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maxidrive or ARB air locker

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maxidrive or ARB air locker

Post by mopar rangie »

whats the best and why for a rangie.run a auto locker with maxidrive axles down back.need to fix up the front.broke short inner again.maxidrive setup or arb and better axles.what do you think.
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Post by GRIMACE »

maxi drive
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Post by HSV Rangie »

either jacmac lockers and axles or maxi drive locker and axles.

If have arb then fit either JM or maxi axles.

If fit a detroit or simiilar also fit above axles.

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Post by hiline »

i run the air locker with maxi axles

no problems yet :lol:
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Post by trr35l »

twin maxi's with maxi axle love then no wait time for air pressure
rover gone zook here i come
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Post by Aquarangie »

Maxi Drives all round, solve all your breakage issues. ARB's are also good but extras like upgraded axles, etc... can add up to almost the cost of a maxi, main reason I went that way :D

Had the rear one for 7 years (got that from one of the Rangies I had, kept it of course when I off-loaded that Rangie :cool: ). Finally got a front one this year now that I have a few more $$ in my pocket :armsup: .

Off-road adventures can now be breakagge free, well almost :) The CV's are the next line in breakage :bad-words:

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Post by BIg StEvE »

trr35l wrote:twin maxi's with maxi axle love then no wait time for air pressure
Shame about trying to turn for the next 10-20secs after u disengage a front maxi! :rofl:

Go the air lockers with either brand of axles!
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Post by Davidh »

As Big Steve said, i've heard many people complain about the time it takes for a maxi-drive to disengage.
I've got a maxi-drive rear, but i'm leaning towards an ARB for the front with maxi axles.
As for quality, i'd say the maxi-drive is superior to ARB though, and a much simpler locking mechanism.
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Post by HSV Rangie »

Strength:

Jacmac: has superior locking system and now has the option of air pressure.
Maxi: most popular and most well known upgrade for rovers.
ARB: will cost the same as the above once axles are included.

Michael.
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Post by Aquarangie »

BIg StEvE wrote:
Shame about trying to turn for the next 10-20secs after u disengage a front maxi! :rofl:

Go the air lockers with either brand of axles!
My rear takes about that but the front takes about 3-4 seconds once you unload it (the rear one is about 15 year old so I would assume that the splines that engage the locking dog are slightly twisted after copping abuse for this amount of time :!: ).

Your ARB air lockers will take a couple of seconds to do the same. Remember, it's under load and doesn't disengage straight away :D

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Post by DaveS3 »

trr35l wrote:twin maxi's with maxi axle love then no wait time for air pressure
If you are about to tackle an obstacle that may need the use of lockers then the compressor is on before you begin.

I generally leave the compressor on anyway when on a track.

Either are good.

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Post by trr35l »

what do you do if your arb compressor dies half way into the track with maxi's i have been told although not had to yet you can work by hand if you need too as i say i have not tried yet

as for the front turns off almost right away

the twin maxis came with car i did not put them in myself
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