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

Originally Posted by awabbit6

That is what I assumed it was Djam,

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

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.

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

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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.

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