U, used it for 6 yrs/70,000+ miles, pulled it before I sold the P/U and sold the locker to a friend. It looked almost new when I pulled it and still going today. Got to have over 100K miles on it by now. Don't most diffs go 100K+ miles under normal use? It's my understanding that locker is a lot stronger than anything else in the factory rearend.

 

if its an ARB or Detroit locker than i would think it'd be okay to buy one used.

 

I would defeniatly not buy a used ARB. arb are very touchy brand new. unless you know the rig the locker came out of and inspected it thoroughly i wouldn't but a used locker.

 

IMO I would think really long and hard about who you are getting this from... if it's a friend that you trust and can go back to then maybe. I bought a locker ( d35 detroit C-locker 27 spline ) from someone who i thought was a friend. It turns out that he might have forgotten to tell me that it was his brother's originally and he broke two axle shafts in it. Now i am stuck with a locker that is a constant worry and problem area and a friend who won't talk to me about it. I would just save the money and get a new one if i had to do this all over again.

 

guess ill just hold off on the locker then, whats the best kind of locker for a DD? wont be used unless i need it and i very rarely get in those kind of conditions