Jeepers

[Irving]

I've decided I can at least spend the money to install an Aussie Locker in the rear of my truck.

[USAFGopherMike]

I've decided I can at least spend the money to install an Aussie Locker in the rear of my truck.

/clap! when we going wheeling?

[Irving]

We'll see what this spring/summer brings. I've got some other stuff I need to fix (maintenance) on the truck first.

[USAFGopherMike]

We'll see what this spring/summer brings. I've got some other stuff I need to fix (maintenance) on the truck first.

Me too.. but still want to hit a few trails this month and next.

[T-Giv]

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!

[opie011]

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)

[Irving]

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.

[T-Giv]

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.

[Irving]

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 Pook]

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.

I run a Lock Right in the rear and open front. That covers most of the hard trails in CO and UT. The extreme trails are a different story. Double Whammy, on Golden Spike, is a good example of when this set-up is less than optimal.

If you are looking for an on/off front locking device, I'd lean toward something like an ARB air locker in the front. For on road use, I wouldn't bother with a front locker. Do you really drive more than 20-30mph in 4wd?

Given a choice, I'd rather have two front tires looking for traction then one unlocked hub (never gone that route). Never been anywhere that I couldn't get through either.

Realistically, how off camber do you plan to be? I've run a lot of trails in CO/UT and can't remember anything too steep. There was one section on Hell's Revenge that tilted the driver over an 80'+ drop off that had me, the driver, leaning right. Traction was not a problem, but I could have pooped diamonds.

Guess the question is "what do you want to run?".