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Vehicle & Technical => Defender => Topic started by: rickharwood on April 17, 2007, 09:08:00

Title: Detroit Lockers? Or not?
Post by: rickharwood on April 17, 2007, 09:08:00

I have a 1996 110 TDi and have been considering fitting a Detroit Locker to the rear (Salisbury) axle and a Detroit Truetrac to the front.

Can anyone give me any advice as I have read that the Locker can cause funny things to happen - ie it only drives the inside wheel or brakes on the outside wheel when cornering. How much of a difference does this make on the road? Is it possible to live with day-to-day?

What are the other options? Does anyone make an LSD for the Salisbury axle?

Title: Detroit Lockers? Or not?
Post by: smo on April 17, 2007, 12:15:24

Personally i'd either stick to the truetrac LSD's or go ARB lockers.

Title: Detroit Lockers? Or not?
Post by: rollazuki on April 17, 2007, 14:39:55

Id say buy ARB.
I ran a lockrite in the zook, it was AWFUL on the road.
Dont bother Id say.

Title: Detroit Lockers? Or not?
Post by: extreme90 on April 17, 2007, 18:45:04

errm, save up a wee bit more and get a arb...there f****** crud  :shock:
sorry, there just are, alsways want push you sideways when on a slippery slope
you can get places with a std open diff that you couldnt with a detroit in the rear, they always do what you dont want um do  :roll:
dan

Title: Detroit Lockers? Or not?
Post by: AbyssDJ on April 17, 2007, 19:20:36

i've looked at them myself. for what the difference in cost is, i'd just buy ARB's. that way you've got the same handling etc on the road as you've ever had, but have the advantage of a fully locked axle when you need it. no leaking around, no "is it doing what its meant to" situations, just a locked axle.

Title: Detroit Lockers? Or not?
Post by: extreme90 on April 17, 2007, 19:42:16

Quote from: "abyssdj"

i've looked at them myself. for what the difference in cost is, i'd just buy ARB's. that way you've got the same handling etc on the road as you've ever had, but have the advantage of a fully locked axle when you need it. no leaking around, no "is it doing what its meant to" situations, just a locked axle.

amzingly..you got that right  :wink:
altho you missed the....and at the flick of a switch its unlocked bit  :wink:

opens door.....runs......

Title: Detroit Lockers? Or not?
Post by: AbyssDJ on April 18, 2007, 03:24:22

Quote from: "TheBlueySilverThing"

Quote from: "abyssdj"

i've looked at them myself. for what the difference in cost is, i'd just buy ARB's. that way you've got the same handling etc on the road as you've ever had, but have the advantage of a fully locked axle when you need it. no leaking around, no "is it doing what its meant to" situations, just a locked axle.

amzingly..you got that right  :wink:
altho you missed the....and at the flick of a switch its unlocked bit  :wink:

opens door.....runs......

yeah, isnt that just incredible

Title: Detroit Lockers? Or not?
Post by: unknownmanxman on April 18, 2007, 17:41:09

Well what sort of offroading are you planning on doing?

Ive a detroit in the back and a truetrac in the front and ive had none of the problems mentioned above...

Title: Detroit Lockers? Or not?
Post by: davidlandy on April 18, 2007, 20:18:15

i havent seen ARB locker for a salisbury, do they do them?