I have a 94 IFS truck with a rear e-locker. I don't rock crawl ever. just trail riding with 31's.
Would you weld/spool the front diff, put an aussie/detroit in the front, or just leave it open?

 

i have a 86 i was thinkin of weldin. is ther snow were you live???

 

once every 5 years for 2-5 days.

 

I had the same thing in a 91 (e-locker). My $.02 is either leave it open or put an arb in it. I just put an arb in mine and I can tell you that when it is locked it is a pain to steer. It just plain won't do it on pavement and regular dirt isn't much different. I was debating the same options (lsd or aussie) when I got a real good deal on an arb setup and I'm glad I didn't do any of the others.

 

hmm i would go with a sas haha jk. im not sure

 

Leave it open or put in an ARB.

 

if your just trail riding, do you really NEED a front locker? not trying to be rude, but think of the stress that it puts on the front end components, AND like people have posted you gotta be popeye to turn a locked front end... either leave it open, orif you feel your really need it, do an ARB... but idsay that unless your rock crawling, you wont need a front locker...

 

I have read on other forums were a lot of people have used an aussie locker and really loved them.I had plans to put aussies in bought of my diff but planning something different now,but the cost of an aussie is well worth it,you can buy 3 aussies for the price of one arb unless you can get a really good deal.If your thinking of a spool just weld it,same result.Its not pleasant on solid ground or pavement.Hard to steer,keeps wanting to go in a straight line.Give you a good work out though.

 

If you aren't crawling a front locker is pointless, like a milk bucket under a bull.

Welding a diff to me is stupid, ruins it when you can get a spool for relatively cheap and not destroy a diff.

Selectable locker up front is the most desirable IMO, thus an ARB. Elockers are weak IMO and just don't hold up to serious wheeling.

 

Well space junk,I have seen a lot of people get stuck because they didnt have the front locked and got that one wheel in the air or elevated a little higher then the other and didnt have 4 wheel drive no more they had 3 wheel drive or even worse 2 wheel drive because of that dam limited slip junk or open diffs and wouldnt turn both tires on the axle.I would definently put some thing up there and in the back.

 

i am running aussie's F/R. I rock crawl and other 4 wheeling. From what you said, 31's & trail running you don't need a front locker. Save your money for something else and keep your FE open

doing a locker install on an IFS front end is not as easy as doing a rear third...

 

I there a different selectable locker other than arb? I just bought my 03 tacoma and wanted to make it more trail worthy than what it is. I've almost gotten stuck in slippery situations before with out one.

 

Detroit has an E locker.It just as expensive as the arb,and it limits you on use.Go to detroit lockers web site and do some reading up on it before you buy it.Not sure if they offer it for a taco.

 

AFAIK, ARB is the only selectable locker available for the Taco's/4Runner's front diff. I agree with the majority, leave the front open if you don't crawl. In 4LO and the rear locked, my truck is pretty tough and there isn't much I've found that I can't do. I don't feel the need to get a front locker unless I SAS someday and turn my DD into a true beast.