i have a lockrite in the SFA and a spool in the rear i use my truck as a DD but i drive to the trails everyday. and i am running 37s never once had a problem with it at all i say use the lockrite in front and call it good and get your ARBs later.

 

thanks for the info!

were you ever hard on it? like full skinny petal on some nasty hill climbs hard?

 

um not any super nasty hills but everything around here is red clay so it depends on the weather if you get traction or not. if its rained then say bye bye to traction if its been dry bring extra birfs and inner axles. both of which i have had to do on the trail. but i ve loaded the snot out of my axles stuck between rocks and never had anything break the clutch slipped a bit that was all. when i broke before i was being dumb and tried to crawl straight up a rock face just messing around. very embarrassing. i broke birf once but it was getting ready to go anyway and i was planning on it breaking

 

I have an aussie in the HP third in my sfa and run 35's and 38's. Have not had an issue and It's not an issue on dry pavement with the hubs locked either. It unlocks and ratchets just like the rear end does when rolling around a corner. I've driven it a couple it times in the ice and snow on the road with the front end locked in and it didn't kill me. You adjust accordingly with your driving style and get used to it fast.

 

it cant be to weak then lol.. what part of Oregon is banks located in?

thanks for the reply!!
once again, are you hard on it? or just crawl around?



anybody else with big tires and a lunch box locker want to share there experiences??

 

Very true. I'm open front on 35's and theres some spots I made it through easier than my buddies fully locked on 36" tsl's. They had a really hard time turning around cause their trucks didnt want to actually turn, mine however basically spun in place.

I think i'm gonna go selectable in the front too cause i dont think i wanna weld it for that reason^^ and i really dont want an autolocker for obvious reasons.

 

I am hard on it however it's south Jersey. No rocks around here. Sand, mud, hard pack, and washouts.

 

yea I'm not much of a rock crawler either..

i love obstacles though! but instead of rock, we have really tight off camber muddy trails with stumps and old logs that are half buried in the ground. and lil rock here and there.
oh, and the Oregon dunes

 

Sounds like washington. I moved here from Utah the wheeling is way mroe fun here

 

35 miles west of portland on hwy 26 and 25 minutes away from Browns camp. so i got a bit of a wild hair this morning and thought man maybe i should really just stomp on it and see how it goes. well i have the lock rite in the front and spool in the rear. i found a decent hill and stood on it i went side to side but never backward. i went up a section of powerline trail it was kinda sticky outside but not to wet. and there weren t any large obstacles in my way smaller loose rock biggest i d say is about 6". hope that helps

 

Hey im running a lockright, it is in the rear of my 4runner, and a detroit ez locker up front..

I am also running 36" tsl sxs and i love both lockers..
Ive had the lockright for a while now. Probably a year or so now..

I have not had a problem with it so far..
and as far as having an auto locker up front, it isn't so bad...

Much better than open IMO..

 

thanks for the replies guys!

I'm leaning toward just using the lock right. i mean i already have it, and i got a good deal on it, so why not lol.

next time i get stuck because of my open front end, ill put the lock right in.
shouldn't be to long