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Who (in Australia) has the best prices for lock-rite lockers? '78 Cruiser diff to be specific.

Ta

Ben

import it its heaps cheaper i imported one for a zook and it cost $250 all up with two weeks wait. that was a powertrax one.

yld04b wrote:import it its heaps cheaper i imported one for a zook and it cost $250 all up with two weeks wait. that was a powertrax one.

From the US? Who did you buy it from?

2car wrote:Who (in Australia) has the best prices for lock-rite lockers? '78 Cruiser diff to be specific.

Ta

Ben

try diff trans @ green acre. very good prices on both lock rite and detroit

XXXL80 wrote:

2car wrote:Who (in Australia) has the best prices for lock-rite lockers? '78 Cruiser diff to be specific.

Ta

Ben

try diff trans @ green acre. very good prices on both lock rite and detroit

I rang 'em. They only stock Detriot lockers.

the one yld04b was talking 'bout is a zook one from rocky road outfitters in the states, just priced it was $250AUS not including shipping, but he reckoned less than $30!

tried emailing em, but their mailbox is full

http://www.rocky-road.com/index2.html their yota section is under construction tho, so u'll need to email em too. lemme know if u get thru

stumped wrote:the one yld04b was talking 'bout is a zook one from rocky road outfitters in the states, just priced it was $250AUS not including shipping, but he reckoned less than $30!

tried emailing em, but their mailbox is full

http://www.rocky-road.com/index2.html their yota section is under construction tho, so u'll need to email em too. lemme know if u get thru

Yeah I sent them an email too. I may give them a call tonight.

2car wrote:

XXXL80 wrote:

2car wrote:Who (in Australia) has the best prices for lock-rite lockers? '78 Cruiser diff to be specific.

Ta

Ben

try diff trans @ green acre. very good prices on both lock rite and detroit

I rang 'em. They only stock Detriot lockers.

no worries.. thought they did the lock rite

2car wrote:

stumped wrote:the one yld04b was talking 'bout is a zook one from rocky road outfitters in the states, just priced it was $250AUS not including shipping, but he reckoned less than $30!

tried emailing em, but their mailbox is full

http://www.rocky-road.com/index2.html their yota section is under construction tho, so u'll need to email em too. lemme know if u get thru

Yeah I sent them an email too. I may give them a call tonight.

US$275 delivered via surface mail. Roughly AU$400. Much better than the $646 advertised locally. Can you say "Price gouge"?

hey ben, did u give em a call? if i can get a locker that cheap a mate and i are gonna be keen, maybe we can sort something out and get stuff sent out in one shipment...

stumped wrote:hey ben, did u give em a call? if i can get a locker that cheap a mate and i are gonna be keen, maybe we can sort something out and get stuff sent out in one shipment...

I rang them last night and they had two in stock. Already ordered it . I'm 500km from you so it's probably not worth splitting the shipping. It's only about $30 surface mail.

Hmmm, wounder if they have any for a 93 Courier??

just quickly, how hard is it to install a lockrite? could i do it, or is it a bit harder than that? i have a reasonable level of skill with tools...

De-lux wrote:just quickly, how hard is it to install a lockrite? could i do it, or is it a bit harder than that? i have a reasonable level of skill with tools...

if you can set up a diff properly you can install a lockrite , by properly i mean back lash, tooth contact and bearing preload.

hahahahha... so no, i won't be able to install a lockrite...

i know how to service my car, and i did my own body lift, but thats where i draw the line. i was hoping it was as easy as bolting something in

stressed wrote:

De-lux wrote:just quickly, how hard is it to install a lockrite? could i do it, or is it a bit harder than that? i have a reasonable level of skill with tools...

if you can set up a diff properly you can install a lockrite , by properly i mean back lash, tooth contact and bearing preload.

you dont need to do any of this when installing a lock-rite if you mark all adjusting nuts/bolts and put it back together in the same way.

the lock-rite replaces your spider gears so you just need to fit it inside carrier and put it back together, they come with instructions, simple.

steve

yld04b wrote:

stressed wrote:

De-lux wrote:just quickly, how hard is it to install a lockrite? could i do it, or is it a bit harder than that? i have a reasonable level of skill with tools...

if you can set up a diff properly you can install a lockrite , by properly i mean back lash, tooth contact and bearing preload.

you dont need to do any of this when installing a lock-rite if you mark all adjusting nuts/bolts and put it back together in the same way.

the lock-rite replaces your spider gears so you just need to fit it inside carrier and put it back together, they come with instructions, simple.

steve

but if he chooses to change his bearings at the same time he will need to reset everything , if not than you are correct , maybe i should have explained it better as i did on the other thread (backlash for mini spool)

Beware of the customs dept, I just imported a rockcrawler gear set from the US , customs hit me with 16% on the price including postage then 10% gst on the total, the gear set was $550 us and ended up costing $1070 aust.

nelligen wrote:Beware of the customs dept, I just imported a rockcrawler gear set from the US , customs hit me with 16% on the price including postage then 10% gst on the total, the gear set was $550 us and ended up costing $1070 aust.

Rodger that. Did you still end up saving money?

2car wrote:

nelligen wrote:Beware of the customs dept, I just imported a rockcrawler gear set from the US , customs hit me with 16% on the price including postage then 10% gst on the total, the gear set was $550 us and ended up costing $1070 aust.

Rodger that. Did you still end up saving money?

Yea ,saved about $100 and got a few extra's you don't get here with the rockhoppers ( counter shaft , needle bearings & gaskets )

Well it finally arrived. Took about 5.5 months via surface mail. Didn't have to pay any GST or duty.

let us know how it goes with the lock rite in the front
cheers

Mechman wrote:five and a half months???????????

what he said

did it really take that long LOL

got my detroit ez-locker from www.roadlessgear.com for the zook, took less than 3 weeks to get here, and cost $360ea compared to $600 or so!!!

let us know how it goes with the lock rite in the front
cheers

I chucked one in the front of my 60 a couple of months ago.

Overall its pretty good, I say this first.. :)

If your accellerating suddenly or/and changing gears, it will bite and your steering gets pulled left momentarily (in my case anyway). I was like WTF at first, easily accounted for in driving style. I drive like its sunday every day anyway.

I found at the right speed I got the odd bounce with the small movement in my steering.. just had to speed up/slow down a little did not concern me.

At one stage I had my steering almost locked and i found i couldnt move the steering at all, and had to back up a little.. a feeling I wasnt used to although I was coming out of a creek up a mound to get around another car.. not a worry, just backed up a little.

I think if your not doing some hard rocks your probably not going to do your CV in as it seems to happen, I think if your planning going over some mad granite just go an air locker - I believe you can get air lockers from the US also.

They say you can install it but you want to be real sure your diff is within tolerances, and on a 78 I am sure its gonna be near new but my ol 60 needed shims. The diff lapper guy said the diff had been reconed once before and probbaly not done very well (front diff also, how much work could it get day to day)..

Theres another thread here where someone lost the rear diff and just gave up driving home with only the front, too painful.

So the real price it cost me was $595 from 4wdsystems + $650 (mechanic and diff lapper.. got some other small work done also by the mechanic aswell...). Probably best do do as much as you can youself if you can.

Hope this helps.

Shadow wrote:

Mechman wrote:five and a half months???????????

what he said

did it really take that long LOL

Yeah! Looking at the postage mark, they didn't post it until 6 weeks after the order. I rang Rocky Road a couple of times - man, they got some dopey people workin the phones there.

Did'nt pay any tax or duty though, and I didn't need it straight away. So not dramas. Less than 400 Oz pesos to my door.

dibbz wrote:

let us know how it goes with the lock rite in the front
cheers

I chucked one in the front of my 60 a couple of months ago.

Overall its pretty good, I say this first..

If your accellerating suddenly or/and changing gears, it will bite and your steering gets pulled left momentarily (in my case anyway). I was like WTF at first, easily accounted for in driving style. I drive like its sunday every day anyway.

I found at the right speed I got the odd bounce with the small movement in my steering.. just had to speed up/slow down a little did not concern me.

At one stage I had my steering almost locked and i found i couldnt move the steering at all, and had to back up a little.. a feeling I wasnt used to although I was coming out of a creek up a mound to get around another car.. not a worry, just backed up a little.

I think if your not doing some hard rocks your probably not going to do your CV in as it seems to happen, I think if your planning going over some mad granite just go an air locker - I believe you can get air lockers from the US also.

They say you can install it but you want to be real sure your diff is within tolerances, and on a 78 I am sure its gonna be near new but my ol 60 needed shims. The diff lapper guy said the diff had been reconed once before and probbaly not done very well (front diff also, how much work could it get day to day)..

Theres another thread here where someone lost the rear diff and just gave up driving home with only the front, too painful.

So the real price it cost me was $595 from 4wdsystems + $650 (mechanic and diff lapper.. got some other small work done also by the mechanic aswell...). Probably best do do as much as you can youself if you can.

Hope this helps.

Why get an air locker from the US, when they are made here
Are they that much cheaper there

STIKA wrote:Why get an air locker from the US, when they are made here
Are they that much cheaper there

airlocker is a bit cheaper, from roadless it's 'bout AUD$950 instead of 1200 or 1300, but once u factor in freight and customs/tax it's not really worth it. might be cheaper sights out there tho

but for the auto locker, we saved at least $200

Iknow what you mean about the people on the phone it was like I wasn't speaking english. But the prices are to good not to put up with them.