Does anyone have a recomendation for a rear locker for my 00 disco 2 . I have the compressor on board still for my rear airbags.(did the coil conversion w/ 2in lift all around) So I'm thinking an air locker..... I still travel on the road a bit , so I think I would need one I could turn on and off ??? I don't know much about it . I'd like to do the rear first diff , then move foward with the front at a later date. Also anyone know of front brush guards used I could get my hands on in N.Y. I can't justify the $900 , just to get it all bangeg up in the mountain.... Thanx......
Rear Locker disco 2 ?
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arb, and upgrade the rear axle shafts.
I would use the arb compressor, cause it is free with the locker.
wait and get a full bumper. the brushbar wont last too long. one hit and mine cracked the welds...
I would use the arb compressor, cause it is free with the locker.
wait and get a full bumper. the brushbar wont last too long. one hit and mine cracked the welds...
people say "upgrade the rear shafts" alot, but I've never seen a stock D2 break a shaft. Yeah it might happen after you put the air locker in, but as long as you're gentle with the throttle then you should be fine.
I have seen lots of D2 shafts break. If you have Detroit its gonna sooner or later, with an ARB if you have some sense you might get away with it.
pdxrovermech said:
I hear it a lot too. Personally I would tell you to get the arb and find yourself a cheapo full set of stock axle shafts then wheel with the shafts you have until you break em then you will know the limits of stock vs. aftermarket. It seems that the majority here like to throw tons of cash at their truck to make it as beefy as possible but then they go and wheel it like a pansy where the stock junk would have held up just fine.
Also on the brush guard issue I agree with Kyle, if you plan to actually beat on it the stock brush bar will likely do more damage than its worth to the truck and your wallet
just my two cents
arb compressors are not free with the locker
get the hd shafts for your d2, stock will break, eventually
get the hd shafts for your d2, stock will break, eventually
gmookher said:
they were just running some deal, that with a single, you get the small compressor if you buy 2, you get the bigger compressor. dont know if it is still going on though.
I have 33's, and arb's on my DII, luckily I have gotten away with the stock shafts, but I have not been able to seriously wheel very often for a few years. It is inevitable that I will break a shaft, but until I do I will stick it out with the stock axle shafts...
it sucks to change a d2 rear shaft,
it sucks even harder to change a d2 rear shaft in the middle of nowhere without proper tools and the ability to pull both sides out to clean out all of the busted crap from the diff housing.
I have never done it and I do not intend to ever do it.
rear shafts are like 400 bucks. ,much cheaper than what trying to field fix this thing would cost...
it sucks even harder to change a d2 rear shaft in the middle of nowhere without proper tools and the ability to pull both sides out to clean out all of the busted crap from the diff housing.
I have never done it and I do not intend to ever do it.
rear shafts are like 400 bucks. ,much cheaper than what trying to field fix this thing would cost...
My 97 D1 is at shop as we speak having ARB installed in rear.I have GBR HD shafts already.Suppose to be ready to pick up tomorrow.Look forward to getting out and get some experience under my belt using the enhanced traction option.Next will be something up front.Getting Rover ready for the National Rally.
KyleT said:
Well I should have bought the shafts when I had the money, but I didn't, if I can hold out for another year I will be good. Just need to be fiscally responsible, and don't wheel anywhere too remote cause I don't have the money to fix a broken truck right now.
Thats true Kyle, I would really hate to have to change a D2 shaft out on the trail. Its not like a D1 or RRC where you can quickly pull the tire and have the shafts and dif out in 30 minutes and then drive home, so that would definitely be a selling point for the HD shafts.
On the compressor issue, its hard to beat free, but it gives me a chance to show off what I just installed.
http://www.4wheelparts.com/Towing-Tools/Viair-Dual-Silver-450C-Value-Pack-450C-2-110-145-P-Switch-40-Amp-Relay-2.aspx?t_c=67&t_s=3&t_pt=4644&t_pl=9635&t_pn=V/A45012
Got the ol company discount on it. I bought an extra pressure switch and then split the set up with my friend so now we both have on-board air. I had a dozen air tanks sitting around from suspension swaps so we hard mounted those in our rigs too. Now wheres that tire changing task!
On the compressor issue, its hard to beat free, but it gives me a chance to show off what I just installed.
http://www.4wheelparts.com/Towing-Tools/Viair-Dual-Silver-450C-Value-Pack-450C-2-110-145-P-Switch-40-Amp-Relay-2.aspx?t_c=67&t_s=3&t_pt=4644&t_pl=9635&t_pn=V/A45012
Got the ol company discount on it. I bought an extra pressure switch and then split the set up with my friend so now we both have on-board air. I had a dozen air tanks sitting around from suspension swaps so we hard mounted those in our rigs too. Now wheres that tire changing task!
After reading the threads on the Kaiser Locker it sounds promising albeit the part is on the expensive side. However, you may save on the installation/labor costs considering you don?t have to run an air compressor, or run any air/electrical lines
Link to thread:
http://discoweb.org/forums/showthread.php?t=67131&highlight=kaiser+locker
Locker:
http://store.expeditioneers.com/kaiserlocker.html
Link to thread:
http://discoweb.org/forums/showthread.php?t=67131&highlight=kaiser+locker
Locker:
http://store.expeditioneers.com/kaiserlocker.html
I would still run upgraded shafts with the kaiser, even though it is "softer" on the axles. Just in case you know.
the key factor with a ARB is that when its locked on high traction surfaces and you are turning you are putting a huge amount of twisting force into the half shafts.
If you only lock the ARB when you are driving in a relative straight line the DII rear shafts will last a real long time if they fail at all.
A good friend of mine ran stock DII shafts with 285/75 16 mt's with a ARB for years of rock crawling before he broke a shaft.
If you only lock the ARB when you are driving in a relative straight line the DII rear shafts will last a real long time if they fail at all.
A good friend of mine ran stock DII shafts with 285/75 16 mt's with a ARB for years of rock crawling before he broke a shaft.
MUSKYMAN said:
I totally agree with you Muskyman. And I bet your friend now has a good understanding of what it takes to snap a stock shaft so they can appreciate what the HD shafts are really doing for them.
Sure you can go balls deep and go ahead and get the HD shafts without ever testing your stock ones, and if thats what someone wants to do then more power to them. But what I am saying is that your stock axle shafts don't turn into butter the second you slap in an ARB.
Some of the best drivers out there are the ones who know their vehicles limits and who have tested their vehicles limits.
And yeah its not gonna be fun to swap out an axle shaft on a D2 on the trail compared to a D1, RRC, or D90 but thats all part of wheelin. Learn to work on your junk, wheel it, break it, fix it.
If you aren't breaking anything then you're not trying hard enough :flipoff:
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If you replace the stock carrier with an ARB, you'll already be way ahead by removing one of the easiest and most unpredictable parts to break, the spider gears. If you break something in the carrier you'll more than likely be pulling both axles and the driveshaft. It may be the least of your worries if you don't have diff lock. At least with the ARB locked, you can get home with one broken rear shaft pulled out if you have diff lock.
I haven't replace one, but I've been told that the if you bust a front cv in a DII you've got a pretty aggravating job ahead of you.
I haven't replace one, but I've been told that the if you bust a front cv in a DII you've got a pretty aggravating job ahead of you.