Locker search and install
12-10-2012, 10:02 AM
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Locker search and install
Hey guys. Im going to ask for a rear locker for christmas and need some help choosing one. Not just what brand but also the exact part i need. (2006 scab Lariat, 5.4L 3.73 LS) my LS is gone! I dont need top of the line. And i plan to install it myself. Thanks in advance.
12-10-2012, 10:06 AM
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Mark
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ARB web site....
12-10-2012, 10:47 AM
#3
Originally Posted by goldteam
Hey guys. Im going to ask for a rear locker for christmas and need some help choosing one. Not just what brand but also the exact part i need. (2006 scab Lariat, 5.4L 3.73 LS) my LS is gone! I dont need top of the line. And i plan to install it myself. Thanks in advance.
Go with the ARB if you want an open diff when its unlocked. This will be better on snowy streets with less dancing.
Last edited by Especial86; 12-10-2012 at 10:51 AM.
12-10-2012, 10:59 AM
#4
Romp It!
If you drive a lot in the snow I would get an ARB so you can switch it to open on icy roads, but if not definitely detroit locker. I would say an ox cable locker but I'm pretty sure they don't make them for your rear end
12-10-2012, 11:23 AM
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Detroit locker: http://www.ringpinion.com/b2c/PartsL...4WD&DiffID=186
Go with the ARB if you want an open diff when its unlocked. This will be better on snowy streets with less dancing.
12-10-2012, 12:02 PM
#6
As long as you don't gas it through corners, the Detroit locker won't kick you out sideways.. It will work great in the snow, but you will want to learn how to drift your truck. The next rainy or snowy day, practice doing some donuts and hard turns. If you feel comfortable or have the ability to control how much you slide out, then you will be able to handle a locker. They are not for everybody IMHO.
I'd say get the ARB for a street queen.. If you have anybody who drives your truck besides you, then you will have to warn them about the Detroit locker when gassing hard through corners (on ramps, off ramps, turning through intersections)... The same applies for an ARB, warn them. But you can always tell them not to mess with it. I wouldn't get a Detroit locker for my daily driver because my girlfriend will likely crash my truck if she ever uses it in the rain or snow... I'd personally get an ARB... If my truck was a weekends only toy, or never driven by my girlfriend, I'd get a Detroit locker...
I'd say get the ARB for a street queen.. If you have anybody who drives your truck besides you, then you will have to warn them about the Detroit locker when gassing hard through corners (on ramps, off ramps, turning through intersections)... The same applies for an ARB, warn them. But you can always tell them not to mess with it. I wouldn't get a Detroit locker for my daily driver because my girlfriend will likely crash my truck if she ever uses it in the rain or snow... I'd personally get an ARB... If my truck was a weekends only toy, or never driven by my girlfriend, I'd get a Detroit locker...
12-10-2012, 12:12 PM
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Romp It!
Detroit tru-trac would work pretty well for that, It's a limited slip but uses gears instead of clutches so they last forever
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12-10-2012, 03:56 PM
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As long as you don't gas it through corners, the Detroit locker won't kick you out sideways.. It will work great in the snow, but you will want to learn how to drift your truck. The next rainy or snowy day, practice doing some donuts and hard turns. If you feel comfortable or have the ability to control how much you slide out, then you will be able to handle a locker. They are not for everybody IMHO.
I'd say get the ARB for a street queen.. If you have anybody who drives your truck besides you, then you will have to warn them about the Detroit locker when gassing hard through corners (on ramps, off ramps, turning through intersections)... The same applies for an ARB, warn them. But you can always tell them not to mess with it. I wouldn't get a Detroit locker for my daily driver because my girlfriend will likely crash my truck if she ever uses it in the rain or snow... I'd personally get an ARB... If my truck was a weekends only toy, or never driven by my girlfriend, I'd get a Detroit locker...
I'd say get the ARB for a street queen.. If you have anybody who drives your truck besides you, then you will have to warn them about the Detroit locker when gassing hard through corners (on ramps, off ramps, turning through intersections)... The same applies for an ARB, warn them. But you can always tell them not to mess with it. I wouldn't get a Detroit locker for my daily driver because my girlfriend will likely crash my truck if she ever uses it in the rain or snow... I'd personally get an ARB... If my truck was a weekends only toy, or never driven by my girlfriend, I'd get a Detroit locker...
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12-10-2012, 04:35 PM
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always dirty
As long as you don't gas it through corners, the Detroit locker won't kick you out sideways.. It will work great in the snow, but you will want to learn how to drift your truck. The next rainy or snowy day, practice doing some donuts and hard turns. If you feel comfortable or have the ability to control how much you slide out, then you will be able to handle a locker. They are not for everybody IMHO.
I'd say get the ARB for a street queen.. If you have anybody who drives your truck besides you, then you will have to warn them about the Detroit locker when gassing hard through corners (on ramps, off ramps, turning through intersections)... The same applies for an ARB, warn them. But you can always tell them not to mess with it. I wouldn't get a Detroit locker for my daily driver because my girlfriend will likely crash my truck if she ever uses it in the rain or snow... I'd personally get an ARB... If my truck was a weekends only toy, or never driven by my girlfriend, I'd get a Detroit
locker...
I'd say get the ARB for a street queen.. If you have anybody who drives your truck besides you, then you will have to warn them about the Detroit locker when gassing hard through corners (on ramps, off ramps, turning through intersections)... The same applies for an ARB, warn them. But you can always tell them not to mess with it. I wouldn't get a Detroit locker for my daily driver because my girlfriend will likely crash my truck if she ever uses it in the rain or snow... I'd personally get an ARB... If my truck was a weekends only toy, or never driven by my girlfriend, I'd get a Detroit
locker...
