That's a good idea. Should probably look into it as well, might help me put off the D60 upgrade a little longer.Quote:
Originally Posted by 10mm-man
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That's a good idea. Should probably look into it as well, might help me put off the D60 upgrade a little longer.Quote:
Originally Posted by 10mm-man
I'm still shopping around for my lines. Alamo has been costing mucho $$$ lately as has the wifey. I need to pull some OT shifts to get things back in the green before I get back to the Jeep stuff. My birthday is coming up in a few weeks though and looks like I'm getting the Aussie lunchbox front locker. Anyone have any install experience with those? Looks relatively basic but could also turn into a nightmare. With the brake lines, finally airing down now that I have my tank, and getting the front locked up I will be ready to get seriously down n' dirty!
That buggy tearing $hit up is how dem good 'ol boys do back east. I'm not one to cheer on people fuking the land up but that vid compilation I'm sure was done at many off road parks they have(private land)
T-giv, are you at all worried about having an Aussie locker on your front in off-camber, slippery situations? Refer to the buggy video again for examples.
I'm not. I have read a bunch of reviews on it and talked to a few guys that run it. They said that theirs has held up and worked well even in heavy articulation and very slippery stuff. Considering it's only $300 I'm definitely going to at least give it a shot.
I'm not asking if you are worried about it not working, I'm asking if you are concerned about not being able to turn it off. Have you ever been locked and spinning on an off camber road or trail? Without one wheel to anchor you, the locked axle will simply slide down the hill. I almost put my truck into one of the ponds behind Water World once, and that was just with an LSD in the rear and a muddy dirt road that was only slightly off camber. If it weren't for the front axle anchoring me, I would have ended up in the pond. Is your rear locker selectable?
EDIT: Let me clarify. I would actually be less worried about having a locked front on a capable trail rig, that is on a trail; and more so on driving in slick conditions on the roads. A lunchbox or LSD on the rear only is pretty manageable on the streets in the snow, but I'd be VERY hesitant to drive with the front locked in the snow, if the rear was also locked. I just recently did a TON of reading on this because Aussie makes a front locker for IFS set-ups as well. There is a guy over in Grand Junction with an Aussie on both axles, he says he does not drive his truck in slick conditions on the roads.
On the other hand, here is a video of an XJ with an Aussie on the front and LSD in the rear to encourage you. ;)
Ah I see what you are saying now. Yes I have also been concerned about being locked all the time in the snow on street. The Aussie however unlocks when the wheels are turned either direction and it is unlocked all of the time when the rig is in 2 wheel drive. So from those whom I have talked to said that in the snow it takes a little getting used to but that once you know how it reacts it's a non issue. I guess I won't know until I try it?
Well, I ran into two thoughts that I agreed with.
1) If you have manual hubs and you NEED an anchor, you could just get out and unlock one hub and have 3-wheel drive.
2) If you are able to drive more than 20-30 mph in slick conditions, then you likely won't need to be in 4-drive anyway.
I've driven a front wheel drive car with a front LSD and it was WAY better in the snow than non-LSD. I can only imagine if I had had actual snow tires. When on an off-camber street, if I goosed it enough to break the front tires loose, it would always predictably slide toward the edge of the road. That was something I was always in control of though, and it never created an issue. Not to mention I had both rear wheels to anchor me.
My Amigo has an LSD in the rear, and when driving on flat, snowy surfaces, it might as well be just be fully locked. It is easy to goose the throttle and have the back end come around on me. I had to learn to drive it a little bit because of that. Making turns onto a street under any decent amount of acceleration is asking for trouble, but again, that is something very controllable and you quickly learn not to drive like a moron.
I think the new Ford F-150 Raptor comes with a selectable rear locker and a front LSD. That's pretty cool, but I bet it will get people into trouble driving around in snow storms in 4-wheel drive.
As for this, from what I read, it sounds like it unlocks when you take your foot off the gas. So as long as you are not powering through turns, it shouldn't be too big of a deal.Quote:
Originally Posted by T-Giv
Found a lot of limits to my ride today. Mostly having to do with not having a lift and a locker. :p
I got high centered going down a hill. I called my buddy who lives near by and he came over and hopped on the bumper a few times and shook me loose. That was right about the time the police showed up. The officer was pretty cool about it and didn't give me a hard time.
Winch would have prob got you out and then you wouldn't have to bug your buddy! lol I once got stuck the same way, passenger on the bumper jumping up and down a few times, did the trick! Were were you at that the police showed up?Quote:
Originally Posted by Irving