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Old 02-10-2008, 09:17 PM   #105 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Victor View Post
Put it in the rear. I think I'm the only one around here who ran the auto locker in the front like Aussie recommends. I had a Lockright in the front only at the time. It was good going up hills - affected steering downhills - sometimes scary- and my worst stuck is when the ground broke away under my left front tire. As I tried to steer right the truck went almlost exactly sideways because I had no traction in the rear to keep pushing me so that I could continue to steer out of the obstacle. I can get into a lot of places with the rear locker and 2wd that I had a hard time getting to in 4wd before the lockers. BTW - putting the locker up front later is pretty straightforward. Since you reuse the carrier you won't ruin the gear setup.

Victor--thanks for the advice , I did not even think about the locker steering characteristic..It will go in the rear and the front will get one when $$$ allows it.
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