If comfort is the least of your worries and price is most important, buy the
Lock Right. It'll cost about $300 for the unit and if you have even just a
little mechanical knowledge or a helper who does, you won't have to spend
money to have somebody install it. Even if you paid somebody to do it, it
would cost no more than 1 to 1 1/2 hours of labor. I see you're nowhere
near CA or I'd help you do it, no prob.
The jerking/binding I was referring to is the teeth releasing and engaging
on the locker. This is what mechanically locks the differential. On a LSD
you usually have a friction material which allows slippage which is
smoother, but also won't totally lock the differential.
You should have the 9 1/4" rear (it has 12 bolts on the cover) since you
have a 99 V8 and a 5spd, so if you try to order it and they say it's not
available (they probably will), just tell them you want it for a mid 70's
Dodge full size truck, it's the same. That's what I had to do.
Hope this helped
John McKinney
-----Original Message-----
From: Aaron [mailto:acolona@i-55.com]
Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 1999 3:58 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: DML: Re: RE: Re: RE: full case lockers was: gear change
money, performance,comfort. those are my priorities in order. I think I'm
leaning toward the lock right, but what do you mean by annoying. what
exactly does the truck do that is annoying? why does it jerk and clunk?
(can you tell I'm new to rear ends?)
Aaron C.
----- Original Message -----
From: McKinney, John R. MHX <McKinJr@hpd.abbott.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 1999 12:46 PM
Subject: DML: RE: Re: RE: full case lockers was: gear change
> If you have a 2WD 5spd and you're only looking for traction on the
pavement,
> I'd personally go with a LSD. I know there are some using a locker on the
> street, but I personally think that a properly operating LSD works just as
> good. Driving around town in my truck (5spd) with the Lock Right is
> tolerable, but annoying. Especially when it starts clunking/jerking going
> through slow turns like a parking lot (I take it out and put it back in
when
> I go 4 wheeling). Off-road, you can't beat a locker though.
>
> If money is a concern, the Lock Right will be cheaper, since you won't
have
> to do any special set up work, where with the LSD you will have to
replace
> the entire case (just like the full case locker).
>
> John McKinney
>
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