Rear locker?

Cfetters · Dec 5, 2007

Im looking for a locker. I have a Ford 8.8 rear end and am just looking for a rear locker right now. I run 33's and stock gearing. My yj is a daily driver and i dont want it making alot of noise. I was thinking ox locker but its pretty expensive.

What do you guys think

budgetxj · Dec 5, 2007

not wanting noise and not wanting to spend a lot of money are next to impossible. Sounds like you need to save your money for an ARB or learn to ignore the sound and get a detroit

Cascade_Crawler · Dec 5, 2007

detroits are awesome, except they have funny quirks with onroad driving. If you really want no noisy or quirks save for an ARB air locker.

blackcj71 · Dec 5, 2007

Cfetters said:
Im looking for a locker. I have a Ford 8.8 rear end and am just looking for a rear locker right now. I run 33's and stock gearing. My yj is a daily driver and i dont want it making alot of noise. I was thinking ox locker but its pretty expensive.

What do you guys think

You got 2 options arb or spool anything else will be quirky and make noises.

Digger 5 · Dec 6, 2007

Detroits can be a bit quirky but not very noisy. They'll pop every so often but they aren't nearly as noisy as a Lock-wrong or similar.

TrikeKid · Dec 6, 2007

Digger 5 said:
Detroits can be a bit quirky but not very noisy. They'll pop every so often but they aren't nearly as noisy as a Lock-wrong or similar.

Yeah, my Detroit is pretty quiet. And the quirks are nothing you can't get used to.

2pwrlftrs4u · Dec 6, 2007

TrikeKid said:
Yeah, my Detroit is pretty quiet. And the quirks are nothing you can't get used to.

x2..... in a rig with a longer wheel base than a CJ5 and an auto tranny it would not be too bad. SWB Jeep w/manual trans makes a detroit interesting sometimes on wet roads :redneck:

Pat · Dec 6, 2007

The lock right in my YJ makes noise and jerks and pops but it's a good solution until you can afford a real locker. Not having to mess with gear setup is another huge advantage. If you are already doing gear setup though then I would definately go another route, detroit, ox, or ARB.

Avanteone · Dec 6, 2007

I've got an used 8.8 lockright for sale. $150.

John

Dubshot · Dec 6, 2007

If your planning on running those 33's for awhile id go with the aussie locker or a lockrite. For the money you cant beat them. Of course if money is no object than the ARB is the only way to go. But what do I know all my diffs are open.

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