Lockrite rear locker into front diff!

[mick85]

hey all

Ive got a widetrack sierra with a lockright auto locking centre fitted. What i am keen to know is if its possible to put the centre straight into the front of the car without changing anything apart from the locker itself? Will this work?

Are the front and rear widetrack centres identical? or different? Can i just swap the whole diff from front to rear?

thanks

[joeblow]

same except for spline count. 26 rear, 22 front.

[mick85]

thanks joe - so just the centre locking mechanism can be switched from the rear member into the front with no dramas?

because its painful around town generally and will still give me ample offroad performance if fitted in the front

[joeblow]

if its the locker that uses the suzuki sidegears yes.

[mick85]

it replaces all the spider gears..... but keeps everything else..

[GRPABT1]

You'd probably want to get upgraded axles for the front anyway, Calmini sell the cheapest ones I think with 26 spline like the rear.

[mick85]

cool - i mite get that sucker in the front then and see how it goes... and replace the axles when they pop or if need be!

it operated great in the rear off road, but i use the car to run down the shops etc instead of firing up the V8 SS as i hate doing short trips in it! so the front is probably a better option

[mick85]

and THANKS GUYS!!!

[fool_injected]

BBM have 26 spline cro-mo front axles, picked mine up on Friday

[mick85]

make sure you get pics up of the install brother!!

[fool_injected]

Don't hold your breath
I am notoriously slow but I have got a pile of good parts in the garage

[mick85]

go on....... so slow as you mite want to lend them to me to "test" them out until your ready?

[fool_injected]

go on....... so slow as you mite want to lend them to me to "test" them out until your ready?

ummmmm, NO

[mick85]

haha damnit!!!

so what have you got to install? i havent busted a stock axle yet so ill run them until i do

[Dee]

I am notoriously slow but I have got a pile of good parts in the garage

tell me about it!

ive got cromo axles, locker, rear disco, power steer, bunch of steel for barwork etc etc sitting in my garage & no time to put it all together...

haha damnit!!!

so what have you got to install? i havent busted a stock axle yet so ill run them until i do

how do you plan on running 26 spline centres in the front with 22 spline standard axles mate? usually when people swap the rear centres in the front its because they have to due to upgrading axles (which have 26 spline like the standard rears)

[mick85]

i must have overlooked that bit when reading this thread dee... but now after you telling me a different spline count ill have to go ahead and sort out some new axles... my mistake

same except for spline count. 26 rear, 22 front.

thats the bit i seemed to have skipped over

[GRPABT1]

Like I said the calmini ones seem to be the cheapest but I doubt they're the strongest, still stronger than stock.

[zookimal]

tell me about it!

ive got cromo axles, locker, rear disco, power steer, bunch of steel for barwork etc etc sitting in my garage & no time to put it all together...

I'm just waiting till you get bored of zooks then I'm buying your junk Dee. Freight from the sunny coast is cheaper than from the US.

how do you plan on running 26 spline centres in the front with 22 spline standard axles mate? usually when people swap the rear centres in the front its because they have to due to upgrading axles (which have 26 spline like the standard rears)

How many people running upgraded axles are carrying a spare set in case of breakage?

I'm considering my options now.