Ricel wrote:
Beer pizza and a weekend. :I'm cheep, what can I say:
Hehehe...don't put it out there unless you're serious...j/k, I'm betting you are serious. Dropping that diff is more than I'm going to do in my driveway, outside etc...it's getting chilly, My X is in pretty good shape but I am in the salt belt soo.. I'm getting too old for that sh!t
BKxterra718 wrote:
How does this compare to manual locker I dont get it... Please explains im retaded
Compared to a manual/selectable locker...this is LOCKED all the time. It unlocks by itself when you need differential action, like in a turn with 4x4 engaged when both wheels can get traction so that it doesn't torque your driveline up. When only one wheel has traction, or is going to spin (like how we always get one wheel in the air because of the BS amount of travel on our IFS when flexed out) it's going to be locked and let both wheels pull you through. The way I read it was that it WILL allow one wheel to turn faster than the differential (this is what happens when you go around a corner with an open differential), or both wheels to travel at the same speed. It will not allow one wheel to turn slower than the diff, like it is now with an open diff. If you hang a wheel in the air, or one wheel wanted to spin - it's locked!
So, from what I've read so far this is supposed to work better than a Detroit locker. I have heard many people complain about Detroits and say they are basically just about locked forever, forget it, you've almost got posi now. If you've heard other people talk about an Aussie Locker - this is the same thing, made by the same company, sold under that name. The Jeep crowd loves the Aussie Locker from what I've heard, and run them in the front and or the back.
There are a lot of answers on the website if you go to the FAQ section. They explain it pretty well. There are quite a few videos and a lot of feedback from Australians, who have many more miles of trails than most of us will ever see. They have a FB page as well.
They don't make one for the rear of the 1st gen because it is designed to be installed in an open differential, like what we have in the front. The rear of the 1st gen X and Frontier is a limited slip carrier 99% of the time. I think they used some open diffs in the rear, but never seen posted or heard of someone having one. You can't install this with a LSD carrier. So, if anyone has converted to a Limited Slip Differential in the front, this won't work for you.
I do wonder about having it on snow. My X is a DD and there are times I need my 4 wheel drive on the road.