Traction aids?

[McTavish]

OK so I run a rear locker and love it, been using one for maybe 10 years now, and don't see me not having at least a rear one ever again. Really starting to think about adding a front one too.
Any of you run a front locker?
If so what type and brand?

[noflyers]

ARB works great for mine and there is the added bonus of having an on-board air source if you get a small air tank on the frame, under the hood or wherever.

[mmullins2000]

Detroit is absolutely the best in the rear diff. ARB is a great choice in the front!

[Dave Sauer]

ARB works great for mine and there is the added bonus of having an on-board air source if you get a small air tank on the frame, under the hood or wherever.

+1 on the ARB air locker. Loved mine in my FJ40. Didn't need it too often, but it was great when I did.

[YO_Doc]

Detroit is absolutely the best in the rear diff. ARB is a great choice in the front!

I'm running the same set up in my YJ and it flat out works every time. Part of me wishes that I had put an ARB out back but the Detroit is almost bomb proof.

[McTavish]

I'd love an ARB or E Locker up front. I've driven Jeeps with both and one with an OX locker, all worked great.

[Netpackrat]

Limited slip in both ends of my Jeep, because it's safer in the snow than auto lockers, and I'm not willing to give up the full time LS in order to go with something like an ARB or an OX, because of the winter conditions here. Auburn makes a limited slip diff that can be locked electrically; I'd like to get a new rear axle built with one of those. Not as strong of a lock up as a true locker, but still plenty for my needs.

[dirtydirtysouf]

OK so I run a rear locker and love it, been using one for maybe 10 years now, and don't see me not having at least a rear one ever again. Really starting to think about adding a front one too.
Any of you run a front locker?
If so what type and brand?

i had a TJ with a spooled D44 in the rear and a lunchbox locker (detroit i think) in the front..........never had a problem in the 7 years it was like that..........but if i had to do it again i would get the Eaton E-Locks for front and rear........

[dirtcowboy]

arb front and rear

[Nanuk]

About 10 years ago I put a Lock-rite in the back of the Dodge. It has been outstanding and I use it hard.

[Jcord]

A couple of years ago , I put a Detroit locker in the front of my 87 GMC 1500. It had manual hubs. In 2WD it was normal. When I locked the hubs and put it in 4wd, I had to goose it and then coast through a turn on pavement. Off road it would climb a pine tree. I traded it in a couple years ago. I miss that truck.

[TropicalRebel]

I run lockrites front and rear in my cummins, ZJ and SJ. The first two have modern auto locking hubs and drive fine on the street.

ARB's are nice but pricey. And what if you lose your air? Or god forbid have to cross ocean/salt water to get to island/objective. And to those saying they have never had to use a locker when offroad, you've never been offroading. Next time you see thin brush off the highway, blaze through it and create your own trail. Get familiar with blazing your own trail. Lockers front and rear and a winch are mandatory IMO.

[KaiserJeep]

Jeep Rubicon here....TFS selectable air lockers, the rear is a limited slip when not locked, the front is open or locked. Great way to go, with factory reliability, if you can fit your gear in a Jeep. If not, then a Dodge Power Wagon is a fullsize pickup with front/rear lockers, solid axles, and a 383hp Hemi, and will last forever with all HD running gear.

[TropicalRebel]

Jeep Rubicon here....TFS selectable air lockers, the rear is a limited slip when not locked, the front is open or locked. Great way to go, with factory reliability, if you can fit your gear in a Jeep. If not, then a Dodge Power Wagon is a fullsize pickup with front/rear lockers, solid axles, and a 383hp Hemi, and will last forever with all HD running gear.

Yes sir. I got an extended cab longbox 4x4 nV4500 5spd 12v 6BT cummins 2500 banks kit and some other goodies pushing 850 ft lbs tourque and around 450-500 horse with dana 60 front, dana 80 rear and HD 242 transfer case. Ain't gonna be breaking anytime, even with locked 35's.http://www.warriortalk.com/clear.gif Edit Post (http://www.warriortalk.com/editpost.php?do=editpost&p=1157576)

[Netpackrat]

I run lockrites front and rear in my cummins, ZJ and SJ. The first two have modern auto locking hubs and drive fine on the street.

ARB's are nice but pricey. And what if you lose your air? Or god forbid have to cross ocean/salt water to get to island/objective. And to those saying they have never had to use a locker when offroad, you've never been offroading. Next time you see thin brush off the highway, blaze through it and create your own trail. Get familiar with blazing your own trail. Lockers front and rear and a winch are mandatory IMO.

Hey, I can play too. The only REAL locker is a Detroit; if you run a lunchbox locker like the lockrite you are not a real off roader, and are just asking for a broken diff... sheesh. /sarcasm

Seriously though, if you have to cross an ocean or salt water in your rig, and it isn't a boat, sooner or later you won't have it any longer, either due to sinking or corrosion. I'm not sure why an ARB would be worse than any other locker if you are exposing your rig to that sort of abuse. As for the statement that not needing a locker means you aren't really offroading, you're just acting like a jackass. I've got nothing against lockers, but in many cases (not all!) they can be a crutch for lack of skill/judgment, lead to broken parts, and often result in the rig only getting dug in deeper before needing to be winched out. I'd much rather wheel with somebody who has a stock or near stock rig, and who knows how to get the most out of it, than with some douche who had the money to buy a lifted and locked rig, who thinks the go pedal is the solution to all off-road problems, and unnecessarily tears up the trail. To borrow an expression used elsewhere on this forum, it's the indian, not the arrow.

As for making your own trails, unless you are doing it on your own private land, that's the sort of behavior that gets entire areas closed off to all wheeling, and gives all off-roaders a bad name. There is a time and place for trail blazing, especially in an emergency or bug out situation, and this is a good place to discuss that in the theoretical sense. But to advocate it as a general practice is just irresponsible.