Scanners on the fritz right now but here's a pic of the manual...

 

Well I did some driving and she works great, only a few clunks here and there, usually when im putting along in 1st and I push the clutch in. Went into my friends spare field, she sure does great donuts now

You know, I can't belive how bad people badmouth these things. unless im under 10km/h and taking hard corners I dont even feel it.

 

I just put in my Detroit last week Saturday, mine just goes....BOOM!!!

 

yeah it also makes u-turns on slick surfaces nice and fun too
im totally with you on how over rated with people saying how horrible they are on the street, before i put mine in i had people tell me that with a 5speed it would be next to impossible to drive on the street but after i installed it i wondered where on earth people are getting these notions.

 

It's called web wheeling and this forum in particular is full of it.

People get the notion from reading posts that if something doesn't cost an arm and a leg it isn't worth buying. Someone must have forgotten along the way that most of these trucks see mostly on the road and light trail duty.

I also agree that a lunchbox locker is no big deal on the street...

 

Well Im at my vac house on the island, drove over 200km, NO problems at all, I even drove through terrible snow, rain downpours. I even started to give her gas around wet corners and she still didnt just whip out (unless I really tried) I love this locker! with my music on I can't hear any clicking and I only feel it when im gassing it on a VERY tight corner when its dry.

I let my friend and my dad drive it aswell, they thought it was hardly noticable.

I agree with the web wheeling. I don't know if people got a bunk one or didnt set it up right. Mine is great. For the cost/ traction gain, this is one of the best mods

 

did you get those spacers in jay? I need a lockrite too. where did you pick it up and what did it cost ya? nsor????

 

Hey Bryan, yeah I bit the bullit and did them myself, it was really not that bad.

I ordered the locker from PORC
http://www.performanceoffroadcenter....roducts_id=128

Came to around 240 dollars IIRC

Just got home today, locker performed flawless. I was testing it, trying to see how much it takes to get the back end to lock in a corner, I was surprized. It didn't want to lock up unless I really gave her.

 

how did ordering from porc work out for you? when i ordered from them we had to send half the shipment back about 5 times to get everything right.

 

I ordered 2 sets of Yukon V6 5.29's, 2 master install kits, and 2 solid pinion spacers. They did screw up by not shipping one of the solid spacers in the box, but it did come in the mail before the big box did. That was my first and positive experience with them.

 

No problems at all. My only complaint is how hard it is to get sombody on the phone there. But if you leave a msg you should get a call back.

If anyone plans to order from them, call in your order. They recomend you do, that way you can get everything like you want.

 

Jay, lets hear an update on the Lockrite. I also have some questions.

Hypothetically, if it were terrible weather, would you still drive a treacherous road like the Port Alberni- Tofino road or The Sea to Sky?

You said you would let friend drive, even in terrible weather?

How would you handle a tight turn up hill? I live on the vertical side of Vancouver.

Lately I've been trying to get crossed up in an attempt to convince myself I need a locker. Looking at Aussie. After looking at ways to increase travel for my suspension, I've realized that it really makes more sense to just to lock the rear and I can't justify spending $700 on an e-locker retrofit.

If you're ever on the North Shore, fire me a PM, I'd love to see how this Lockrite handles. Wear do you wheel?

 

To be totally honest, I would drive this truck anywhere. The (so called) on road effects the lockright have on the handling are blown WAY out of proportion. The ONLY time it actually effects the physical aspect of the truck is turning VERY tight corners at say 5-10km/h. It will knock my truck out of first with the clutch in. IF in gear It will pop and kick, but if im in N, ehhhhhhh.

I would let a friend drive, depending if he knew how to drive a truck like mine ( lifted, no sway bars, mud tires) I actually let my dad drive it, without really telling him about the locker (all over vancouver island), his words - " I can't tell its there".

A tight corner up a hill isnt really a problem. Depending on how tight it is, how much power you are giving it. But after you have driven it for a few weeks, you re-learn how to take corners, approach tight turns...etc.

If I was more confident that my truck would actually make it, the sea to sky would be NO problem. Its all high speed cornering, which the lockright has NO effect on

Im not gonna lie though - if you can afford it, a seletable would be best, hell I plan on doing with e-lockers eventually. But for the price, the lockright is great.

If I am ever in north van ( unfortunatly not often at all) I will defantly shoot you a pm - if you are ever in the lower mainland let me know, we can work somthing out - show you how the locker is and such.

We usually wheel near harrison west or near the whack.

 

I'll second everything Jay said. It's only a big deal in parking lots and of course offroad.

I wouldn't let my Dad drive it without at least telling him about it though...

 

Well I mentioned " Take sharp corners with the clutch in" and that was at 5am. Heh.

 

From the way people talk about lunch box lockers, you'd think it would be safe to drive with an axe murderer in the back seat. Good to know it isn't so. I've got a 22re so I think I'll go Aussie.

Brings me to another question: If the inside (slow) wheel powers through the turn, does this kill your revs and make it necessary to downshift again?

 

i got a lockrite in my 90 4runner v6 auto, and i don't have a problem with it... it's relatively quiet, except when i'm on the brakes, gently, going into turns, then it clicks very noticably... aside from that, i can't hear it... but i definately know it's there... and it works...

 

even after reading this thread i still dont know if its right for me. i drove 20,000 miles in my truck this year, and 90% was on road. i do live in CO, so ice/snow worries me but im yet to actually drive a truck with one. i need to do that.

 

There is alot of webwheelers out there Trust the guys who have the product

With the lockright, when it unlocked the outside wheel gets powered. Even me really pushing it around corners, stabbing the gas. Its hard to make it do anything wierd. Go for it!


I drove my truck in the snow with the locker, and in all honestly. My mud tires are the thing that makes it worse. As long as you drive smart, you are fine. It saved my butt going up a steep hill in the snow when I didnt have 4wd!

 

All you'll really notice is a squeel - usually from the inside tire. No biggie. Sometimes after a turn you'll notice a little wiggle in the back as the locker reengages and traction is equalized on both sides.

My 05 Yukon has a locker that only engages when there is significantly different speeds between the two rear tires - that is a lot more disconcerting when it engages than the normal behavior of a locker. It bangs and traction increases but you have to really be spinning the tires for that to happen - I can recall it engaging only a couple of times but my wife and kids thought for sure I broke the truck. I'll take a full time auto locker anytime.