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You can also buy a lifetime warranty for a grizzly...
Yeah, I discovered this the first time the detroit broke. I was lucky to find the parts I needed somewhat cheaper than from Eaton but they were still expensive.2(parts for the Detroit are so expensive that it costs nearly as much as a new unit)
Turning the hub lock lever engages splines inside the hub that connect the outside of the hub housing with the axleshaft inside locking it up.Thanks for all that.
Allow me to ask another question.
I didn't think about how you could have a locker in the front axle and have it invisible due to the front not being under power. I would assume to do this, you would need locking hubs, or else the tires spinning would spin the gears causing the driveshaft to spin. Is this correct? Would a locker be invisible in the front with a non-locking hub?
Also, i think i vaguely know what a locking hub is, but could someone explain it a little bit? I know on my dads pickup when you turn the hub to the lock position it allows the truck to go into 4wd.
What does turning this little switch actually do? Is there a difference between the axle shafts?
I loved my rear detroit at first. However over time daily driving the rig, I've begun to hate it. Like KTM mentioned, the backlash is annoying and I'm sure isn't exactly good on the rest of the driveline. It's also worth noting that I've found a couple shops that do not reccomend detroits for daily drivers simply due to the amount of backlash. Larger tires also makes the amount of backlash felt by the driver even greater.
Driving in the snow is more of a controled slide as well. It sounds like fun at first, but it quickly becomes annoyingly white knuckled.
Quite literally if no one comes out with an E locker for the 8.25 in the next month or so, I'll be selling a kidney on the black market to get an ARB.
Well after thinking about this here is my plan. Can someone critique it?
Front - Aussie Lunchbox Locker.
Rear - Leave open for now - when wallet allows put selectable in rear the same time i re-gear.
ran a aussie rear lockrite frt im my last dd, loved it had zero issues driving it no matter the weather, besides some light clicking with the aussie in turs you couldnt tell it was there, the lockrite in the frt was quiet, im just not sold price wise on selectables
Spartan and lockrite.
Lockrite is the original, spartan is the lost recent.
Spartans are the easiest to install.
had zero problems with either, im not sold on the spartans couple friends have had some install issues due to quality control with them, new trail rig had a lockrite frt and spool rear, lockrite is awsome, kinda wish i had one in the rearIs there any other lunchbox lockers besides Aussie? I'm going to research the topic more tomorrow I just hear everyone talking about Aussie lunchbox lockers.
Is a lockrite a lunchbox? You're saying you had no problems running two automatic lockers in the front and rear on a dd?
Sorry for all the questions - just don't like to impulse buy.
Those are all lunchbox lockers correct? I'm sorry for being lazy and not looking it up but I'm on my phone.
What about strength? Spartans stronger than Aussie? Which would you put in your own rig?
had zero problems with either, im not sold on the spartans couple friends have had some install issues due to quality control with them, new trail rig had a lockrite frt and spool rear, lockrite is awsome, kinda wish i had one in the rear
the lockright in my front d60 is my second lockright and so far so good. the first was in a d30 and it took quite a bit of abuse on 35's. definitely outlasted several chromoly shafts. for 240 bucks, it was a no brainer for me when i built the 60. it has taken quite a few clutch dumps on 37'shad zero problems with either, im not sold on the spartans couple friends have had some install issues due to quality control with them, new trail rig had a lockrite frt and spool rear, lockrite is awsome, kinda wish i had one in the rear
Pins not fitting in the holes and having to be filed down, there's a reason yukon stuff is cheaper I wouldn't buy any of there lockers. With that being said I run there shafts and spool in my rear 60yes. they are all lunchboxes.
I wouldn't put a lunchbox in my rig, I don't like them.
as far as strength goes, they are all stronger than the carrier they are in. the spartan comes with a hardened cross pin, which is good, except its still stronger than the carrier it is in.
it is the easiest to install because of the holes they drill to hold the pins in. I have done 4 or 5 of them in other people's rigs, they were easy enough to do.
what issues did they have with quality control?