Thread: Chinese Diff-locks (RD128)

Originally Posted by Didge

Inonce saw a videobwhere the 4wd action mob ( yes I know they're a bunch of yahoos) dd a test on all the possible locker options and the result was 2 are better than 1 but the front only took them further than the rear only- rather puzzling: that said, mine is in the rear

I did notice when I fitted the front only, the difference was huge, since fitting the rear, the difference was not really discernable.

interesting isn't it as I thought the rear would make the most difference, given the weight shift towards the rear when pointing uphill.

4wd action test was with LSD equipped vehicles iirc.

Having had front and rear lockers the rear gives far more benefit most of the time.

Only very few occasions where scrambling may be better with a front locker, and then without the rear pushing you're more likely to tear the front end apart.

Got stuck bottom of gully yesterday due to morning dew on grass. Could've waited a few hours for sun to burn it off but instead flicked on the rear locker and quietly climbed out. Very happy with the locker so far.

Update...went for a drive up flooded river banks yesterday with mate in Disco tdi. Got to a cut out bank that you could only approach at a sharp angle. The TDI had a few goes and then with momentum bounced over. The Puma 90 did a lot worse due to shorter wheel length and wasn't going to make it over (may be it would of with a lot of momentum). However, compressor on and locker engaged and the 90 just idled up and over. I have just received the front locker so will report on this too. Quietly impressed with stock road tyres too as went everywhere the Disco did in mud with Cooper muds on.

They are mud and snow tyres so a little better than road. I consider grabbers to be a bit more like a less aggressive AT

But still they are reasonably good when others are on a more purpose fit tyre

Originally Posted by gromit

The issue is the blatent copying of an existing product. In the case of the locker, right down to copying ARB's packaging and then including a copy of the ARB instructions, with their logo on, which are copyrighted.
If it was just the choice of buying a cheaper locker then it's a different issue.

When ARB post the videos of their tests of the Chinese lockers on YouTube everyone claims it was a 'set up'.
ARB can't win.......


Colin

So should Britpart close up shop?

What about Volkspares?

Britpart copies OEM spares items and sells them, so does Volkspares. Often they even use the same OEM part number.

Seems like everyone,I mean most, are happy to buy chinese products (even if they breaking patent laws) that put someone else out of work but wouldn't be happy if the same thing happened to them.
I can't understand how successive governments have continually failed us in maintaining manufacturing in Australia. We are all now on an international playing field with China and they winning the game simply through manufacturing. I know about all the facets of competition, wages, tariffs, exchange rates, etc, etc but it needs to be China vs the rest of the world if we are to survive. sorry sort of got off the topic