Outer Limits 4x4 Board

today i got offered a lock rite and diff gears for $300 i did a search and read all about the advantages over an open centre blah bla bla, what i would like to no is at the moment i have a lsd in mine and these lockrites seem to be much the same principle to me, unlocking under harder pressure am i right or am i totally wrong, and if they do would the difference be worth the hassle for 300 plus install

thats all

we've never had a lockrite come unlocked under high load while 4x4ing.
basicly if you have the throttle open it will be locked.
coast around a corner and it will unlock. but as soon as you open the throttle again it will lock up.

if you have a zook with a slippery keep it...and maybe go the diff gears too......

i haave transfer gears which are awesome i was just wonderin how they worked, would it open if one wheel came off the ground and the other was on rock

McGyver wrote:i haave transfer gears which are awesome i was just wonderin how they worked, would it open if one wheel came off the ground and the other was on rock

If you mean the locker it should stay locked so it gets you over the rock.

boner59 wrote:

McGyver wrote:i haave transfer gears which are awesome i was just wonderin how they worked, would it open if one wheel came off the ground and the other was on rock

If you mean the locker it should stay locked so it gets you over the rock.

this is what lockers are designed for.

joeblow wrote:if you have a zook with a slippery keep it...and maybe go the diff gears too......

A little off topic but, whats your opinion of the lowrangeoffroad/calmini LSD's.

I'm looking at one for my Vit rear as I can't afford an air locker and can't put in an autolocker (loclright etc) as the mrs drives it daily onroad.

I have a lockright in mine
and its a daily driver i find it
is safer, in the wet .
Just my 2 cents worth
B59

Yeah I hear ya.

My prob is having to explain how to drive it with a locked rear (no power round corners in the wet etc) and complaints about the noise in carparks

The general consensus seems to be "yes it is better providing you drive accordingly".

An LSD will NEVER perform as well in difficult off road conditions as a locker.

Have a lockrite in the farm ute (hilux) rear, it's noisy, sometimes locks up then lets go with a thud in car parks. But it works and was $700 cheaper than an ARB air locker.

Even a very tight LSD will slip when one wheel is in the air and the other is jammed up. A locker will provide equal drive to both wheels in this situation.

Hmmmm,

I think if I want fully sick hehe handling offroad and stock driveline onroad I need to quit bitching, save some $$$$ and get an air locker

mmmmm....airlockers...

ok thanks evry one also because this lock rite come complete will my lsd fit in the front diff, and what are your opinions on that?

lsd won't fit in the front....different splines...

ok thanks

Change the sidegears

do they make 22 spline lsd sidegears?

oh bugger oh well ill get this lockrite then, i was thinkin i would need something to make the most of the trail tough transfer gears anyway

cheers everyone

No idea just throwing the idea out there as I have no interest in lsd's, lockers are where it's at. Of course the other option is to swap to some 26 spline Double Tough's from Trail Tough which are on sale at the moment for USD$239.

from what i've seen of SUZUKI lsd's u will be much happier with an lsd than with a lockright. it will last longer and be a whole lot better to drive on. and there is a reason why suzuki lsd's are so expensive compared to lockrights...the lsd's are quality[atleast the jap ones i've come across!].

joeblow wrote:from what i've seen of SUZUKI lsd's u will be much happier with an lsd than with a lockright. it will last longer and be a whole lot better to drive on. and there is a reason why suzuki lsd's are so expensive compared to lockrights...the lsd's are quality[atleast the jap ones i've come across!].

Yes if you city drive it all your life.... But if you want to actually go out and crawl or do proper 4WDriving then the Locker is better and it'll last far longer than a LSD, and the LSD will eventually need re-shimming and will just be a one wheeler like every other standard zook

So are they ramp loading like a GQ or clutch type like a toyota? I thought they were clutch type and therefore useless in actual offroad conditions.

Steve.

hands up who has had on in a zook?.....

in a vitara. was a calmini one, was great in med to hard stuff but lacking bady in big loads and rocks

joeblow wrote:hands up who has had on in a zook?.....

I'll openly say that i haven't. Have had Toyota LSD's, they suck. Have had Chev LSD's they are OK on the road. Have had Nissan LSD's, OK off road in light to medium work.

LSD's are no where near as good in difficult off road conditions as lockers. The Eaton Electric locker/LSD would however be sweet.

ive got a lockrite in my zook just fitted, will tell you how it is when i get home today from cruiser park

i have twin lockrites and 6.5 gears, I love it the zook is almost unstopable. the only thing i hate is the big clicks when turning in a car park ect. O and the very heavy steering

just got back from cruiser park, lockrite makes a MASSIVE difference to the car its awesome, so much easier and worth every penny, stop wasting time and buy one i dont know why i didnt earlier!

mick85 wrote:makes a MASSIVE difference to the car its awesome, so much easier and worth every penny, stop wasting time and buy one i dont know why i didnt earlier!

X2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

get it up there wrote:

mick85 wrote:makes a MASSIVE difference to the car its awesome, so much easier and worth every penny, stop wasting time and buy one i dont know why i didnt earlier!

X2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

x3 heres some pictures of me testing mine
yesterday