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Old Dec 21, 2009 | 01:40 PM
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rear locker

where can i find good,cheap rear locker that wont eat up my tires? ARB lockers are nice but they are expensive.
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Old Dec 21, 2009 | 01:44 PM
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aussie or lockright are about the cheapest but will put a little extra wear on your tires..but not that bad... www.justdifferentials.com

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Old Dec 21, 2009 | 01:50 PM
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Did you just say "locker" and "wont eat tires" in the same sentence as "cheap"?

Any locker, by nature, is going to cause additional wear on your tires. If you want zero additional wear, buy an ARB. But since you said cheap, go Aussie or Lockright. They are cheap, but have the ability to unlock when going around corners. Just remember, with cheap prices come cheap quality. I had a lockright in my 87 4Runner and the pins were damaged with allowed it to pop in and out of lock whenever it felt like it.
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Old Dec 21, 2009 | 01:52 PM
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i have had good luck with my aussie...did the install myself following a write up at gearinstalls.com

just rotate your tires....
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Old Dec 21, 2009 | 01:52 PM
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I've heard nothing but good said of aussie lockers, even up here in winter people say they aren't that bad, going to be ordering one myself soon enough.
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Old Dec 21, 2009 | 02:04 PM
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what about electric lockers? i heard that toyota started making rear lockers as a option on the '96 4 runners
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Old Dec 21, 2009 | 02:07 PM
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yes there is a thread on here on electric locker retro fit from a taco, but this requires axle case modification.....like grinding down some of the case moving studs....but what i wonder is why hasnt anybody just takin the whole axle? allmost the same right?
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Old Dec 21, 2009 | 02:13 PM
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what is a taco? sorry im not up on the "lingo" lol. i believe the axle is the same but my p/u is a '91.and i am positive that theaxles arent the same. where is that thread? a link?
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Old Dec 21, 2009 | 02:20 PM
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Tacoma "taco" for short, anyways you can retro fit the electric locker to your axle with some modifications....wich require a welder n grinder and some skills....i was just saying ive never heard of anyone using the entire axle.....instead of the third member
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Old Dec 21, 2009 | 02:26 PM
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cool.thanks
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Old Dec 21, 2009 | 02:37 PM
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where would be the best place to find the E-locker?
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Old Dec 21, 2009 | 04:35 PM
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SEARCH!!!!

junkyards!!!! the "For Sale" ads here... ebay! Craigslist.com!!!

just search!!! not everyone is going to palm feed you the info you want...
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