Detroit rear locker....am i crazy???

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Originally Posted by awabbit6

That is what I assumed it was Djam,

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but Dullbird's statement suggested that it was a automatic locker

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hence the video I posted.

It is simply not possible for a conventional Detroit locker to allow one wheel to spin while the other does not ... unless it is broken.

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When I said automatic locker I meant it does not need the driver to engage it as it is already locked..or at least that's my understanding of it..
from what I have been told a detroit is better described as an unlocker not a locker as it is already locked. the detroit i think simply allows a differential in speed much like a normal diff (although I'm not sure but perhaps a significant load of difference in speed is needed)so the car is able to corner but when on the straight is permanently locked....I could be wrong here but I think people get similar results from welding up there rear diffs..I have heard of people doing this in the UK however I believe they wreck their tyres as the car doesn't/can't corner well

I could be talking out of my arse though and I'm sure someones fingers are burning right now to tell me so:D

Detroit Locker.

simply put they allow no axle to turn slower than crown wheel speed.

they are locked all the time.

they allow one axle to turn faster than crown wheel speed to assist in turning. ect may make turning on slippery surface harder as there may not be enough trction/friction to unlock it.

they are great units.

centre diff has no baring onhow it works.

[QUOTE=dullbird;1400930]I could be wrong here but I think people get similar results from welding up there rear diffs..I have heard of people doing this in the UK however I believe they wreck their tyres as the car doesn't/can't corner well

That a CIG Locker as opposed to a Detroit Locker. Used a lot in speedway years ago. Some still do.

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Originally Posted by dullbird

That a CIG Locker as opposed to a Detroit Locker. Used a lot in speedway years ago. Some still do.

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Some take a Detroit locker and remove the unlocking cam to create a spool.
Handling is more predictable that way.
wagoo.