Rear locker for 80 series 1996

Post by **Grantw** » Sat Apr 26, 2003 10:17 am

Need info on a quality soft locker to suit my truck. Looking for the most cost effective way to do so. Does any one know of who has them at the right price?

Post by **80series chris** » Sun Apr 27, 2003 7:53 pm

spend the extra money and buy an air locker more driver freindly and you know when its going to work some soft lockers take to long to react

Post by **Punchy** » Sun Apr 27, 2003 8:21 pm

Grantw wrote:Need info on a quality soft locker to suit my truck. Looking for the most cost effective way to do so. Does any one know of who has them at the right price?

you contradict yourself in one statement

if you want options.. air locker...but it will cost $$ you for a package setup
if you want a cheaper option... repack and shim up your lsd.. I did..it works fine.

Post by **me3@neuralfibre.com** » Fri May 02, 2003 4:31 pm

I just put a Lock Rite Lokka in the rear of mine and I gotta say it's absolutely brilliant. Perfect manners on road, wife drives and is very happy. Works exaclty as it shuold off-road. And yes, I *really* tried it out. There is no "lock" time, it just pushes. Works as well downhill as up. Fitted it myself, fairly easy (instructions are a bit crappy for a surf).
Get's 10/10 from my point of view.

Paul

Post by **MissDrew** » Fri May 02, 2003 7:51 pm

I`ve had auto locks before and would never have anything other than an air lock now.

The soft lock was good when I had it as I hadn`t had an air lock before it, but now that I`ve had an air lock I know that the soft lock was crap on the road :roll:

Fri May 02, 2003 9:01 pm

we have a lock right in the frount off the 80 and would it is ok some times can be a pain but soem tiems is good as frennds have forgot to tun the air locker 0ff befor and backed up a hill and broke cvs the lock right dissingages well most off the time

Post by **Pal** » Fri May 02, 2003 10:55 pm

bjtheking56@yahoo.com wrote:we have a lock right in the frount off the 80 and would it is ok some times can be a pain but soem tiems is good as frennds have forgot to tun the air locker 0ff befor and backed up a hill and broke cvs the lock right dissingages well most off the time

I dont believe it can disengage when you reverse

Tue May 06, 2003 8:02 pm

yes they do disingadge only time they dont in on greay stuff when u dont back off full power grezzy hill soem times dont dissingage but in the rear who cares if it dont axles are strong as in 80s more stress on forunt adn we have had no probs

Tue May 06, 2003 8:04 pm

if u want a really cheap one get the mig out

Post by **2car** » Wed May 07, 2003 1:08 pm

You could go a Toyota electric locker, which is also either locked or open. If the electric action is not fast enough for you it can be converted to a cable locker. My guess would be about 1/2 to 2/3 cost of an ARB set-up.

If the electrics fail they can still be locked up, where if an ARB doesn't have compressed air it WILL NOT LOCK (right guts?).

Post by **MissDrew** » Wed May 07, 2003 8:36 pm

2car wrote:
If the electrics fail they can still be locked up, where if an ARB doesn't have compressed air it WILL NOT LOCK (right guts?).

DON`T REMIND ME :roll:

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