NielsC wrote:Auto lockers lock when torque is applied to the crown wheel, but can unluck when cornering
packeteer wrote:they're not a full carrier locker, so not as strong as a Detroit or Yukon
but for lite use with standard tyres and gearing they should be fine
taresk wrote:I had a Lock-rite auto locker in the front of my first 4wd, a 4Runner (same design). The technology hasn't changed, they're all basically the same, the only difference being how smoothly they engage/ disengage.
They are very effective, and make your vehicle way more capable, but they require a change of driving style, you need to be smooth, and you can't do any steering unless you're moving (forward or backward, doesn't matter).
There are some situations in soft sand or snow where it would push you straight when you're trying to turn, you just have to be ready for it.
hiluxxury wrote:Interesting, thanks. Would you install one again?
I watched the youtube and was impressed to the point that now I'm thinking about one as they are to install and I have a full front diff sitting in my garage..
hiluxxury wrote:taresk wrote:I had a Lock-rite auto locker in the front of my first 4wd, a 4Runner (same design). The technology hasn't changed, they're all basically the same, the only difference being how smoothly they engage/ disengage.
They are very effective, and make your vehicle way more capable, but they require a change of driving style, you need to be smooth, and you can't do any steering unless you're moving (forward or backward, doesn't matter).
There are some situations in soft sand or snow where it would push you straight when you're trying to turn, you just have to be ready for it.
Interesting, thanks. Would you install one again?
I watched the youtube and was impressed to the point that now I'm thinking about one as they are to install and I have a full front diff sitting in my garage.
But as a lot of my offroad these days is on sand... maybe I'll just learn to deal with that.
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