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Spooky:

--- Quote from: "EvilEd" ---Dunno if you guys get "Detroit" lockers... they're like a rachet so that both wheels are always driven unless one is going faster... I hear they are a bit noisier, but it's always on if you need it....
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This is a question I find myself asking, as you get cries of 'They're totally useless' on here as well.

I can understand the problem of wanting to 'open' the diff to help with getting out of ruts, but otherwise, what is wrong with the Detroit?? :?: Maybe someone out there who is wiser than I am (not hard I know) will have the definitive answer ...

EvilEd:
The only problems I have heard is with "Worn" carriers in the Diff.... if it's slightly worn, the detroit will wear it out and be REALLY noisy. So long as your carrier is good, they shouldn't be a problem, and no air lines to get caught on branches or pulled off by mud...

Saying that, I'll probably fit Arbs when I fit some.....

landyman Ash:

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Saying that, I'll probably fit Arbs when I fit some.....
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Me too  :wink:

muddyweb:
My set up is as follows :

ARB in the rear...   locking action when I choose, not when it thinks I need it.  Best value for money for a full controlled locker in my opinion.


Detroit Trutrac in the front.... this isn't the Auto locker... they are the scourge of the known usiverse as far as I am concerned..   The Trutrac is a torque biasing diff, which gives you a large degree of limited slip operation...  this is a progressive build up, so the effect on your steering and potential for damage to the front axle components is greatly reduced.   With a trutrac you keep the driveability of a progressive limited slip diff without the 'binary' response of a full locker.  I've yet to experience any situation where my setup was beaten by a vehicle with a front locker solely because of the locker... it's usually because I have managed to do something stupid and get stuck :-)


Why do I despise the auto-lockers ?  Well... because they auto-lock !  Whenever they feel the need.  I know a number of people who have given up on them because they got so fed up of them locking up on the road or on a slightly muddy track, and all the bangs and clatters which come with them releasing again.   A locked front axle makes steering anywhere very entertaining.   A rear locker can be bad enough, a front locker is a nightmare in my experience.   A front locker that you can't manually disengage ?   Not in my 90 thanks !

Spooky:

--- Quote from: "muddyweb" ---Why do I despise the auto-lockers ?  Well... because they auto-lock !  Whenever they feel the need...
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I was under the impression that the 'Detroit Locker' was more of an automatic unlocker, insofar that it is normally locked, but allows an outside wheel to 'freewheel' faster than the inside wheel on a bend on a tarmac road.

I'd agree about never fitting one to the front axle - indeed I wasn't going to fit any locker to the front (I don't intend to get that serious, as it's still a fairly nice truck) ...

Maybe I'm just getting myself all confused (again) ... ](*,)

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