When to use lockers
JK Freak
Joined: Jan 2011
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From: Woodstock, Georgia
Typically I'll use my lockers if I think they're essential to making it up/down/through something or if I'm in a sketchy situation where losing traction would/could prove critical. Essentially I usually think like this: Try in 4lo. If I don't make it, lock rear. If I'm still struggling, lock front. That being said.. if I know there's almost no chance of making it up something (like if a bunch of similarly equipped vehicles can't make it up without winching) then I'll go ahead and get the full-meal-deal before I even attempt it. 4Lo, AND front and rear lockers.
I like the challenge of trying to do all I can with out them and only using them when needed.
JK Junkie
Joined: Mar 2009
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From: Scottsdale, AZ
Use your locker only when you need to use it. 4lo should be able to get you through most trails when things get difficult and when you need all tires spinning with the same power thats when you use lockers.
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Nov 2010
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From: Bensalem, PA
So I just read this thread and uh..... is it a bad thing to keep your lockers on all the time in 4 Hi. Cause what I do is turn them on, disconnect the sway bar, and enter the trails. I never had a problem yet. Except for the time I got stuck in mud and flooded my transmission :(
Anyone point me to a thread of when to use 4LO
Anyone point me to a thread of when to use 4LO
JK Newbie
Joined: Aug 2007
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From: Westchester County, NY
So I just read this thread and uh..... is it a bad thing to keep your lockers on all the time in 4 Hi. Cause what I do is turn them on, disconnect the sway bar, and enter the trails. I never had a problem yet. Except for the time I got stuck in mud and flooded my transmission :(
Anyone point me to a thread of when to use 4LO
Anyone point me to a thread of when to use 4LO
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Jan 2011
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From: Coleman, Tx
My question is how do most lockers behave when unlocked? Are they like a posi trac or a full open diff? I dont need a locker 90% of time but do need a posi 60% and dont want to run around allot locked ie: tight switchbacks and drivetrane wear.
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Jun 2011
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From: Orange County, NY
JK Super Freak
Joined: Aug 2009
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From: Stamford, CT
X2. I almost never use 4 hi on the trails unless we're doing hi-speed, relatively fast dirt or gravel roads or snowy highway driving. Plus I think using 4 hi on slow moving trail driving could overheat your transmission much sooner than 4 lo.