Lockers Question

[JLS]

I would like to know how to go. These are the options I am willing to go with. Which would you go with? I am looking for reliability and performance. I know I will have to go with HD shafts.

TT front and rear
ARB front and rear
Detroit rear TT front

I would like to hear experinces on all if you guys can.

Also what do you reccomend if not listed.

TIA

 

[koby]

Which vehicle?

 

[Disco Mike]

If you are not in too much snow I would use the Detroit/TT combination. If you are doingalot of heavy snow you might want to consider the 2 ARS so can stay unlocked when you need to.
For my truck,
I am runnint the Detroit/TT combination along with CDL and 4:11's.
Good luck,
Mike J.

 

[Discojunky]

Oh No!!! Detriot and TT snow or whatever!!! O.K. boy's let em' fly!

 

[JLS]

Sorry, it is for a 99 D1! I live in Colorado so I will be seeing snow, ice, and snow packed roads. I doubt I will do any off roading (IN THE WINTER) so...

 

[Steve Rupp]

No offroading but you want lockers?

 

[Snwbord24]

If you doubt you'll be doing any offroading why are you gonna spend all that money on lockers? A stock DI which has CDL should be more than you'll need.

 

[Discojunky]

Sorry, it is for a 99 D1! I live in Colorado so I will be seeing snow, ice, and snow packed roads. I doubt I will do any off roading so...

Jermey, now you have us all confused. Crome brush bars, door steps, lifts and lowered trailer hitches get put on by poser's to drive to the mall but nobody's gonna see THEM high dollar lockers. Hopefully, we missed the sarcasim in the text!

 

[stansell]

Jermey, now you have us all confused. Crome brush bars, door steps, lifts and lowered trailer hitches get put on by poser's to drive to the mall but nobody's gonna see THEM high dollar lockers. Hopefully, we missed the sarcasim in the text!

Yes, but if you listen carefully you can hear the "click-click-click" of the DT's as you pull through the Starbucks drive thru

 

[1st Rover]

Open diffs are best for driving in snow and ice, a locked CDL and locked front/rear diff will send you in a ditch backwards fast. I used to lock diffs to outrun chevy trucks at streetlights in the snow, ... unlock when the deed is done and steal his lane ...

If you're looking for max. get un-stuck, I'd go with two ARBs but I found that the Hummer system (the real one, not the "Housewife Hummer") Torsen is fine and emulated by the lockers as you can step on the brake while accelerating to lock the diffs and get un-stuck in the snow (anyone can drive a limited-slip differential if they just think about it, used to do it wheeling in my '73 Bronco). A more simple to drive system than the ARBs (opinion) would be the Detroits (were an option on the Hummer rear also) on both ends or at least the rear. Again though, unwanted locking of the front or rear diff while driving at road speeds on snow/ice will make it tough to keep the tail behind you.

 

[MUSKYMAN]

Open diffs are best for driving in snow and ice, a locked CDL and locked front/rear diff will send you in a ditch backwards fast. I used to lock diffs to outrun chevy trucks at streetlights in the snow, ... unlock when the deed is done and steal his lane ...

If you're looking for max. get un-stuck, I'd go with two ARBs but I found that the Hummer system (the real one, not the "Housewife Hummer") Torsen is fine and emulated by the lockers as you can step on the brake while accelerating to lock the diffs and get un-stuck in the snow (anyone can drive a limited-slip differential if they just think about it, used to do it wheeling in my '73 Bronco). A more simple to drive system than the ARBs (opinion) would be the Detroits (were an option on the Hummer rear also) on both ends or at least the rear. Again though, unwanted locking of the front or rear diff while driving at road speeds on snow/ice will make it tough to keep the tail behind you.

DT's on both ends

that would ruin a disco as far as street driving and would make the turning radius huge. plus the guy says he drives in snow and will not go off roading.

the correct answer is


save your money you dont need lockers

MM

 

[Steve Rupp]

a locked CDL and locked front/rear diff will send you in a ditch backwards fast. I used to lock diffs to outrun chevy trucks at streetlights in the snow, ... unlock when the deed is done and steal his lane ....

How didn't you end up in a ditch?

 

[Disco Mike]

Lockers and snow and ice don't really work well together all the time. stick with your CDL and if you want a locker, put a ARB in the rear when problems arise, you'll have it.
Mike J.

 

[Sergei]

Actually correct answer is - get second set of rims and put studded tires on. I70 at winter is absolute arse to drive in your area and further towards SLC.. Then seem to never clean it properly. Will give you way better grip and traction than any kind of locking device you put in yout differentials.

 

[JLS]

Sorry to confuse. I feel like a moron. No off roading in the winter time is what I meant to say.

 

[curtis]

Jeremy - I would help you with all of the answer, but the last time I responded to a post of yours I said I had relatives in Parachute and you never responded. So...no soup for you!!

Just kidding - get a DT rear with TT front and be happy. It does not snow that much in Parachute.

 

[JLS]

Sorry Curtis for not responding to that other thread. Kind of just moved to the area. Anyway, in the winter time there is alot of snow where you would be going to go offroading. You say go with the D/TT. How will this setup work on the snow packed roads of Colorado. This winter I will be working from the Keystone/Breckinridge area to Eagle, so I will be traveling on I-70 quite a bit and if youve ever driven over Vail Pass in a snow storm, the roads get nasty. Will the detroit in the rear be scary on that kind of stuff?

 

[EMBIBB]

Dt/tt

I have DT/TT in my D1 here is SLC and frankly, I haven't noticed any issues driving in Heavy snow. We had a 24" dump and the truck drove flawlessly up the pass to the ski resort. No pushing or anything...

 

[curtis]

Will the detroit in the rear be scary on that kind of stuff?

No. The locked rear will help in most cases. There could be slippery off-camber situations that may be different, but you won't likely experience much of that on-pavement. The ARB is a good option as well. Probably less reliable, but it IS selectable. I still say the DL is the way to go.

 

[koby]

I vote for dual TTs