A full case locker (Detroit C-locker or ARB air-locker, supposed to be
avail. soon) is available from almost any 4WD shop or check the ads in any
4WD magazine. I get my stuff from Reider Racing, there are a lot of places
out there though.
The difference is that the Lock Right just replaces the spider gears and
retains your stock case (part where the ring gear is bolted). The full case
lockers come with a new case (much stronger) as part of the assembly. The
problems with this is that they cost about $150 more and there is more labor
involved and requires the gears to be set up again which will probably be
done at a shop. The ARB air locker requires an air compressor on top of
that. With the Lock Right, you're doing minimal work and no special tools
or set up is required.
I don't want to scare anybody away from the Lock Right. I have two without
any problems, but if you do a lot of off-roading and are less than nice to
your truck, you may want to take that into consideration. I heard of a lot
of broken Lock Rights when used with big tires and 5 spds, autos are easier
on them. With my 5spd and the 33's now, I'll be going Detroit (part
#187C-172A for the 9 1/4") when available (soon I hope!).
John McKinney
-----Original Message-----
From: Aaron [mailto:acolona@i-55.com]
Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 1999 9:39 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: DML: Re: RE: Re: Re: Re: gear change
where can I get a full case locker? what's the difference? price? pros,
cons?
----- Original Message -----
From: McKinney, John R. MHX <McKinJr@hpd.abbott.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 1999 9:25 AM
Subject: DML: RE: Re: Re: Re: gear change
> The Lock Rights work great off-road and installation is a snap. In the 9
> 1/4" (C-clip axles) I did it in about an hour. They do have limitations
> though. Detroit's EZ locker (same basic design) is only recommended to be
> used with tires 32" or smaller. If you have a tendency not to drive with
at
> least a little finesse off-road, save the money and get a full case locker
> because you will break the Lock Right. They're kind of a pain to drive on
> pavement with them if you have a 5 speed, lots of jerking/binding.
>
> Reider Racing (9 1/4" axle) $300 incl shipping
>
> John McKinney
>
>
>
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