ordered parts! :)

[beaujt]

ok, guys.. i'm just really excited and felt like sharing it haha. i just ordered a detriot locker, 4.56 gears, and the install kit(like $880 total) for my 8.8 31 spline! Finally, got the last of the stuff!

gonna start building the truck up, right when it gets here hopefully!

 

[erocka1982]

awesome bro, dont forget the build pics...haha

 

[TheBeast]

You doing the front? Hope so lol

 

[Dweano]

Is this a daily driver? I've always wondered how safe lockers are in the back for daily driving, like how often they lock up and unlock for turning and such :S I heard best for DD-ing was locker up front and L/S in the back. But awesome man! I wish I was 4.56-ed.

 

[beaujt]

awesome bro, dont forget the build pics...haha

i'll try not to. my camera just broke, so they may end upbeing from phone. which means crappy pics

You doing the front? Hope so lol

hahahaha, yup. bought a front pig w/ 4.56 gears and a locker from a member on hear a while ago for like 350 or so shipped to my door

Is this a daily driver? I've always wondered how safe lockers are in the back for daily driving, like how often they lock up and unlock for turning and such :S I heard best for DD-ing was locker up front and L/S in the back. But awesome man! I wish I was 4.56-ed.

yeah its gonna be a daily driver till i can buy another rig. well my dad was telling me i should get a L/S but i really didn't want one cause i plan on wheeling this thing, and turning it into a strict off-road machine one day. but i've asked guys about the locking the rear, and i guess the detriot will "unlock" around corners as long as you don't have your foot on the gas, so it won't chew through tires as bad. at least i'm hoping it too be true

 

[TheBeast]

Well I'm looking forward to seeing it. Should be a big difference

 

[trail B2]

The time between when you order something you wanted a long time and you get it it's real cool.Something to look forward to is a lot of fun.Don't know your tire size but you can run big ones with those and drive nice.

 

[Dweano]

yeah its gonna be a daily driver till i can buy another rig. well my dad was telling me i should get a L/S but i really didn't want one cause i plan on wheeling this thing, and turning it into a strict off-road machine one day. but i've asked guys about the locking the rear, and i guess the detriot will "unlock" around corners as long as you don't have your foot on the gas, so it won't chew through tires as bad. at least i'm hoping it too be true

Haha yeah I heard that too, but the thing is I love accelerating as I turn. I'd have to get used to that. I hear lock rights are more DD friendly? Sorry for thread jackin'

 

[Sasquatch_Ryda]

I hear lock rights are more DD friendly? Sorry for thread jackin'

I wouldn't say that. Both lock up when power is applied to them via the drive shaft, so either will chirp the tires going around corners if you're on the throttle hard. The Detroit is a lot quieter than the lockright.

 

[beaujt]

ya know i don't know how the lock rights do for DD but i figure nothing beats the strength of the Detriot, especially after asking around.

as for those who were wondering the tire size... 37x12.5x15 super swamper truxs m/t.

 

[Dweano]

So all lockers unlock when you turn? But only as long as you let off the gas?

 

[bigcountry]

how lockers work like lunchbox locker(linclon locker) powertrax. they work as a type of rachet wrench when you go around a corner they WILL allow one tire to spin faster than the other you just have to know the limits of the locker before it will lock up and on starts when you floor it and one tire spins it will spin for a sec or two before it locks up both tires. now for what dweano said if you were to put a locker in the front it will severly limit your turing and could cause very bad accidents on the trail or road. the best locker for the front would be a L/S and a locker in the rear. when you do install your locker you will need to re learn how to drive all over again it is a very different driving experence you will have to slow down in corners and be very careful on wet streets once you get one tire to spinning it will slide you any way the trucks wants to whcih is kinda scary at first and with a 37in tire you really dont want that. i had 35s and learned the hard way.

 

[-Nathan-]

hey not to thread jack, but i thought id share my excitement as well i just orderd yukon 4.56's and master install kits for both front and rear, and a lockright for the back!!

 

[Dweano]

http://www.therangerstation.com/forums/showthread.php?t=65887&highlight=whoa&page=2
Check this thread out I made about lockers in the front. I'm hoping I will be alright. Cuz I have a Dana 35 with 4.56's and a lockright sitting in my entrance...so I can't go back now. I guess I will have to adapt haha. So locker in the rear now your saying isn't bad for DD? This is all so confusing! haha, I just wanna make sure I get what I'll want, cuz its alot of cash.

 

[Great_Big_Abyss]

A detroit locker will typically remain locked until some external force changes the speed at which a wheel turns. i.e. a turn.

This means that the differential won't unlock until you're already in the turn. This will result in some tire scuffing, and when the diff unlocks you'll hear a bang. Furthermore, a detroit locker resists unlocking whenever driveshaft torque is applied, meaning that it will be less likely to unlock if you're going around a corner with your foot on the gas.

What's more, when you're driving on sheer ice (such as when it's freezing raining) the rear of your truck will be a lot harder to control, as it will want to slide all over the place.

That being said, if you can live with these compromises, it's not such a bad way to go! Just keep in mind you'll be replacing tires a little more often, and you'll have to slightly change your on-road driving habits.

If it was myself, I'd spend a little extra cash and buy a selectable locker that you can control from inside the cab. The only downside to that is that inexperienced drivers can apply tremendous stress to the driveline by using it when its not necessary.