Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Hey,

Is there anyone in the outter sydney suburbs or in the blue mountains whos got a sierra with an auto locker in the rear?

I'm thinking of going that option but i'm wondering if anyone can take me for a drive and show me how it affects the car?

i would love to join yaz if u find anyone lol been looking at auto lockers for ages

same, i have never seen or heard one work in person. Ive only got a welded

i have a lockrite in my garage at the moment. going o/sea a couple of times before christmas so can't really afford to have it installed yet...most quotes have been more then actually getting the locker.

once its in im happy to take you for a spin, but don't hold your breath!!

how about we "borrow it" and i will whack it in for testing for you

Just my 2 cents here,

But personally I find auto/ ratchet lockers to be crude and noisey on-road, and no better than a welded diff offroad.

Yes, a welded diff will make your tyres squeel and chirp in carparks and servo's.An auto locker will do the same, as well as banging & clanging like you wouldn't believe! Also, the pins and spring can wear out.

Having said that, a poorly welded diff can fail within minutes if it is not cooled slowly and welded in the correct manor.

Your choice.... But I would rather weld my diff and buy a few spares with the change that I would otherwise have spent on the autolocker.

Or you could buy a KAM locker like I just did

KAM LOCKER???
front or rear??
details??

Gutless wrote:Just my 2 cents here,

But personally I find auto/ ratchet lockers to be crude and noisey on-road, and no better than a welded diff offroad.

Yes, a welded diff will make your tyres squeel and chirp in carparks and servo's.An auto locker will do the same, as well as banging & clanging like you wouldn't believe! Also, the pins and spring can wear out.

Having said that, a poorly welded diff can fail within minutes if it is not cooled slowly and welded in the correct manor.

Your choice.... But I would rather weld my diff and buy a few spares with the change that I would otherwise have spent on the autolocker.

Or you could buy a KAM locker like I just did

it seems like some bang and clang alot, while others dont.

I find mine 100x better then when i had the welded in. I cant even hear it clicking on corners unless im going really slow with the window down.

As i have found out, some find them noisy, others dont. It might have something to do with how they where set up, but im still unsure.

Spike_Sierra wrote:

Gutless wrote:Just my 2 cents here,

But personally I find auto/ ratchet lockers to be crude and noisey on-road, and no better than a welded diff offroad.

Yes, a welded diff will make your tyres squeel and chirp in carparks and servo's.An auto locker will do the same, as well as banging & clanging like you wouldn't believe! Also, the pins and spring can wear out.

Having said that, a poorly welded diff can fail within minutes if it is not cooled slowly and welded in the correct manor.

Your choice.... But I would rather weld my diff and buy a few spares with the change that I would otherwise have spent on the autolocker.

Or you could buy a KAM locker like I just did

it seems like some bang and clang alot, while others dont.

I find mine 100x better then when i had the welded in. I cant even hear it clicking on corners unless im going really slow with the window down.

As i have found out, some find them noisy, others dont. It might have something to do with how they where set up, but im still unsure.

So what one are you running?

And whats this KAM locker?

http://www.kamdiffs.com/

For those that need there hand held whilst using the internet.

Layto....

lay80n wrote:http://www.kamdiffs.com/

For those that need there hand held whilst using the internet.

Layto....

I found the site dude It didn't have as much detail as I would have liked...

Its an electronic diff locker for a zook. And from what I can tell, its just as expensive as a Air locker and alot harder to install.

lay80n wrote:http://www.kamdiffs.com/

For those that need there hand held whilst using the internet.

Layto....

I bought a rear KAM locker.

Yes it will cost me about $1350 AUD by the time it is on my door step which is about what an airlocker with compressor costs, and yes it is more work, BUT, there are no $hitty airlines to get snagged by sticks etc, and it comes with 40% stronger rear axles, which in my application was necessary due to the 1.6 turbo donk.

StarkRavingSimmo wrote:

Spike_Sierra wrote:

Gutless wrote:Just my 2 cents here,

But personally I find auto/ ratchet lockers to be crude and noisey on-road, and no better than a welded diff offroad.

Yes, a welded diff will make your tyres squeel and chirp in carparks and servo's.An auto locker will do the same, as well as banging & clanging like you wouldn't believe! Also, the pins and spring can wear out.

Having said that, a poorly welded diff can fail within minutes if it is not cooled slowly and welded in the correct manor.

Your choice.... But I would rather weld my diff and buy a few spares with the change that I would otherwise have spent on the autolocker.

Or you could buy a KAM locker like I just did

it seems like some bang and clang alot, while others dont.

I find mine 100x better then when i had the welded in. I cant even hear it clicking on corners unless im going really slow with the window down.

As i have found out, some find them noisy, others dont. It might have something to do with how they where set up, but im still unsure.

So what one are you running?

And whats this KAM locker?

im running a lockrite with couplers from www.lowrangeoffroad.com

Gutless wrote:

lay80n wrote:http://www.kamdiffs.com/

For those that need there hand held whilst using the internet.

Layto....

I bought a rear KAM locker.

Yes it will cost me about $1350 AUD by the time it is on my door step which is about what an airlocker with compressor costs, and yes it is more work, BUT, there are no $hitty airlines to get snagged by sticks etc, and it comes with 40% stronger rear axles, which in my application was necessary due to the 1.6 turbo donk.

Yeah, fair nuff. the whole reason for an auto locker is the cost. KAm locker looks nice but. Enjoy that.

Spike_Sierra wrote:

StarkRavingSimmo wrote:

Spike_Sierra wrote:

Gutless wrote:Just my 2 cents here,

But personally I find auto/ ratchet lockers to be crude and noisey on-road, and no better than a welded diff offroad.

Yes, a welded diff will make your tyres squeel and chirp in carparks and servo's.An auto locker will do the same, as well as banging & clanging like you wouldn't believe! Also, the pins and spring can wear out.

Having said that, a poorly welded diff can fail within minutes if it is not cooled slowly and welded in the correct manor.

Your choice.... But I would rather weld my diff and buy a few spares with the change that I would otherwise have spent on the autolocker.

Or you could buy a KAM locker like I just did

it seems like some bang and clang alot, while others dont.

I find mine 100x better then when i had the welded in. I cant even hear it clicking on corners unless im going really slow with the window down.

As i have found out, some find them noisy, others dont. It might have something to do with how they where set up, but im still unsure.

So what one are you running?

And whats this KAM locker?

im running a lockrite with couplers from www.lowrangeoffroad.com

so the lockrite is pretty quiet? There seems to be heaps of different brands out there. Are they all pretty much the same or?

they all work in the same way, im unsure if all lockrites are quite, but the noise has never been an issue in mine, and im not just saying that because i dont want them to look bad or i just put up with it, it genuinly its really quite. its a faint tick tick tick. well worth it.

Spike_Sierra wrote:they all work in the same way, im unsure if all lockrites are quite, but the noise has never been an issue in mine, and im not just saying that because i dont want them to look bad or i just put up with it, it genuinly its really quite. its a faint tick tick tick. well worth it.

Sweet, that sounds alright. I'm definitely going to consider investing in one. I might just do it and then deal with the on road differences