Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Is anyone running a Detroit SofLocker? How do you rate its smooth engaging and disingaging?

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The Detroit SofLocker and the Lockrite Powertrax Traction Solution (the next level up in the Lockrite Auto Locker range) are both more exprensive and a little different than the cheaper units discussed above in that they have more advanced engage/disengage designs and they both use a system very similar to an LSD clutch action to 'damp' down the engage/disengage action, making a much smoother acting diff, with virtually NO (if any) impact on your normal driving. In fact, the Detroit Soflocker will make no more impact on your normal driving than any good LSD will make, except it will provide 100% drive to each wheel ALL the time, and on firm surfaces it will disnegage to provide full differentiation with the tread of one wheel being ground driven as little as 50mm more than the other - even just changing lanes; and the Powertrax unit is not far behind.

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Driving style has to change dramatically to be driven smoothly on road. (heavily sprung troopy - might be better in higher traction applications)

Detroit in the front was absolute shit to drive with - I chucked it in favor of an ARB.

Since getting turbo i am glad i have the detroit in the rear for the extra wet-road forward traction it offers (lateral traction in the wet is another story), but an LSD would have much the same effect except being easier to live with on dry roads.

Mate your best bet is go on the 4wd action forum and read the all posts by peter. I see you have already come across some. He knows the things inside and out and rates them very highly. The soflocker is a series IV detroit. same thing. It's just what they call their latest version. It is 'SUPPOSEDLY' as smooth as an lsd. Never driven with one just read heaps on em as i was keen for one on my gq.

http://www.4wdmonthly.com.au/forum/show ... hp?t=49470

there are plenty more on the site if you do a search.. just one i had in the favourites..

I had one in the front of my Patrol and it sh!t its self in about 12 months and it was a pig to steer with 37s. They might be alright in the rear but i'd never pay $1800 for an auto locker again.

If you want an auto locker just get one of the cheaper ones as the series IV soflocker is very over rated and the cheaper ones do the same job for less then half the price.

Cheers Mick.

Mick. wrote:I had one in the front of my Patrol ....i'd never pay $1800 for an auto locker again.

Cheers Mick.

$1800?? Surely an airlocker is more useful if you've got that sort of budget?

for reference I'm not a fan of auto lockers but I do run a airlocker front and spool rear.

Steve.

Gwagensteve wrote:

Mick. wrote:I had one in the front of my Patrol ....i'd never pay $1800 for an auto locker again.

Cheers Mick.

$1800?? Surely an airlocker is more useful if you've got that sort of budget?

for reference I'm not a fan of auto lockers but I do run a airlocker front and spool rear.

Steve.

Thats there fitted price with new bearings. I ended up getting it a fair bit cheaper then that though threw work. At the time I bought it i was told by a few people that they where the best lockers around and I was reasonable new to the 4wd scene. After 12 months I worked out that was crap.

Cheers Mick.