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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 09:10 AM
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POWERTRAX LOCK-RIGHT Locker

i installed my locker about year ago i have done lots of heavy hulling on pavment and lots of offroading and i have never had a problem with it yet. im running a set of 33x12.50 tires. i was just wondering if anybody else has had any experiances with them. i want to hear your powertrax stories.
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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 09:57 AM
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and did you CEL turn on? i heard it fries the flux capacitor on pre '92 trucks.
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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 10:25 AM
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fun stuff. especially on ice in 2wd
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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 10:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Matt16
and did you CEL turn on? i heard it fries the flux capacitor on pre '92 trucks.
well theres your problem. suppose to run the big 3 wire upgrade and voila!
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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 10:51 AM
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and dont forget the grey wire mod. that always improves the lockrite performance
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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 11:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Matt16
and did you CEL turn on? i heard it fries the flux capacitor on pre '92 trucks.
Originally Posted by 874runnersr5
well theres your problem. suppose to run the big 3 wire upgrade and voila!
Originally Posted by BAMF_CT2004
and dont forget the grey wire mod. that always improves the lockrite performance
What are you people talking about???
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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 11:41 AM
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i dont know why those people have to screw around......
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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 12:25 PM
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I've had mine in for about 8 months now. Actually front and rear. Tire wear is a bit heavy on pavement. It barks at me every once in a while around corners. Offroad, works great, superior traction and all I have to do is push the skinny pedal. We do not get ice or snow where I live, but I have driven it in the snow at higher elevations. When it loses traction in the snow the back end tends to swing downhill in a hurry.

Overall, for my trail/hunting rig, I like it.
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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 01:12 PM
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Wink Mr Fusion

Originally Posted by Matt16
and did you CEL turn on? i heard it fries the flux capacitor on pre '92 trucks.

You have to make sure to run the Flux Capacitor off of Mr Fusion or you're just BEGGING for trouble. Now how am I going to get my 3cylinder 22RE up to 88mph...?
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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 01:30 PM
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Come on guys, the OP had a serious question. Why do you have to be juvenile and sarcastic when you don't like somethin?if you have a story, great, post it, it will help those of us that are just starting out to decide whether we want to go with Lock-rites or not. If you don't have a story, what's the point in cluttering up the thread?
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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 02:20 PM
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Originally Posted by jrobertson4runnner
Come on guys, the OP had a serious question. Why do you have to be juvenile and sarcastic when you don't like somethin?

I, for one, was attempting to be funny. It seemed like the OP's questions were pretty much answered... It wasn't that I "didn't like somethin"

But then I thought everyone had seen "Back to the Future". I'm new here... I won't make the same mistake again. I'll keep my mouth shut.
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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by jrobertson4runnner
Come on guys, the OP had a serious question. Why do you have to be juvenile and sarcastic when you don't like somethin?if you have a story, great, post it, it will help those of us that are just starting out to decide whether we want to go with Lock-rites or not. If you don't have a story, what's the point in cluttering up the thread?
Nope. The original post didn't contain a question, it just stated "I installed a Lock Right" or something to that effect.

OP: I've ran an Aussie in the back for 2 years now and I havent' had any trouble with. All round I like it. Driving a pickup with a rear locker and bald mud tires on ice is more fun than a power outage at an open-casket funeral.

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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Matt16
Nope. The original post didn't contain a question, it just stated "I installed a Lock Right" or something to that effect.

OP: I've ran an Aussie in the back for 2 years now and I havent' had any trouble with. All round I like it. Driving a pickup with a rear locker and bald mud tires on ice is more fun than a power outage at an open-casket funeral.
"More fun than a power outage at an open-casket funeral".... I'll have to remember that one.

OP: I too run an Aussie in the rear (same idea as a lock rite) and it does it's job well although in snow/ice the rear end will break loose and drift the rig down hill in a hurry. Although I must admit that part of that "break loose" is due to tires that are not made for snow/ice. This week I'm installing a Lock rite in the front of my rig and will post up results.

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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 04:14 PM
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Not a locker- but in 2 wheel drive I goosed the gas uphill on a icy hwy, trans shifted down- the trutrac locked- and besides finding myself in the ditch, learned something that day....
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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 04:46 PM
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Silly responses to basic posts are just our way of making YT a little more like Pirate.
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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 04:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Jamey
I'm new here... I won't make the same mistake again. I'll keep my mouth shut.
LOL, you don't have to be a B!%CH either dude

We want to hear your opinion whether you are new or not. Just because you are new doesn't mean you don't have anything to add, just remember to thoughtfully word it, also good grammar is always welcome. Basically do exactly the opposite of whatever I do.
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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 05:24 PM
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Originally Posted by RustBucket
Silly responses to basic posts are just our way of making YT a little more like Pirate.
hahahah

We wouldn't want to be mean to people on Yotatech now would we?
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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 05:40 PM
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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 05:50 PM
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I like how 80% of the posters in this thread don't even have a lock-right, or even a locker..... Jeez


I don't have one either...
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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 05:56 PM
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I just ordered mine this afternoon, but didn't want to add anything to this thread...yet.....
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