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Lockers for Hilux

Tech talk for Hilux

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Which Air locker should i fit first to my lux?


Poll ended at Mon Apr 05, 2004 3:06 pm

Front locker
8
31%
rear locker
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69%
 
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Post by D_LUX »

in the next couple of months i will have front and rear lockers but which should i get first as winter is coming on fast :D i need a bit more traction..which would be best to be fitted first rear or front????
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Post by bundyboy »

have no idea but you may get some votes if you have only one post.... :lol:
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Post by taziiy »

i just put a rear one in mine i wont look back
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Post by spazbot »

Rear is always a good place to start, then save up your $$ for the front one
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Post by dumbdunce »

air locker in rear, weld up the front!
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Post by cplux »

personally i'd go for a locker in the front, its where the weight is and also you can drive over an obstical with the front locked whereas with a rear you will be trying to push over it.
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Post by ozy1 »

ok, does the lux have an LSD in the rear? and is it working? if its working well at the moment, id say chuck it up front, if not, id be heading towards the rear locker going up hill with front locker only isnt going to help much as all the weight is heading over the rear, so its up too you......
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Post by Aza »

i would say front first if u want ARB front and rear but if u dont really mind i would go rear then weld the front
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Post by dumbdunce »

aza's opinion is of course formed by his absolute wealth of offroad driving experience. :finger:


you will break less and drive further, on average, with just a rear locker. there are situations where a front locker is better value but they are few.

the deciding factor should be, of course, the ability to do cool 2WD locker donuts in wet carparks
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Post by Aza »

dumbdunce wrote:aza's opinion is of course formed by his absolute wealth of offroad driving experience. :finger:


lol i may not drive but i have a fair background knowledge of some aspects of wheeling (im trying to sound like i know what im talking about :P :D )
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Post by bundyboy »

if i was to put one in the bundy it would be in the front, coz there is LSD in rear, even with an open in the back i would probably go front, just going on my experiences on the track.
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Post by Pesky Pete »

I would say Front as it does tend to pull you over obsticles rather than push. But on the downside, a locker in the front can also spit you sideways faster than you can imagine. Whereas a rear tends to keep you straighter. I've got a locker in the front of my 80 series and the rear is LSD but may as well be open. A Mate has front and rear in his 80 series and while just the rear locker does not get him as far as I get with my front locker, it is much safer in that it keeps him straighter and does not tend to spit him sideways as much. Then he presses the other button and away he goes again.
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Post by HIL01X »

Get rear first as Hilux LSD,s are pretty weak anyway. Then get front.I got both at once and that made abig difference.
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Post by rumble »

have to agree -rear 1st. Consider a lock right locker. I use them in my hilux's-work well. 1/2 the price of an airlocker.
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