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Gday All,

I have looked around, and not really found out what im after.

For a lil sierra, what is the prefered form of locker, I have only ever used detroit, or ARB, but im leaning to Lock-right.

Has anyone got first hand help, pros or cons of Lock-Right.

Have u searched around?

btw detroit is basically a detroit anyway.

david123 wrote:Gday All,

For a lil sierra, what is the prefered form of locker, I have only ever used detroit, or ARB, but im leaning to Lock-right.

Has anyone got first hand help, pros or cons of Lock-Right.

If you do decide to go for a Lock-Right, I reckon it would be worth seeing if its possible to get it cheaper in a group buy, I am also after a sierra one depending on price and I am sure there would be others, just an idea?

Yes ive looked in the search and bible, but im fairly new to zooks and have no experience with lockers for them.

The Lock-Right seems a gentler locker than Detroit. I had Detroit on a F150 4wd, had a worked big block with a Dana 60 out back, often when she locked, it shook the crap outa the car, big bang, not good for lil toy car.

This is why I'm asking, people here have lockers in their zooks, and I'm after help in deciding what is best, and why.

Im all for ARB, , bit excy but, if ARB is the preferred, so be it.

all depends on budget.if you can afford airlockers go them, if not go lockrights.

all depends on the budget and what u want to do with the vehicle

Lockers
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found in the bible btw. may have some info

david123 wrote:Yes ive looked in the search and bible, but im fairly new to zooks and have no experience with lockers for them.

The Lock-Right seems a gentler locker than Detroit. I had Detroit on a F150 4wd, had a worked big block with a Dana 60 out back, often when she locked, it shook the crap outa the car, big bang, not good for lil toy car.

This is why I'm asking, people here have lockers in their zooks, and I'm after help in deciding what is best, and why.

Im all for ARB, , bit excy but, if ARB is the preferred, so be it.

You would have had a detroit in the Dana, the detroit you are refering too for a zook diff is the detroit EZ locker, and while it works on a simillar principle, it is a different thing to the proper detroit. As Joe said, Air locker if you got the $$.

Auto lockers are more like auto unlockers, they remain locked till there is enough torque from both wheels to allow the clutch packs to move agianst the pins, thendog teeth on the clutches to "ratchet" over the teeth of the coupler/side gear ( this may not be the best explenation, but i suck at explaining these things ).

Layto....

The place to get them is Ebay US - last month a guy was selling them for $209US, but now that has gone up to I think $219US... That is only a billion $AU...

I'll see if I can find the seller...

Ok here it is,
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Suzuki-S ... QQtcZphoto

I am keen to buy one too if anyone wants to organise a group buy...

Ebay, or places like low range or roadless gear.
http://www.roadlessgear.com/page/RGL/CTGY/D

$199USD for a Lock-right.

Layto....

Sean at LowRange sell 1510 lockrights for $199US. Always has done. Why chase stuff on EBay when you can buy from him cheaper?

Layto beat me to it.

zookimal

Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 1:36 pm
Sean at LowRange sell 1510 lockrights for $199US.

i got mine from there about 4 months ago, worked out to be about $240 AUS including shipping.

GOod to know...

Lock rights are fine. Never had any dramas with mine. Although it has only been in there for 8mths or so...

Once again can't fault Sean from Lowrange, is more than helpful & very cheap compared to Aussie shops!

Has anyone purchased anything from them recently? I tried to a month or so ago, and was told that I could only deal with locktup, as they are the aussie distributor. No problems there, their service is exceptional, however I have never seen lockrites in Aus for under $500... I hope to be proven wrong.

My mate just bought a rebuild kit for his gearbox and a few other bits & pieces. This would have been a week ago? No dramas with that, think he was ordering gears this week also.

Hi all

I just had a look at the lockers on ebay and lowrange, but what I would like to know is what is the difference with a Powertrax Lockright with Couplers and one without, apart from using it in the front?

If you dont have a coupler for the rear you can still use so why is it needed then at all

I am interested in a group buy if anyone else is .....

i am pretty sure the couplers are to replace your sidegears if they are too worn..someone may correct me though

smileysmoke wrote:i am pretty sure the couplers are to replace your sidegears if they are too worn..someone may correct me though

yeh thats right

lump_a_charcoal wrote:Has anyone purchased anything from them recently? I tried to a month or so ago, and was told that I could only deal with locktup, as they are the aussie distributor. No problems there, their service is exceptional, however I have never seen lockrites in Aus for under $500... I hope to be proven wrong.

and got mine for 400 each from bbm

Just heard back from Lowrange, they can do them for $341AU each (at today's exchange rate), shipped.

Anyone interested, PM me...

I reckon locktup4x4 would beat lowrange's price

GRPABT1 wrote:I reckon locktup4x4 would beat lowrange's price

the other month i could get 6.5 gears for around $550 delivered!!!
if they can match that ill place an order now

11_evl wrote:the other month i could get 6.5 gears for around $550 delivered!!! if they can match that ill place an order now

"the other month...". You might want to catch up with some faaaairly major changes that have been occuring on world financial markets over the last coupla weeks mate

A month or two ago US$1 = AU$0.95 .... today US$1 = AU$0.69. Those US$475 6.5's + say US$80 postage and handling are now worth about AU$805 delivered, not $550.......

Don't worry, I missed the boat on 6.5's too

GRPABT1 wrote:I reckon locktup4x4 would beat lowrange's price

Locktup are the Aussie distributor for Lowrange, so I doubt it...

But give it a try anyway!



BTW Locktup have them listed for $460...

lump_a_charcoal wrote:

GRPABT1 wrote:I reckon locktup4x4 would beat lowrange's price

Locktup are the Aussie distributor for Lowrange, so I doubt it...

But give it a try anyway!

Since when do Locktup and LowRange have any association? I have dealt with both Chris and Sean regularly and recently. Interested to know, not that it makes any difference to my purchasing.

zookimal wrote:

lump_a_charcoal wrote:

GRPABT1 wrote:I reckon locktup4x4 would beat lowrange's price

Locktup are the Aussie distributor for Lowrange, so I doubt it...

But give it a try anyway!

Since when do Locktup and LowRange have any association? I have dealt with both Chris and Sean regularly and recently. Interested to know, not that it makes any difference to my purchasing.

X2???

A few months ago, when I was getting prices for my gears, I emailed lowrange for a quote. Whoever I talked to there sent me a link, which showed locktup as their aussie distributor. I can't find the email, may be on my work computer.

Look at their web sites - Same pictures, same descriptions...

lump_a_charcoal wrote:
Look at their web sites - Same pictures, same descriptions...

Thats because they have common suppliers (IE: Trail Gear) not because one is a distributor for the other.

Jas.

want33s wrote:

lump_a_charcoal wrote:
Look at their web sites - Same pictures, same descriptions...

Thats because they have common suppliers (IE: Trail Gear) not because one is a distributor for the other.

Jas.

Yep Jas is right.

If you guys want to do a group buy, shoot me an email at chris @ locktup4x4.com.au and I will see what I can put together. We will be able to save a bit on freight if we consolidate it with one of our stock shipments.