best locker?

[Sasquatch_Ryda]

What failed on your Lockright? Some people don't check the side-to-side play and it gets chewed up or they don't use a hardened pin.

Replacing the carrier means you need to set the gears up. Maybe you can just bolt the ring gear to the new carrier and it's okay, but if it's not you've done a lot of damage.

Buy the Lockright now if you need better traction, and it's installed in an hour or two. It's not going to break if you ensure your axle isn within tolerance and use the hardened pin which is now included, I believe. When you get out of college, spend the money and sell the Lockright.

I'm not saying a Lockright is better than a Detroit. I'm saying it might, right now, be more economical and practical. And once it's in there, you may find that it will stay in there because you'll forget about it.

Nothing failed on my lockright, I took it out of my 28 spline 8.8 and sold it to a member on here when I swapped to my 31 spline explorer 8.8. I had proper side gear clearances and a hardened cross pin. I upgraded to the 31 spline 8.8 and Detroit because with the 36" tires I didn't trust it anymore. Quite a few of our wheeling trips involve being a long way from where I live and from civilization, I like knowing i'll drive it home again. Confidence in your set up makes for peace of mind when wheeling. Atleast for me.

He's going to be re gearing anyway, so now is the perfect time to put in a full carrier Detroit locker.

 

[beaujt]

He's going to be re gearing anyway, so now is the perfect time to put in a full carrier Detroit locker.

thats exactly correct. someon asked earlier if it had a l/s or open, i specified that in the first post, but its a l/s.

as of right now, i've been waiting about 1 1/2 to 2 years getting all the parts for this build. so i can do it right the first time. i see no point in setting up the gears now and then doing it again in 2 years. so i if i have to wait another 6 months for the locker, i'm gonna wait. while a lock rite locker may work alright for now, that'd be something i'd be wasting my money on since i wouldn't keep it for the life of the rearend, IMO. cause i've got roughly a year left of college. MAYBE 2 cause i'll be a senior after next semester, and really close to graduating, FINALLY!

 

[Sasquatch_Ryda]

Sounds like you have made up your mind then.

You won't be dissapointed.

 

[beaujt]

Sounds like you have made up your mind then.

You won't be dissapointed.

yup sure have. my dad keeps talking up detriot, and apparently many people "upgrade" to them after. i figure i can't go wrong if thats the case. i'll let ya'll know how it goes after i get it done. which maybe this december or after april.

 

[4x4junkie]

I honestly cannot see why anyone would waste that much money for a rear locker.

This is because you drive an automatic.
It's WAAAYYY different if you have a stickshift.

The ARB was only about $100 more than a Detroit when I bought mine anyway (well, outside of the compressor if you don't already have an OBA source)

 

[wahlstrom1]

???

I drive the detroit's with a stick and while they have their quirks I live with them quite easily.

 

[4x4junkie]

I have a Detroit in my Ranger too. You certainly do get used to it, no doubt, but it ain't like my BII which has an ARB (driveline is nice & tight on it during shifts).

 

[wahlstrom1]

Ah, ya the detroit definately gives you some driveline slack..... But it's an install and forget about locker, I'd be worried about ripping an airline off with an ARB.

But reguardless, any locker is better then no locker!

 

[dla]

So Rangers are low powered, Detroits clunk/pop like the Aussie, and Detroits are 2.5x the price of an Aussie. Based on all that, you still want to spend the money for a Detroit? Just wanted to make sure because I didn't understand your reasoning. BTW, a new 8.8 carrier is $80.

 

[Sasquatch_Ryda]

So Rangers are low powered, Detroits clunk/pop like the Aussie, and Detroits are 2.5x the price of an Aussie. Based on all that, you still want to spend the money for a Detroit? Just wanted to make sure because I didn't understand your reasoning. BTW, a new 8.8 carrier is $80.

Not quite sure what isn't to understand? 37" tires + and Aussie locker is a ticking time bomb in my mind. I don't think the carrier will last long with that kind of load on the cross shaft. A broken carrier can equal a ruined set of gears, which will soon add up to much more than just going with a quality and proven locker first time around like the Detroit.

 

[dla]

37" is a problem if you have enough engine to break something. Not sure that you do with any Ranger.

 

[Sasquatch_Ryda]

You've got some learning to do if you don't think you can cause some damage with a v6.

225lbs-ft of torque from the 4.0L + low range + low gearing in the diffs = some serious torque. You add big grippy tires and traction to that equation you've got problems.

Guys have busted D60's with 4.0L rangers.

 

[4x4junkie]

You've got some learning to do if you don't think you can cause some damage with a v6.

225lbs-ft of torque from the 4.0L + low range + low gearing in the diffs = some serious torque. You add big grippy tires and traction to that equation you've got problems.

Guys have busted D60's with 4.0L rangers.

Yep.
Even with 4-cyl engines too (seen a broken 60 once under a Toyota... Guy was trying to back up and got the tire caught under a rock).

 

[wahlstrom1]

Could always spin in low range with 35's.....was on hard pack with kinda loose leaf crap on top and ate clutch for the first time trying to yank a stuck 4runner up hill with the 37's. Tire dia. = torture test for parts.