Thread: Do I need Lockers?

Garry,

In all honesty mate, you'll be wasting money. My 90 is a 2010 2.4 and it will go anywhere I point it and the TC works superb.

Land Rover folklore has a saying that if a tricked up 90 can't go there, nothing will go there. Pumas come fully tricked out already in Australian spec and except for more grip with muddies there is very little that need improving.

To add to it, your car has the "improved" TC system as well which should theoretically make it even better than mine.

Cheers,

Lou

I will be running a set of 33" KM2s which you brought to mind so with them and a winch that has already been installed I should get most places

Thanks Mate

G

If I had TC I wouldn't bother with a locker. Unless you drive through mud holes for fun most weekend... then get a locker.

As stated, you won't need lockers.
CDL, winch, TC, good tyres and you'll be fine.

Personally, I think Cape York is an excellent excuse to get lockers. Carpe diem

I concur with the experts that you don't need them/have enough for the Cape.
However, having watched a new Def 90 climb a long, high, steep sandy track at Moore River a few weeks ago well driven but with some degree of difficulty getting to the top (two others of us with D2as and ATB x 2 and Trutrac x 2 respectively only just made it with help from spotters), then watched a RRC with ARB lockers x 2 and oversize tyres just amble up no probs - lockers can fall into the nice to have category. Got a birthday coming up?

not having driven a puma.......i have sat back and watched a few different cars with different setups

i reckon having locker installed looks after your drive line (no tracken control coming on and off, no wheel spin, less shock loading) and the tracks

i have twin arb lockers installed and have never had an issue with them, auto lockers seem to popular these days due to there cost

indeed they are a nice to have

I think good tyres are more important in the Cape, especially if you already have ETC. personally I would be looking at mud tyres before lockers. If its wet up there, or the tracks are wet then you will be very very pleased to have these. When I was up there I was running Simex JT2s and I'd put them back on again if I went again. You can do it on ATs, but from what I saw it wasn't always pretty on river crossing exits and on muddy tracks with ATs.