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Post by blue1985yota on Sept 22, 2004 19:39:24 GMT -5
Are lockers on a daily drive truck a good idea? i got the lockers in the mail and they should be here within a couple of days.
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madscientist
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Post by madscientist on Sept 22, 2004 22:33:38 GMT -5
Lots of people like it, lots of people dont. It does take a bit of getting used to, especially in wet weather, or winter driving.
Sorry I cant help much more, but it is basically a personal preference.
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Post by iluvdrt on Sept 23, 2004 2:39:01 GMT -5
If you can get over all the noise(for me after a while I didn't even notice it), and the occasional fish tail in wet weather or snow it isn't bad. You will just have to be easy on the gas when it is wet until you learn the limitations.
I am not sure about the tru trac, but my lockright would sometimes bind up around corners, and when I got straight again it would pop real loud and shake the truk a little. Not enough to loose comtrol or anything.
Other than that they are no diffrent than normal.
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Post by 89toyrobb on Sept 23, 2004 10:10:05 GMT -5
A detroit true trac is not a locker...It is a limited slip; so you wont have to worry abt clicking bucking or the other quirks related to lockers. But when a tire is off the ground it doesnt always split the torque 50/50. Usually not; you may have to use some modulation of the parking brake to help it get power to the right tire.
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Post by Toy4therock on Dec 19, 2004 12:57:37 GMT -5
Well its as the other guy had said overal its up to you!But I for one wouldnt want anything to be locked up when your doing the bulk of your driving on pavement even if your a hardcore diehard offroader.Why because one they pop and just make some wild gear noises due to the fact they to dont dig the pavement and so when you go around a corner, the dont give and your tires and you pay the price for that not to mention Im sure its not the greatest thing for the entire drivetrain given enough time and miles as it all adds up!So the better choices are ether limited slip both front and rear or a arb air locker in the rear and detroit trutrac in front.Plus another thing I found out by trail and so far not error!IS the fact you dont nessesarly have to change out your ring and pinion if you only go up to a 33" tire as your as they say should go to a 488 from the 410s.But what I did was this.I was working as I still am on a three year project build up of my 85 extracab SR-5 4wheeler.Which under the hood barely resembles the factory setup that once lived here.But anyway if you just add a big bore tb and a mild cam freeflow exhuast and a K&N or equal to in flow airfilter and it wouldnt hurt to add the heavyer flywheel ether to offset the tire diameter.Now at the time of my tire testing from the 31 inch Id run since the truck had 10k on it.Without the flywheel change also my truck actually out performed the smaller tires and bone stock engine and by a desent margin.Now you will suffer offroad if stock.But once again just add ether a dualcase setup or change out your transfercase gearing instead!ITS something most should do anyway and its stronger with the 410s plus its alot less money!!Another thing to consider is weight loss throughout your drive drain except for the flywheel.The more you can loose after the flywheel means more hp to the ground period.Aluminum wheels and not steel is one way and going to rear disk brakes is another.Chrome molly axles is another and excellant choice as there almost twice the strength and about half the weight!Plus a really good clutch as in a centerforce I went with a dual friction as it holds 90% over stock.Hope some of this helps.  |
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Post by 4xfred on Dec 19, 2004 15:58:24 GMT -5
;D I've got a rear Lock-right & except for the occasional "bark", I can't tell it's there. I'll do the same in the front. Unless I win the lottery & have ARB$$ Later...
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Post by Yotabeater on Dec 26, 2004 15:33:27 GMT -5
I run a True Trac in the front of my Yota and love it. No adverse on the highway traits, excellent off road traction. It is not as good as a locker, but much easier to live with. In the back of my truck i have a spool. I prefer a spool to a locker because of the predictability. Besides from barking a tire around a tight corner, or some steering pull from the truck wanting to go straight a spool out back is great.
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krahm94yota
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1994 p/u, detroit locker rear, 7" of combined lift, 35x10.5 pro comps, warn m8000 winch
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Post by krahm94yota on Jan 1, 2005 11:42:56 GMT -5
I run a detroit in the rear and that is it. I wish for the selectable in the front though. Not until the sas. Thank god for tax refunds!
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Post by rockcrawlintoy on Jan 11, 2005 0:24:54 GMT -5
a tru track is just a limited slip it isnt like a normal locker. i have prolly 40k miles on my EZ locker (lockright copy) i dont even know its there. i have an arb in the front so life is peachy
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