No Its only active while in 4wd

 

Alright i will also. LOL

I locked my front first. I have been on many trail rides where I am the only one locked in the front only. Most old school guys lock the rear first it seems?

To be honest my front locked made easier work of the tougher stuff. Straight up ledges and large rocks the rear locker pushes the front into the ledge making it difficult for an open front to climb up. Where as a locked front pulls itself easily up over the rock or ledge.

In fact there is only one circumstance where I have seen a rear locker have an advantage. And that is when you are climbing something steep at an angle. With a locked front and open rear your front end is much more likely to slide off the climb if the rear starts slipping. With the locked rear and open front it will track straight because the front will not slide off, and the locked rear helps keep the front straight.

But overall a locked front is more advantageous in my opinion. And the icing on the cake is in 2wd on the street its invisible.

 

So at the moment I am uploading a video to youtube of a trip we went on yesterday, the guys is locked front and back, doing a rock climb, so much weight is taken of the front that you can literally see under his front tire as they are just skipping and spinning, he is aired down to 10 on 35s. this is why I say doing the rear first is alot better Idea.

 

Okay man, think what you want, yes there are SOME things the rear is better for. But there are also things the front is better for. The beat is to lock both and now matter what 1 locker is better than none

 

Yes I know, I was just saying to those who say enough wieght doesnt come off the front to make it almost useless. When you hit really steep stuff its almost impossible to get grip up front. This guy was also the first person not in a full built rock buggy to get up this obstacle known as axel alley, last guy we saw try is in his xj completely sheared a main leaf, had to swap it out for a not nearly as high leaf to get it home. is was like 4" on the drivers and 9" on the passenger

 

Where's the video?? haha I want to see it.

 

I'm locking my front with a Lokka before I even think about something for the rear. One fine tax refund year I'll probably get a selectable. Don't think I'd run anything else in the rear.

 

its uploading in 1080p so Its taking a while ill have a link in a bit, when he got up he hoped and went towards me, got really close but I jumped off and behind a rock, you can tell the recording angle changes at the end,

And if your going lokka why not both, its like 180 for a d30 and 250 for the 8.25, I might get one for the rear and gear to 4.88's. Think thats over kill for 31's ill be on at least 33s by the end of the year

 

Why not both--simple. Price. And I want a selectable in the rear so I'm not tailspinning in the snow.

 

To OP:
In the middle of a ford 8.8 swap now. Defiantly stronger than a c8.25 but those are good axles as well. I'm about 450$ in to my swap but will be about 550$ once it's done.
If you just need a stronger axle for hunting and daily driving than get the c8.25 and throw a locker in the front for those hairy situations when a pack of 400lb boars with 6" long cutters comes charging at you and you can't risk getting stuck

 

I do that on pupose lol then again it only snows bad about once a year hear, if that. Well the only rean not both right now is the lack of funds, the gearing and locker thing i an lets see if I have money left over after, full exhaust, intake, full and I mean full tune up, audio system, cb, and re tint. This is all happening with the tax dollas haha. Being a broke college kid, this is my favorite time of the year, i actually get to put in work on the beast. But what do you think, 4.88 on 31s?

Never seen a boar that size around here, but the my streight pipe does a great job at scaring the **** out of mountain lions and bears.

 

back on topic to the OP:

If you can weld, go to your local pick 'n pull and pick up an 8.8 on half off days, buy some spring perches, build some shock mounts, buy some new u bolts, and get a conversion ujoint or a new yoke and you can have it all in for around $200.

8.8's come with a whole flavor of gears 3.55 to 4.10 and some of them come with lockers.

 

Whoa. These videos are crazy. That rear locker is the only reason he made it up at all. Lol watch out for this guy.

 

Here you go Mr.Impatience.

This just show how useless a front locker can be, there no weight on the tires which are aired down to 10.


He is the only xj to get up it so far. Ive seen it crack a main leaf in two. And cause a lot of body damage

 

Clearly the obvious solution to your predicament is to lock the front, and when you need to go up terrain like that simply go backwards