Mechanical Diff locks

Post by **TEXAS** » Fri Sep 24, 2004 7:55 am

Ok, first things first! DO NOT even mention the words "air lockers" in this post please. I know there good and blah blah blah, but there so god damn expensive.

Anyway, I would like any comments from the people who are running mech lock, either front or rear (dont care what brand), if they have any probs with breaking axles or the pins in the diffs them selves. I was thinking of running them front and rear. (LN61 Surf)

Any general comments on the mech locking diffs will be welcomed as well.

I know there are heaps of threads that go into the argument about air v's mech, but i would only like to hear from the people who are running mech diffs in toyota and in particular the hilux/surf type trucks.

Cheers.

Post by **zerosin** » Fri Sep 24, 2004 7:46 pm

yeh got lock rites in me lux..run em for years best thing i ever did gettin em..takes a bit gettin used to driving with them and they make a bang every now and then but never had any problems!...I tell a lie..the one thing i would change is to use a solid spacer on the pinion and shim it rather than using a crush sleeve as after a while (not real long at all) the crush sleeve crushes (dah) and the diff gets sloppy.apparently this is a problem for most mech. lockers

Post by **RUFF** » Fri Sep 24, 2004 9:09 pm

TEXAS wrote:Ok, first things first! DO NOT even mention the words "air lockers" in this post please. I know there good and blah blah blah, but there so god damn expensive.

Anyway, I would like any comments from the people who are running mech lock, either front or rear (dont care what brand), if they have any probs with breaking axles or the pins in the diffs them selves. I was thinking of running them front and rear. (LN61 Surf)

Any general comments on the mech locking diffs will be welcomed as well.

I know there are heaps of threads that go into the argument about air v's mech, but i would only like to hear from the people who are running mech diffs in toyota and in particular the hilux/surf type trucks.

Cheers.

Are you after an Auto locker or selectable locker because they are both mechanical.

Selectable- Other than an Airlocker you have the choice of-
Jac Mac reputed to be the Best Option but $$$. Personaly have no experiance in these.
Factory Electric locker. Also a little expensive but hard to get aftermarket gear ratios.

There are others on the market but cant think of them at the moment.

Auto-
Detroit,AussieLocker,Lock Right,Loka,???

From my experiance with the Auto lockers you get what you pay for and they can be very unpredictable. If they are Cheap its because they are CHEAP!

Post by **gavinc** » Fri Sep 24, 2004 9:32 pm

texas have you got a quote on a manual locker yet unless you do it yourself it is still expenzise i got a quote for a lock right ones these was with a discount 1500 fitted and that was in a luxs

Post by **DIRTY ROCK STAR** » Sun Sep 26, 2004 7:11 pm

gavinc was that for F & R or what??

Im looking for one as i said in another thread, a lockrite,
the US made ones are available from AU$340 from the USA ea.
thats for a 40 series.

im sure you can get them put in cheaper then the rest of the $...

Post by **gavinc** » Sun Sep 26, 2004 8:09 pm

sorry thay was the rear man that is cheap

Post by **Mechman** » Sun Sep 26, 2004 9:02 pm

saw one in action at the weekend... VERY impressed. front set up on a 100 series LC.

I want!

Post by **TEXAS** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 8:34 am

I was planning on installing them myself, and have been able to see a few websites that have them fairly cheap. Possibly get 2 lockrights landed for about AUD$800. Have wrote an email, but none of them have got back to me yet, maybe they dont want my business.

Post by **DIRTY ROCK STAR** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 1:04 pm

Mate i have only had 2 positive emails back.

one negative and a few no hears.

i just searched.
i think one place was called central4x4. in LA

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