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Arb diff lock or detroit locker?

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Mr Alford:
im looking at both and on a budget, i was wondering who has either im looking for just the rear at the moment as i cant afford both the detroit locker is around £350 and i can fit it myself i have heard is good offroad and thats all im interested in i dont care about on road as i hardly ever use it onroad

secondly the arb i have heard great reports about it but then the cost goes up and it has to be fitted by someone else correct?


comments from anyone who has either

i am swayed towards the detroit due to cost

mentalmoshio sophs V8i:
dont like the sound of the running gear with lockers in. locker would make ur truck almost unstoppable but halfshafts would break easilys and a 3.54 diff would not be long after.

fiddle brakes would be a cheap as to locking a spinning wheel on the back.

as far as a locker goes id have to go for arb ever time i think.

Mr Alford:

--- Quote from: david p on July 01, 2008, 22:44:41 ---dont like the sound of the running gear with lockers in. locker would make ur truck almost unstoppable but halfshafts would break easilys and a 3.54 diff would not be long after.

fiddle brakes would be a cheap as to locking a spinning wheel on the back.

as far as a locker goes id have to go for arb ever time i think.

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do you have either of them?

mentalmoshio sophs V8i:
i almost brought arbs a few months back , 2 lockers are the same price as winches front and back . so u will be stuck even with lockers but not winches to hand

as for driving with welded up diffs or truetrac effect then great for straight bits , but poor turning and mega stress on standard running gear

( oh that was on 8000 series tractor ruts in mid winter)

gr8 truck so far mr a think carefully for future mods

im now running over 3oo bhp ( im sure the gearbox gets worst every day ) so light attack off road all the time

Mr Alford:

--- Quote from: david p on July 01, 2008, 23:44:01 ---i almost brought arbs a few months back , 2 lockers are the same price as winches front and back . so u will be stuck even with lockers but not winches to hand

as for driving with welded up diffs or truetrac effect then great for straight bits , but poor turning and mega stress on standard running gear

( oh that was on 8000 series tractor ruts in mid winter)

gr8 truck so far mr a think carefully for future mods

im now running over 3oo bhp ( im sure the gearbox gets worst every day ) so light attack off road all the time

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both my diffs are on the way out they have as much slack as a 50 year olds snatch so u rekon i shud get 2 second hand diffs for £70 and buy a superwinch epi9.5? cos i can get my hands on one for around 430

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