Thread: Salisbury Detroit second hand

New ex Sydney is about 850/900 secondhand you shouldn't pay more than 400
Well, I havn't .

Thanks mate, that's what I wad thinking, he wants 850.

I paid USD 670 landed brand new including new Timken carrier bearings and new thrust washers. Even at $400 I'd buy new. Depending on kms I'd also look at pinion bearings while it's apart.

Originally Posted by inside

I paid USD 670 landed brand new including new Timken carrier bearings and new thrust washers. Even at $400 I'd buy new. Depending on kms I'd also look at pinion bearings while it's apart.

Not a bad idea, dollar is going up at present, who did you get yours off, been looking at a few sites over there. Still thinking ARB, still nervous about it locking up when I don't want it to.

Got mine from Great Basin Rovers. I've had it for about 6000km now and no issues but I haven't driven it over every terrain.

Detroit in rear. (Full Stop)

I have used all the lockers (except Ox) been disappointed by all of them

Including Tru-Track (Shudders in corners under load)

Especially ARB, both of mine failed and David has had his apart about 5 times

If you had an 80" the Detroit might push the front, in 100" its fine
In a long truck like yours Tony, you will not even notice its there.

IMHO the Detroit works best off road. It just does it thing, gets you where you want to go.
Then you look back at all the manual locker trucks stuck....#@$^% fiddling with switches, compressors or revving to get vacuum.
You then get to laugh while they try to move off from a difficult position.

BTW they are also the cheapest, strongest real locker.

Gaz

Still can't beat Maxi-Drive lockers (early 28 spline ones better IMO), shame they don't make them any more they always work, you can even lock them manually. I had mine for 10 plus years til just before I moved back to Vic, only issue was the locking dog set-up on the rear the grub screw kept coming loose. After some alterations 'dunga spec' style all good and worked perfectly.

Never had a Detroit locker on a Land Rover so can't comment. I still prefer to select when I want my diff lock engaged but that's just me, more than one way to skin a cat. Back on topic, if you can get one that cheap imported I would also go new even for a tight arse like me that sounds like good value

Trav

i'm with gaz,
its too late to select the locker when it's bogged,
fit a Detroit, you're past the bad bit without even having to think about it.

all those that say they want to select it when they think they need it may like extricating themselves from a miss call,
i'd rather drive past it without having to think about it.
there are situations where the planning goes horrible wrong, and you can be stuck before you have a chance to think will I select the locker or not.

its a no brainer, fit a Detroit.