So, I don’t want to leave this thread with an unanswered question…
I had an ARB Locker in my H233b (rear) and D44 (front). Following the wiring instructions from ARB I have them wired so that front locker can be actuated only if rear locker is already on. ARB say this is done “for safety reasons” and I understand the safety concern plus I was worried about running the front alone with my fragile IFS.
I’ve never had a situation arise when I thought “I wish I had rewired these lockers independently” and could not think of when I would possibly need the front locker alone. I did not want to re wire if it was unnecessary.
Someone on another board answered;
granitex wrote:
There are more times than you would think that it is great to have the rear open and the front locked. It can help the rear track more straight instead of crab walking into deep ruts. it also makes steering a lot easier, the rear wants to push you in a straight line,
His post about the rear tracking straight makes perfect sense.
It reminded me of a time at Rausch when the rear "crabbed" off a boulder I was descending into a left-hand turn and almost flipped the truck. I had to get the others with me to pull my winch line and hook it up as I sat teetering, so I could pull the front end down while I moved forward. If only the front was locked the rear would have followed, both wheels "falling" off the boulder at the same time rather than "crabbing" the passenger side off first. Yikes!
I re-wired it this past weekend.