I really want an OX locker for my 8.25, but it's a 29 spline, and I can't find one anywhere. I didn't see it on OX's website, so hopefully I'm just not seeing it? I would go ARB, but one of my good friends who knows ALOT told me it was really hard to create a high pressure seal that rotates at high speeds, which seems to be true. It seems like ARB has done it, and everything I've read about ARB has been good, but it still made me wary.
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OX locker for 29 spline 8.25 axles?
- Thread starter XJ98Jeep
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Super D
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- Colorado Springs, C.O.
Sorry guy. I dont think OX makes a locker for the 8.25. Just for Dana's and they just came out for the Ford 8.8.
pierceME311
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- FL "the trailer park of the nation"
Your 8.25" can only be geared up to 4.56 so if you want go with bigger tires your going to have to swap axles and you'd end up with a dana 44 or a ford 8.8 anyway. What are you planning to do with your axles?
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98XJ, I'm not going to be locked up at high speeds, but the seal will still have to rotate at high speeds for highway driving, won't it? This is my DD, I'm running 4.10s on 33x10.50s, and that's where I plan on staying.
Thanks for the help guys, I guess I'm going with ARB. Are there any other companies like OX that make a locker for the 8.25 29 spline?
Thanks for the help guys, I guess I'm going with ARB. Are there any other companies like OX that make a locker for the 8.25 29 spline?
pierceME311
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- Location
- FL "the trailer park of the nation"
A little searching will give you more than enough answers, there are lockers for every application and budget.
I know other lockers exist, but I'm looking for something with OX reliability. I'm willing to spend $800 to know that when i engage the locker, it will engage, which is what I'm looking for. Lock-Rights are $250, and I have no idea if they're reliable or not, the same goes with most lockers. I only know that OX is good peoples, and the same goes for ARB.
- Location
- Hammertown, USA
I've wheeled with dozens of people running ARB's, Detroits, no-slips, aussies, lock-rites, and ecteds - with very few problems. Myself I have run no-slip, ected, aussie, detroit and arb lockers (and at high speed) without problems.
I've wheeled with 3 people that ran OX lockers, 2 of the 3 had critical locker failures while on the trail with me.
The third never actually made it to the trail, although not a locker failure.
I've wheeled with 3 people that ran OX lockers, 2 of the 3 had critical locker failures while on the trail with me.
The third never actually made it to the trail, although not a locker failure.
I've ran ARB's front and rear in my wrangler now for 10 years with no problems whatsoever. Well with one little problem and luckily I found it before it became a big one. But they've fixed the issue that they were having with the older generation like mine.
bandit455
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- Downingtown, PA
why not a detroit
do they not make a locker for the 8.25"?
do they not make a locker for the 8.25"?
RCP Phx
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- Phoenix,Az
How about KISS,Ive been running a No-slip(rear 8.25)/ARB(front) for 7 years now.No issues/No problems.Drives great in snow,ice,rain,mud rocks,etc!
pierceME311
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- FL "the trailer park of the nation"
RCP Phx said:
I've had my no-slip in the d-44 for almost 2 yrs. and have had no prblems at all, I am in florida though so mostly sand and mud, my next upgrade is an arb up front. I also think that any piece of equipment that isn't properly cared for will fail you everytime, that being said if you start with a quality product and take care of it, it will take care of you. Whatever your choice is I'm sure you will be happy with all your research.
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