by hartster on Mon, 21 Aug 2017 11:01 +0000
I have two Air Lockers on my Hilux, fitted when new straight out of the dealer.
It is close to unstoppable. Low 1 or 2 and slow and you'll walk up almost all surfaces with ease. Combined with correct tyre pressure and sensible sized tyres (not silly wide ones) you'll be amazed what it can do.
In 2015, was unlucky to pick up the tail of a tour group doing the Billy Goats Bluff track. All blinged up Melbourne city types in Fords and Mazdas and a couple of Amaroks. When we got up onto the bench where they were all parked, we copped a lot of ooohhh new Hilux, low clearance, low nM, low kW, oooohh are those tyres a bit small, oooohhh the Hilux isn't what it used to be. Offensive it was. They didn't mean to be, they just didn't know what the f^ck they were talking about.
Had to wait at each steep section for the unlocked to flog their vehicles way too hard to get up the loose sh1t, including the tour leader in his 75 Troopy. Even those with rear lockers only were struggling (Rangers, BT50s) as the front ends were hooning around left to right as zthe fronts slipped, tearing up the track as they over revved. Horrible to watch. They didn't have a clue.
We walked up with ease and eventually ordered them to let us past as they were wrecking the track and holding us up.
We drove by and up a particularly steep loose section in low 1, slower than walking pace, elbow out the window, kids waving goodbye to the poor blinged up city folk.
Two lockers mate. Low and slow, can't be beat. I use mine together all the time as a defensive tactic, i.e. lock up whether I might need it or not, that way I avoid trouble as much as possible.
2013 Hilux KUN26R DC, 2010 Kluger GSU45R, 2006 Prado GRJ120R, 1993 Hilux VZN130R