The front first,
Here's two basic reasons why.
1.) The first obstacle you come to is usually seen up against your front tire or tires first.
2.) It's always easier to pull your self over then to push your self over an obstacle.
Yeah, from my experiences too.
Preferably a selectable for the front.

 

i agree. if your getting new gears they're still going to have to pull the carrier for whichever axle you don't put a locker in. might as well do both now since your paying for ideally the same amount of labor anyway.

 

My YJ and XJ had ARBs in both axles.

I ran the rear locked a great deal because most of the trails in my area have many steep rocky climbs that require some tight turns. I can make it through almost anything except the extreme stuff with just the rear locked.

I would only need to lock the front up to get up shear ledges (steps), then would turn it off so I could maintain good maneuverability.

In my JK, I chose to just Aussie lock my front D30 until it gets destroyed (tubes are already slightly bent), then Ill upgrade the complete axle and get an e-locker in the front too! If you don't plan on upgrading your front D30, then spending an extra $800 for a front selectable locker now will save you labor costs now.

Yes, you can get through most trails with no lockers. As a matter of fact, you can limp through most trails with a broken drive shaft by taking easy lines and bypassing obstacles. People who like to challenge themselves and their equipment by taking the difficult lines rely on lockers to do it safely and with a minimum of damage. People who rely on their rigs to get them through deep snow, mud, and sand also enjoy that safety margin that lockers provide. Look at some of the video of WOL, guys like him see a cool looking rock pile on the side of the road and can't pass it up without trying to climb it; why would you deny lockers to a guy like that just because you chose to pick your lines carefully? Why you hate'in?

 

understand, I'm completely for lockers, Who the hell wants to wheel with someone that has to beat there shit to get over rocks, chances are they will be the ones that break and get you stuck on the trail for hours, trying to pull there shit out. That makes a bad day for everyone.

where we wheel, lockers are needed. Not on every trail, but the harder ones for sure.

 

Gotcha. So 90% was pretty accurate

 

We call those guys Kamikaze. They also tend to tell everyone "they can do it too", which some have a little more sense to realize it's not worth it.

We discuss the difference between doing obstacles and "making" obstacles. Those that do it, usually do it fairly gracefully. Controlled, relaxed, little methodic. Those that "make it" mean at all cost. Hard throttle, body damage, easiest line, changing the obstacle, running starts etc.

I'm just an off roader who seems to be fairly realistic about my limits. I've passed things up I bet I could "make". But not at the cost of looking like a maniac, breaking something, or getting too off-camber to where it's unsafe for me and the Jeep. . I have no ego issues about backing down if I don't feel right. My Jeep!

(sorry for the long pointless rambling)

 

I vote for rear locker first for the reasons stated earlier...

[QUOTE=0311sgt;1446193]asve your money and dont do either, lockers are over rated been going for 10 years now and have never needed them.

I just posted pictures here from Logandale, the run we had yesterday. This would be a great place to test the locker/no locker theory

 

do the rear first...

 

If you must, rear first. If you u can though, wait a bit longer and do both. I did gears and lockers all at the same time and saved quite a bit on labor.

 

X2, I have the factory rear Trak-Lok so I am going to do an eaton E-locker up front