Diff Lockers

[GBC]

I'm probably arriving a little late to wade in, however I might be able to help u with the lokka's. I've had a fair bit of experience with air lokkers (also electric and vacuum lokkers) and like the boys say, they are great and they are also fairly cost prohibitive unless you plan on using them in comps etc., cause lets face it if the vehicle is otherwise un modded or only slightly lifted, the places you need to go to use twins will break your car (read 'the claw' at cruiser park etc).
I have fitter a 'lokka' (auto lokker) to the front diff of my ifs hilux and it has improved its ability no end (for $700 bucks). Bear in mind I bought this ute for touring and not club/comp work. Spose what i'm trying to say is take it from someone who has modded numerous 4bies, and decide what u want to do b4 u start shelling out big bucks.
Also - what type of vehicle have u got? Cause some makes hate lokkers and will start spitting c.v's etc when driven hard - my lux for example, and the 100 series before that, and the 80 series before that. Probably opened a can of worms now........ see ya

[finding_time]

GBC
Sounds like a case of NISSAN running gear envy!!!!!

Still you probably need the Lokka to get up onto the footpath in the Lux.

Ps. watch that front difffff.

[GBC]

Yes, Nissans have good running gear, pity a decent sized bloke doesn't fit in them other wise I might have one...

[finding_time]

what's decent size?
I'm 6'4 and a bit of a fat bastaaard and i have no probs my old man's a complete and utter really fat bastaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaard 150 kg + he fits, a bit of a squeeze , go figure!
He'll be pleased to be called decent sized though!

[GBC]

decent size 6' 9"...... Not me, my brother in law, but we camp/fish a lot in tandem (he owns half my boat as well) feel sorry for him, he won't fit anywhere in a nissan. Had to remove the jesus bar from the passenger side of my old '80 series to fit him in that, but at least he could drive it.
Funny about the bigger vehicles with less room. He fits better into the smaller hatchbacks etc. Hope he doesn't mind me talking about him here because I know he reads ausfish, and wouldn't want to p*ss him off (Can ya blame me!!!).

[finding_time]

6'9 Bloody hell!
I think i would buy a ute and strap him in the back( With his permission)
What size boat do you own ? It,s not the Moreton Venture is it? Any thing else would sink!

[GBC]

would ya believe a 455 polycraft Centre console? Doesn't need tabs as long as he doesn't sneeze !!

[finding_time]

That would be an interesting sight.
i'll keep an eye out you should be easy to spot as long as he doesn't put one of those LED head lamps on then you might mistake him for a floating light ship!

[banshee]

Went and checked out my old Hilux last night after seeing this thread kick off again,423 K on the clock,that's 223 K on the lockrites front and back and he hasn't had an ounce of trouble with them,his useage is much the same as mine was,farm work,up in the forest getting firewood,towing,beachwork and general family hack.Understand that when a diff is locked one type cannot make it any more locked than another,the only things that I see coming into play is durability and price,my personal opinion of the lockrites is that they are very good.

[Needmorerum]

Understand that when a diff is locked one type cannot make it any more locked than another,the only things that I see coming into play is durability and price.

Agree with the part of when it's locked it's locked, I think what you need to have is the ability to unlock it. I've even done the mod to my 80 to have the centre locker only come on when the button is pressed and not when low range is selected.
Stick with the best, got the air lockers, you can then use the compressor for other jobs as well.

Corry

[bay_firey]

Why for are thay called "dif lockers" ??? ???
Seems to me that you don't install a "diff locker" but a whole damn new diff that can be locked ???
Or is simple me missing something

[GBC]

Bay firey,
good question. To be accurate, air lokkers are diff lockers, and auto lokkers are diff unlokkers.
Basically, means that in a perfect world, auto lokkers are permanently engaged while being driven by the driveshaft, until such time that one wheel on the axle set spins faster than the driveshaft is driving it (i.e. turning a corner the outside wheel spins faster than the inside). At this stage the lokker cams out and makes clicking sounds until such time as the driveshaft catches up with the faster wheel and grabs it again.
Air lokkers are not engaged until the switch is hit, at which stage both wheels are locked together no matter what happens until the switch is hit again.
While air lokkers are engaged steering can be an issue, however anyone with auto lokkers will tell you that their turning circle will never be the same again. (and they can't turn their's off)
Hope this helps, and doesn't insult anyones intelligence

[bay_firey]

GBC
I got that, but
You can't just install a "diff locker" ??? can you ?
You need to install a complete diff center that accepts/uses/utilises the particualr "locker" be that an air locker or an auto locker ???
Or am I still missing it

[GBC]

air lockers actually replace the side gears, auto lokkers are installed into the existing diff without anything much being removed.
That is the short story, and only for two brands arb and lock rite.
As for electric/hydraulic actuated lokkers, worry about that if you get a Landie.

But then again, word has it that TJM are soon to release an electric lokker for most brands of vehicles. Problem is going to be price point - pretty exxy and not as proven as an air lokker.
Hope I'm helping.

I had links to a tech site in the states, but if you do a search for diff locks on the net, there are heaps of sites.

[bay_firey]

GBC
Thanks for that.
I am, I think, a bit more enlightened now >