When and how to use lockers??????
05-27-2008 | 11:18 AM
#11
JK Newbie
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From: Germantown, TN
i want/need lockers
if I was to install the Aussies in my front and rear would that void the powertrain?
Even if it did, i 'might' still do it, But my next very big questions would be, how would lockers affect a daily driver and the life/length of the vehicle, as in how it affects the powertain if lets say you go wheelin once a month with it................ would it make a rig that would norm last 200k last 100k ...etc
I dont have lim slip rear or aNything in my X so the aussies look sweet
if I was to install the Aussies in my front and rear would that void the powertrain?
Even if it did, i 'might' still do it, But my next very big questions would be, how would lockers affect a daily driver and the life/length of the vehicle, as in how it affects the powertain if lets say you go wheelin once a month with it................ would it make a rig that would norm last 200k last 100k ...etc
I dont have lim slip rear or aNything in my X so the aussies look sweet
05-27-2008 | 03:19 PM
#12
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From: TEXAS
Ok I see on their site they have a "jk" version for the dana 30 front, but nothing for the rear. Will any d44 30 spline work with no modifications? Im still months from this and will research it more but would love know if I can do both at the same time. Thanks
05-28-2008 | 06:43 AM
#13
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From: Quincy, Illinois
I'd love to do the Aussie or Detroit on my front D30 but I'm afraid of what it will be like when I need to use 4wd on the road in the winter?? Anybody do this? What are the characteristics are like on ice or packed snow on the road?
05-28-2008 | 07:07 AM
#14
JK Newbie
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From: Lakeside, CA
there is pleanty of info on the subject here, search aussie locker.
rumor has it they crab walk on icy/snow covered roads...being from so cal, i have absolutely zero experience...but i have read about it here.
06-14-2008 | 08:22 PM
#15
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From: Mississauga, Ontario
I find lockers are an amazing aid on the trail. Many people tend to use them only when stuck, however, I try and use them whenever the terrain looks like it might need them.
Basically, when approaching an obstacle, you have to make a decision whether you might encounter wheel spin or any other motion that will not allow you to maintain forward momentum to pass the obstacle.
If the obstacle looks like it might need some help, then the lockers are turned on.
Once over the obstacle, the lockers are turned off.
This is done to minimize wear and tear on the drivetrain. Things begin to break and wear out prematurely when the open diffs are continually being subjected to spinning and gaining traction.
When using lockers it should not affect your ego either. Many individuals are convinced that you should only use them when stuck. It is not manly or I don't need them.
You are using the tools that were designed specifically to increase traction in offroad situation where excessive slip might be encountered.
So if you have them, use them, and your drive train will thank you, but your ego will have to be downsized a little.
Basically, when approaching an obstacle, you have to make a decision whether you might encounter wheel spin or any other motion that will not allow you to maintain forward momentum to pass the obstacle.
If the obstacle looks like it might need some help, then the lockers are turned on.
Once over the obstacle, the lockers are turned off.
This is done to minimize wear and tear on the drivetrain. Things begin to break and wear out prematurely when the open diffs are continually being subjected to spinning and gaining traction.
When using lockers it should not affect your ego either. Many individuals are convinced that you should only use them when stuck. It is not manly or I don't need them.
You are using the tools that were designed specifically to increase traction in offroad situation where excessive slip might be encountered.
So if you have them, use them, and your drive train will thank you, but your ego will have to be downsized a little.
06-17-2008 | 03:39 PM
#16
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From: Reno, NV
The aussie style of lunchbox lockers (same basic design as a lock-rite) locks when torque is applied i.e. when you press the gas. It will turn just fine while coasting or while in 2wd if it is a front locker. Press the throttle in a turn? Expect quite a bit of understeer. 4wd on pavement? God save your soul.
I use my lockers based on need. I don't pull up to a trail and say "OK time to lock it up"... If I'm slipping a tire on a rock, I'll lock the axle and crawl over it. Leaving your axles locked for the duration of your trail riding is unnecessary and potentially damaging to your drivetrain. Lock it up when you need it... and there is pretty much no time that you should ever lock on pavement (some examples that it may be necessary include locking the rear while pulling up a boat ramp, etc.)
I use my lockers based on need. I don't pull up to a trail and say "OK time to lock it up"... If I'm slipping a tire on a rock, I'll lock the axle and crawl over it. Leaving your axles locked for the duration of your trail riding is unnecessary and potentially damaging to your drivetrain. Lock it up when you need it... and there is pretty much no time that you should ever lock on pavement (some examples that it may be necessary include locking the rear while pulling up a boat ramp, etc.)
06-22-2008 | 12:00 PM
#17
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From: Alabama
I went up a hill the other day that was fairly steep and I started to slip half way up the hill so i put the lockers on while I was on the hill. Is it okay to ingage them then? Also it is okay to engage them once you get stuck?
06-24-2008 | 03:04 AM
#18
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From: Greensboro NC
Edited.....my question 06 27... I asked why I couldn't get the locker light to go out unless I cut the jeep off. I played with it today and Feel pretty silly that I didn't realize that the switch was a rocker. 
Last edited by Rescue Bean; 06-24-2008 at 09:00 AM.
08-20-2009 | 07:26 AM
#19
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From: Everett, WA
A lot of the time when i am wheelin i leave them off till more traction is needed, then i turn them on after making sure that engine is idled down and i'm off the brakes then click in what is needed to get over the obistical, get over it them shut them off.
When comming up to a hill like the one pictured before with the red rubi, they go on as i start.
When comming up to a hill like the one pictured before with the red rubi, they go on as i start.
08-21-2009 | 11:06 AM
#20
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From: pittsburgh
If more traction is needed, there's really no "wrong" time to engage the lockers. It's pretty hard to damage the things if you're moving slow and in somewhat of a straight line. When all you can see is sky, that's a good indication that you should lock your axle(s). 
Take this obstacle in Moab for example (pictured below):
First attempt, lockers off... Half way up the obstacle the tires lost traction and the Jeep began sliding sideways.
Second attempt, front and rear locked... Crawled right up without even slipping a tire.
Take this obstacle in Moab for example (pictured below):
First attempt, lockers off... Half way up the obstacle the tires lost traction and the Jeep began sliding sideways.
Second attempt, front and rear locked... Crawled right up without even slipping a tire.
