Thread: Locking a td5

The most common on the Disco2 is the ARB air locker.

The Cooper ST doesn't work well with the Disco2 either.

With the traction control do most lock front/rear or just front?

No, most lock either rear only or front and rear. I don't know of any that are front locked only. If you do look to lock it, it's important that you also have the CDL activated and that this is done before any cross axle diff locks. The CDL will give you some significant gains and make the lockers effective in delivering power to the ground.

The ETC isn't an issue. The system only activates when there is wheel spin. The more you lock up the driveline the less wheel spin you\ll get and the ETC will not activate. This said, even fully locked (ie front, centre and rear) you can still trigger the ETC from flex in the axles, but it doesn't worry the system.

I see graeme cooper do a CDL for my model is this what you mean or are there other ways?
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Thats the one. I'd be inclined to use a mechanical system rather than electric though - they are far more reliable and also the way the factory has done things. I'm not sure how Graeme Coopers unit activates. Coopers are also staunch Maxidrive advocates, though I'm not sure what they promote these days since Maxidrive closed. The Maxidrives are also good units and no weaker or stronger than ARB lockers and no more or less reliable.

I talked to some guys on the gibb river road a few years back and the camp fire debate was front or rear lock if not locking both I could see positives/negitives for both so was just interested what people did on other discos.(they owned patrols/cruisers) You mentioned about the coopers not working well any reccomendations?

The Patrols are a bit of an exception where they seem to benefit more from a front locker. Weight bias and axle strength make a lot of people favour the rear locker first. ARB's are setup to not be able to run the front locker only as the CV's are typically not strong.

No recommendations for AT's, it really is horses for courses to be honest and is a whole debate in itself worth doing a search on. There are no right/wrong or best AT's out there. The problem with the Cooper ST is that its not tolerent to wheelspin without tearing tyre lugs, and the D2 4WD system as standard requires a certain degree of wheelspin to work.

I will just put it on the wish list better get the CDL sorted first.Getting it re-chipped on tuesday so step by step.Am planning to do the canning next year so have some time to get it ready..I knew the tyre debate can go on forever but always worth asking.
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