ARB v Detroit v ?? Diff Locker

i have had an arb air locker in the rear [v8 d1] for a while now, it was great, then one day i fitted much bigger tyres than standard, within about three feet of a steep climb i managed to break both rear axles- gentle throttle on an auto, so no thrashing at all.
i fitted hytuff rear axles and all good again.
then i won a detroit soft locker on ebay.
i put it in the rear and moved the arb air locker to the front.
in all the drives since, i have not used the front air locker.
with the detriot in the rear, it just goes without hassles, i have no bad manners on the road, infact i really cannot notice the detroit in the rear in normal highway driving.
i am sure one of my mates will attack me for saying this, as i truly believed the detroit to be crap from riding in his car.
the detroit in my disco is the best modification i have done.
i now want to put detroits in my other disco [front and rear] it's just that good.

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Originally Posted by harry

i now want to put detroits in my other disco [front and rear] it's just that good.

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You cannot put a detroit locker in the front and still be able to reasonably steer it.

Garry

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Originally Posted by that_kid

Couple of issues i have with this,

Not needing to flick a switch = cheating in my book, lockers are a fail safe, i try everything open, get stuck, rear, still stuck? front it is.

I bit the bullet early and have replaced everything from the transfer out. Needless to say about $8k later the drivetrain goes great! BUT my main rationale was that SWMBO drives the car and the last thing i need is her to be going around an off camber round about in the rain and it go twin locked automatically on her.

Im a big fan of the switches and thats my suggestion. A bit more expensive but definately worth it

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Thats actually means your still cheating in your testicular challenge, as you still use the lockers:p

Detroits are wife friendly;)

EDIT: wife friendly in the rear..........for want of a better term:angel:

this is a family show,
i'm not going there.:o

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Originally Posted by harry

this is a family show,
i'm not going there.:o

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Was going to type something along the line of, "wife won't let you?"....but thought betterer of it:D:eek::wasntme:

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Originally Posted by wardy1

I don't understand why anyone would "Try everything with diffs open, get stuck" then engage lockers???
Losing traction puts everything at risk (spinning wheels, chopping tyres, breaking diffs and axles and very likely some panel damage)and you are likely to get stuck... really stuck! The the car has to work hard to get you out of a situation it should never have been in in the first place.
Why not engage what you think you might need and do it all easily?
This includes the CDL.
LR recommends that the CDL be engaged whenever you might expect to lose traction. Driving on a corrugated road means that you will lose traction. Try it, drive the same bit of road with CDL out, then drive it again with it in, the diffrence is the vehicle stays on a line in corners, is more comfortable and is not being stressed.
What are you afraid of, wearing out your lockers (incl cdl)?
I use everthing I have whenever I think I might need it, very seldom get stuck and get to enjoy the trip.

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As rovercare pointed out its a testicle thing. If i was on a touring trip or by myself in that scenario i would use them straight up. What i was talking about is when we're out having a play on the weekend. I like to drive lines open to see if you can do it without the lockers. Its much more satisfying driving a hard line and doing it full open. The CDL goes in as soon as i pull off the bitumen so i guess that doesnt make it fully open. Obviously im not worried about wearing the lockers out, and i have the luxury of being confident in the drivetrain now. Besides recoveries are half the fun of going driving!

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Originally Posted by that_kid

As rovercare pointed out its a testicle thing. If i was on a touring trip or by myself in that scenario i would use them straight up. What i was talking about is when we're out having a play on the weekend. I like to drive lines open to see if you can do it without the lockers. Its much more satisfying driving a hard line and doing it full open. The CDL goes in as soon as i pull off the bitumen so i guess that doesnt make it fully open. Obviously im not worried about wearing the lockers out, and i have the luxury of being confident in the drivetrain now. Besides recoveries are half the fun of going driving!

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For a challenge, then try terrain where you need to pick your line and get it right with lockers - otherwise its not really a challenge, its just mucking about.

Thanks for all the input.
I would really like to try out the TrueTrack in the rear, but I think I'll go with the ARB locker instead.
That way I can kill three birds with one stone by installing a good compressor and air tank to use for the locker, pumping up the tyres, and emergency air for the SLS.
Now to work out where to mount all this stuff.