blackawdtbss

i am lookin for a cheap set of lockers for my daily driven stock 86 yota pickup. i have seen lockers from aussie and lockrite but really havent seen any for the rear axle of my 22re. what is the best option for my needs? daily driver, 31" bfg a/t and only uses 4wd in the snow(last year we got 4ft in 2days) please help. thanks

xxxtreme22r

Aussie and lockrite make 4cyl lockers.

Aussie Locker XD-20830

Lock-Right Locker 1610

Just an FYI lockers in snow on the road might be a tricky thing to drive.

85gijunk4x4

do you drive your rig in snow/ice at all?

xxxtreme22r

Just sayin.

85gijunk4x4

dangit brandon, you win!

i would re-consider using "full-time lock" if your doing alot of snow driving. I would look into "selectable lockers". Full time lock in the snow is about as useless as a 2wd chevy luv.

xxxtreme22r

or go limited slip. this is one reason why I hesitate to go lockers. As much as I need em in the mud.

yotarover

Spool ftw Thats if you can handle it lol

xxxtreme22r

handle it maybe, fun absolutely, but the tires aren't gonna like it.

yotarover

true but you can always, hit up the used tire shops. found a set of 36" tsl's with over 80% thread. 140 $ for all 4 but not installed.

85gijunk4x4

limited slip....xxxtreme, are they the ones that are open untill one wheel slips, then it locks?

blackawdtbss

thanks for the replys guys. i havent driven this truck in the snow yet. what do the 86 22re 4x4 trucks have in the rear stock? maybe i can do a locker in the front and the limited slip rear but im not tryin to spend alot of money cause i only paid $1000 for the truck. lol its a 86 ext cab automatic has brand new bfg 31" a/t on 05 tundra aluminum wheels, lc stage2 22re with header and free flowing exhaust and its in damn good shape. it was restored about 6 years ago by my brother in law who just bought a 2011 f350 fx4 diesel and decided to let me get the yota. any good limitied slip units for the rear that wont break the bank?

xxxtreme22r

kinda.

And lockers in the front in snow is just a plain BAD idea.

85gijunk4x4

if its like that those thing SUCK even worse then locked imo. but thats my oppinion. Reason being (i found out through experiance) its like adding insult to injury, once one wheel slips, and you start to fishtail, the other wheel kicks in and just makes you totally slide sideways. Even with feathering the throttle.

Imo, nothing beats selectable lockers, but you pay dearly for them. I'd say stay open for another season, and then save up the $$ to go selecatble, at least in the rear.

and xxxtreme, in your defense lsd are usefull in snow if you play your cards right, that is if you have experiance and know what your doing. Sounds like the op is a noob so to speak, so lsd might be a frustrating way to go.

xxxtreme22r

LSD's are more predictive then lunchboxes. What it sounds like your describing is what a lunchbox would do not an LSD.

85gijunk4x4

you may be right. I've experimanted with all kinds of truck with all different types of locking sytems in the snow, but i'm still confused about the difference between luncbox and lsd. What i've found it is full time lock is awesome over about 1 foot of snow, open is good a dusting to 8 inches and selcectable is good for anything and everything in-between.

i guess it would've helped if i understood everything before i jumped in though LOL

xxxtreme22r

Lockers are great in the snow, just not on the street where you need to precisely control the truck. And since an LSD doesn't lock completely right off the bat like a lunchbox or other style automatic locker it's a little easier to control, but you still have to be careful because if you can't feel it it's already too late. A spool or a selectable isn't as bad but it's close.

blackawdtbss

maybe i should of been more precise. i live in the city and on a small side street that dosent get plowed for days after a big snow. my truck will only bee in 4wd long enuff for me to get out of my parking spot and to the main street about 100 yards away then 2wd will be fine. a neighbor has a jeep jk on 33 bfg m/t and he was like the neighbor hood star in the deep snow(2-4' in places) so i wanna show him up! lol

xxxtreme22r

You can do that without lockers. You have a full time 4x4 transfer case, he most likely has a part time case, meaning it is possible for him to turn only the rear tire(s) and not the front even in 4wd, but the yotas will always turn 1 rear AND 1 front tire at all times.

highonpottery

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well, the cheapest solution would definitely be to simply park 100yds away where the road gets plowed...

lots of threads on this topic - search away
cheapest locker is gonna be a lunchbox or get a used 3rd that's already setup with a LSD or selectable and just drop it in.

personally, i have a lockrite rear and luckily don't have to deal with any snow or ice. i'm sure you'd have to take it out of gear when making turns (i do on dry pavement, or keep it on the gas otherwise it'll buck/chirp) but what i do know is that mine likes to kick in sometimes after changing gears on the hwy and gives a slight "grab" that i can feel in the rear - i could only imagine what that'd do to the ass-end when the road is icy...it's definitely been done though, you just gotta be careful.

personally i'd save up and go selectable if i had to deal with ice and snow or lots of city driving (heck, i have the lockrite and i'm still saving to go selectable someday) - sure it'll cost you, but IMO you already got a smokin' deal on your truck with all those upgrades - so why not do it up right the first time and make it just an "OK deal" on the truck, but way more badass?

xxxtreme22r

See the thing is that he wants to use the locker in snow and not on normal driving wheeling. Most of us would disengage the locker if selectable when we encounter on-road ice and snow.

I don't think he needs it. I've driven in deep snow on the roads here without much issue. Most important part is the right tires. I'd invest in that over locking the front and/or rear to drive in snow.