i have a 81 toyota with 33 swampers and im buying a aussie locker for the front and cant make up my mind if i want a spool or aussie for the rear, its my daily driver for about the next year or so. i have heard many different ideas and i dont have much money and need to save as much as i can, any info can help, im not worried about tire wear and turning as i live in washington where it rains 10 outta 12 months a year

 

an Aussie will be better than a spool in the rear since you don't have much money.


spend a lil more on the locker, and save your tire wear.


set of tires = ~$500-$1200
aussie is like $250 i believe
spool is like $175


get a spool, and you'll be getting new tires pretty quick no matter where you live.

 

i agree with Camo a spool will kill your tires.

my rear is welded in my 4runner and its my DD i want it out bad my tires are waring very fast!!

 

how long have you had it welded or i should say how bad have your tires worn mine are new with nubs still lol and i dont wanna buy new ones every 6 months at 1200 bucks, i have a lock right in my sammi rear and it is nice but locks and on locks at wierd times, i will put the aussi in the rear and wait and save some money for the front if it makes that big of diff i just herd spools are better off road and more predictable

 

mine have worn pretty bad since i bought the rig.

spools are better off road but on road they arent the best

 

yea ijust plan on selling my sammi and buying a little car and making my toy a wheeler as soon as posible, but that wont be for like a year and i dont wanna regret haveing a locker then instead of a spool but if they preform good then it doesnt really matter i guess

 

if its goin to be a trail rig get a spool but streets the tires chirp

 

it is going to be one some day but untill then street one of my friends use to have a welded end and he told me he just rotated his tires every month and it wasnt that bad but that was him that is why im asking lol

 

oh ya i forgot about rotating tires once i cant do that

 

you cant rotate your tires ?

 

diffrent offset in the rims

 

oh bummer well ill go with a spool and see how that does since i can rotate them if i dont like it ill sell it and run an open rear and locked front till i can only wheel it thanks alot man