Lunchbox Lockers & Snow....

[HallzyBallzy]

I'm thinking about getting an Aussie up front for my dana 35, and a lockrite in the rear 8.8

Where I live there is about 2 or 3 good months of icey roads. I have a limited slip in the rear right now. How bad would lockers be on road during snow? I know that they will really help me off road, but this is my DD... Should I do it? I heard that its horrible having both front and rear locked with on road snow driving.

Thanks!

 

[wahlstrom1]

I live with 6 months of crappy snowy weather and have detroits front and rear.....I love leaving lights and walking away from 90% of traffic. There are some quirks, pulls a little while on throttle etc, but when I downshift I get all 4 tires slowing me down not just 1-2 locking up. When I have winter weight in (2-300lbs) I usually never even need 4wd.

 

[CopyKat]

Don't do a locker up front. I had one and hated it. But it's not for everyone.

I've got a welded rear and open front right now and it's perfect.

 

[HallzyBallzy]

Ha I would love to be able leave everyone behind me. You'd be pretty hard-pressed to do that around here though.. The high school girls around here usually do 20 over anyways. And like 5 over when it snows. Needless to say, I have a lot to drive around ha.

That would be really helpful to have all 4 tires slow me down..

I heard that since I have a full-time axle its worse. Because I can't select between locked and unlocked... Any idears on that?

 

[HallzyBallzy]

I think the locker up front would help me for climbin hills and four wheelin though? Plans are to buy the lockers then the gears. Only reason I am pondering the front locker is because I gotta good deal on a new one for $175, and I'm wondering if I should do it or not... Cuz it'd be helpful for off-road!

 

[Sunk]

Last winter I had lockers front and rear with crap tires and was getting passed by trucks that were open/open with good tires, so a set of good tires may help more. That said, driving around was no big deal and I had Lock-Rights in both ends. It didn't take long to figure out what the truck was going to do.

 

[HallzyBallzy]

I've got brand new Cooper Discovery STT's. So I should be good on the tire end. Good point though. I didn't think of that ha

 

[Toms01PSD]

If you're going to buy the lockers and gears, install them at the same time. BTW, if you've got a limited slip right now, I think you're going to need an open carrier to install the lunchbox locker in...

 

[beaujt]

they make those lock rights for rear ends with a stock l/s. i found one, but it took a couple months of looking to find one.

 

[F150hybred]

Yanno... if your up to some bone yard searching, a Dana 35 limited slip is available. You can find them in some Jeep Cherokee's. I'm running one in the front with a locker in the rear and don't mind it at all.

 

[CopyKat]

Yanno... if your up to some bone yard searching, a Dana 35 limited slip is available. You can find them in some Jeep Cherokee's. I'm running one in the front with a locker in the rear and don't mind it at all.

I'm still contemplating the L/S up front. I'd have to drive your truck one day to see how it handles. Next time you in the city call me. I'm only 30 min away.

 

[HallzyBallzy]

Yeah I have the limited slip in the rear. Am I gonna need an open carrier regardless of the locker I choose? Since a lock-rite is like 250 and an open carrier is about 250. Would it be the same to buy a detroit for 500? Or would I need an open carrier for that as well?

 

[BlackBII]

Like Sunk was saying...A good set of tires is what really matters in the snow.

I have lockers front and rear and without studs/sipes last year, my BII went sideways quite a few times.

You get used to it tho.

 

[strvger]

lock-right rear, open front. 3 winters and no complaints at all. lots of snow and ice where i drive.

 

[merace19]

Yeah I have the limited slip in the rear. Am I gonna need an open carrier regardless of the locker I choose?

They make a lunch box locker for the LS carrier. Think its by powertrax or something like that. It is about 500 bucks. But you pop it in the LS carrier. If you go detroit you got to have the gears set back up.