Ive read and went back and forth on weather to buy this locker or not. Some people say its un noticeable in 2wd and others say different. Can someone clear this up?

 

It depends where you have it installed. It it is in the front you won't notice it when 4WD is not engaged. If you have it put in the rear you will notice it at all times.

 

so if i have it in my front, i wont even notice it on turns in 2wd?

 

Clunk,Clunk,Clunk......

 

I don't have an aussie, but a few thoughts:

If you want a completely invisible locker up front (or rear for that matter), you need to go selectable...

Aussie will work, but there are some sacrafices that need be made and lived with (clicking/racheting of it, different feel from stock/open - even in 2WD believe you would feel something different on a u-turn for example?), simple as that.

You need to weigh the cost savings of doing an aussie versus any drawbacks from the locker being a lunchbox type.

Are you ever going to lock your rear? Why not just lock the rear with a selectable and leave the front open for now? I really don't think you want to do an assie front and rear, but if you did that would be at $500-600 and then you are in the ball park of doing one decent selectable in rear, and leaving the front open for now.

Do you wheel hard enough to need both ends locked, at this point? In my opinion you shouldn't lock your front just to lock it and just because its only $250-300? If you can only afford to lock the front by going aussie, what are you going to do about the rear (which many people use more than the front)? I would really think about this if you don't *need* the front locked and need it locked on a budget. Selectable will be better for you in general...

 

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Im gonig to put an auburn ected locker in the rear and was looking for a solution to the front, aussie is a cheap way to do it rather than bust out another 700 for the auburn front. Tru trac was another option i had up front but its only lsd so i figured why spend more on that when you can have a true locker up front for less. Like i said many people feel different about aussies, just looking for really good facts.

 

Understand, just not sure you are going to get any better "facts" from this thread than you are the many others on the site that you have searched and read.

Some people feel their aussie is "invisible" on road and perfect for what they do offroad, others will tell you they feel it onroad, never use 4wd in winter bc too dangerous, and even offroad wish it wasn't there at times...

It's like any other mod, some people feel it was perfect for them and some people have "buyers remorse" and wish they would have socked away the extra $300-400 for something better.

I don't know how much on-highway driving you do, but if you did 25,000 miles a year like I do in the jeep, I don't even think you'd consider an auto locker up there.

Get it, try it, if you don't like it I'm sure you might be able to recover some of te cost b selling it. Only true way you are going to know if its "for you..." or not is to try it. Not go by hearsay or other people's subjective opinions...

EDIT: Or make the conscious decision to go selectable front and rear, at the sacrafice of additional cost. The one thing about selectable is you know its going to "work for you" in every situation b/c you can turn it on and off as you please...

 

I have an aussie in the front of my JK and it is invisible unless I'm making full lock turns (into parking spaces or U-turns). If you are making a full lock turn I'll get the clunking sound and I can feel it, but it's nothing that makes me regret buying it.

I recommend looking around you area to find someone who has one and see how their Jeep handles. For the increase in off road performance and cost I don't see a better upgrade for the money.

 

My JK is my daily driver and I plan to add in the Aussie. I've ridden in a buddy of mine's TJ who has the Aussie up front and an ARB in the rear. The Aussie is unnoticeable from a feel standpoint in 2wd. The only time you can tell its there is when he is turning real tight in a parking lot, you can hear a slight ratchet sound. It's nothing bad, just reminds you its there. And if he takes a real tight turn fast, you can hear it engaging and disengaging...but you should never do the stupid shit he does anyway.

In 4wd, its locked all the time and I think it's great. In 4wd it's a little hairy if you're trying to take tight turns or in the snow. Typical problems of having a locked axle. I think it's a great product and I plan to use it along with the factory LSD in the rear. Lock-right and Yukon make similar types of lunchbox lockers with slightly different designs. The Aussie to me, is ideal