locker advice
05-24-2005, 12:27 PM
#21
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Re: locker advice
I was driving my girlfriend's jeep on the beach here and it had open diffs,
got stuck in some sugar sand with the wheels spinning like that. I remember
reading in this group about that once and I tried it and it worked... got
cool points with her too :)
Troy
got stuck in some sugar sand with the wheels spinning like that. I remember
reading in this group about that once and I tried it and it worked... got
cool points with her too :)
Troy
05-24-2005, 09:07 PM
#22
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Re: locker advice
"Dennis ***" <denniscox45remove@removecomcast.net> wrote in message
news:p4-dndod3f5ZEg_fRVn-rw@comcast.com...
> I have a 97 Wrangler, lifted about 4 inches with 33x12.5x15 tires. It has
> 3.73 gears in a front dana 30 and rear dana 44. It is an almost daily
> driver. When I take it off-road, it is mostly mud with a few rocks every
> now and then. Both diffs are open. I would like to lock up both ends or
at
> least the rear, but the situation I found myself in (deep muddy ruts) the
> other day, I could not get out of the ruts because of the open diff. The
> tire up against the rut wouldn't spin while the other side spun freely.
Not
> a great situation. Ok, I digress, I would like to install lockers, of
some
> sort, at the same time as re-gearing to 4.56 or 4.88. My questions are
> these:
> 1. Will these diffs handle those gears?
Yes. The 4.56s are supposedly the better choice because the pinion on the
4.88s gets really small.
> 2. Any recommendations or opinions on the Detroit TrueTrac, Electrac,
or
> Locker?
Detroit Full Locker in the back. Pick your poison for the front. I have the
Detroit EZLocker up front and it has never let me down.
> 3. I would like to stay away from friction additives and the Auburn
> limited slip sounds like a pain if you have to send it in for rebuild.
>
The locker avoids the additives.
> The article in the recent JP magazine is what swayed me towards the
Detroit
> brand.
>
> Also, how hard is it really to install new gears and lockers at the same
> time?
>
You would WANT to do the gears at the same time. There is no point in
opening the diffs for the locker this week, then opening the diffs again
next week for gears. Or the other way around. Be advised that you will
probably be getting a new carrier for the gearing project because the new
ring gear won't fit the current carrier.
05-24-2005, 09:07 PM
#23
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Re: locker advice
"Dennis ***" <denniscox45remove@removecomcast.net> wrote in message
news:p4-dndod3f5ZEg_fRVn-rw@comcast.com...
> I have a 97 Wrangler, lifted about 4 inches with 33x12.5x15 tires. It has
> 3.73 gears in a front dana 30 and rear dana 44. It is an almost daily
> driver. When I take it off-road, it is mostly mud with a few rocks every
> now and then. Both diffs are open. I would like to lock up both ends or
at
> least the rear, but the situation I found myself in (deep muddy ruts) the
> other day, I could not get out of the ruts because of the open diff. The
> tire up against the rut wouldn't spin while the other side spun freely.
Not
> a great situation. Ok, I digress, I would like to install lockers, of
some
> sort, at the same time as re-gearing to 4.56 or 4.88. My questions are
> these:
> 1. Will these diffs handle those gears?
Yes. The 4.56s are supposedly the better choice because the pinion on the
4.88s gets really small.
> 2. Any recommendations or opinions on the Detroit TrueTrac, Electrac,
or
> Locker?
Detroit Full Locker in the back. Pick your poison for the front. I have the
Detroit EZLocker up front and it has never let me down.
> 3. I would like to stay away from friction additives and the Auburn
> limited slip sounds like a pain if you have to send it in for rebuild.
>
The locker avoids the additives.
> The article in the recent JP magazine is what swayed me towards the
Detroit
> brand.
>
> Also, how hard is it really to install new gears and lockers at the same
> time?
>
You would WANT to do the gears at the same time. There is no point in
opening the diffs for the locker this week, then opening the diffs again
next week for gears. Or the other way around. Be advised that you will
probably be getting a new carrier for the gearing project because the new
ring gear won't fit the current carrier.
05-24-2005, 09:07 PM
#24
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Re: locker advice
"Dennis ***" <denniscox45remove@removecomcast.net> wrote in message
news:p4-dndod3f5ZEg_fRVn-rw@comcast.com...
> I have a 97 Wrangler, lifted about 4 inches with 33x12.5x15 tires. It has
> 3.73 gears in a front dana 30 and rear dana 44. It is an almost daily
> driver. When I take it off-road, it is mostly mud with a few rocks every
> now and then. Both diffs are open. I would like to lock up both ends or
at
> least the rear, but the situation I found myself in (deep muddy ruts) the
> other day, I could not get out of the ruts because of the open diff. The
> tire up against the rut wouldn't spin while the other side spun freely.
Not
> a great situation. Ok, I digress, I would like to install lockers, of
some
> sort, at the same time as re-gearing to 4.56 or 4.88. My questions are
> these:
> 1. Will these diffs handle those gears?
Yes. The 4.56s are supposedly the better choice because the pinion on the
4.88s gets really small.
> 2. Any recommendations or opinions on the Detroit TrueTrac, Electrac,
or
> Locker?
Detroit Full Locker in the back. Pick your poison for the front. I have the
Detroit EZLocker up front and it has never let me down.
> 3. I would like to stay away from friction additives and the Auburn
> limited slip sounds like a pain if you have to send it in for rebuild.
>
The locker avoids the additives.
> The article in the recent JP magazine is what swayed me towards the
Detroit
> brand.
>
> Also, how hard is it really to install new gears and lockers at the same
> time?
>
You would WANT to do the gears at the same time. There is no point in
opening the diffs for the locker this week, then opening the diffs again
next week for gears. Or the other way around. Be advised that you will
probably be getting a new carrier for the gearing project because the new
ring gear won't fit the current carrier.
05-24-2005, 09:07 PM
#25
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Re: locker advice
"Dennis ***" <denniscox45remove@removecomcast.net> wrote in message
news:p4-dndod3f5ZEg_fRVn-rw@comcast.com...
> I have a 97 Wrangler, lifted about 4 inches with 33x12.5x15 tires. It has
> 3.73 gears in a front dana 30 and rear dana 44. It is an almost daily
> driver. When I take it off-road, it is mostly mud with a few rocks every
> now and then. Both diffs are open. I would like to lock up both ends or
at
> least the rear, but the situation I found myself in (deep muddy ruts) the
> other day, I could not get out of the ruts because of the open diff. The
> tire up against the rut wouldn't spin while the other side spun freely.
Not
> a great situation. Ok, I digress, I would like to install lockers, of
some
> sort, at the same time as re-gearing to 4.56 or 4.88. My questions are
> these:
> 1. Will these diffs handle those gears?
Yes. The 4.56s are supposedly the better choice because the pinion on the
4.88s gets really small.
> 2. Any recommendations or opinions on the Detroit TrueTrac, Electrac,
or
> Locker?
Detroit Full Locker in the back. Pick your poison for the front. I have the
Detroit EZLocker up front and it has never let me down.
> 3. I would like to stay away from friction additives and the Auburn
> limited slip sounds like a pain if you have to send it in for rebuild.
>
The locker avoids the additives.
> The article in the recent JP magazine is what swayed me towards the
Detroit
> brand.
>
> Also, how hard is it really to install new gears and lockers at the same
> time?
>
You would WANT to do the gears at the same time. There is no point in
opening the diffs for the locker this week, then opening the diffs again
next week for gears. Or the other way around. Be advised that you will
probably be getting a new carrier for the gearing project because the new
ring gear won't fit the current carrier.
05-25-2005, 05:56 PM
#26
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Re: locker advice
4.88 gears are fine, no one running them is having troubles with their
strength. The RUMOR was that 4.88 gears wouldn't hold up when they
first came out but the rumors were proved false. Mine are doing fine as
well with lots of rock crawling under their belt with 35" tires and f/r
lockers..
Jeff Strickland wrote:
> "Dennis ***" <denniscox45remove@removecomcast.net> wrote in message
> news:p4-dndod3f5ZEg_fRVn-rw@comcast.com...
>
>>I have a 97 Wrangler, lifted about 4 inches with 33x12.5x15 tires. It has
>>3.73 gears in a front dana 30 and rear dana 44. It is an almost daily
>>driver. When I take it off-road, it is mostly mud with a few rocks every
>>now and then. Both diffs are open. I would like to lock up both ends or
>
> at
>
>>least the rear, but the situation I found myself in (deep muddy ruts) the
>>other day, I could not get out of the ruts because of the open diff. The
>>tire up against the rut wouldn't spin while the other side spun freely.
>
> Not
>
>>a great situation. Ok, I digress, I would like to install lockers, of
>
> some
>
>>sort, at the same time as re-gearing to 4.56 or 4.88. My questions are
>>these:
>>1. Will these diffs handle those gears?
>
>
> Yes. The 4.56s are supposedly the better choice because the pinion on the
> 4.88s gets really small.
>
>
>
>
>>2. Any recommendations or opinions on the Detroit TrueTrac, Electrac,
>
> or
>
>>Locker?
>
>
> Detroit Full Locker in the back. Pick your poison for the front. I have the
> Detroit EZLocker up front and it has never let me down.
>
>
>
>>3. I would like to stay away from friction additives and the Auburn
>>limited slip sounds like a pain if you have to send it in for rebuild.
>>
>
>
> The locker avoids the additives.
>
>
>
>>The article in the recent JP magazine is what swayed me towards the
>
> Detroit
>
>>brand.
>>
>>Also, how hard is it really to install new gears and lockers at the same
>>time?
>>
>
>
> You would WANT to do the gears at the same time. There is no point in
> opening the diffs for the locker this week, then opening the diffs again
> next week for gears. Or the other way around. Be advised that you will
> probably be getting a new carrier for the gearing project because the new
> ring gear won't fit the current carrier.
>
>
>
--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
strength. The RUMOR was that 4.88 gears wouldn't hold up when they
first came out but the rumors were proved false. Mine are doing fine as
well with lots of rock crawling under their belt with 35" tires and f/r
lockers..
Jeff Strickland wrote:
> "Dennis ***" <denniscox45remove@removecomcast.net> wrote in message
> news:p4-dndod3f5ZEg_fRVn-rw@comcast.com...
>
>>I have a 97 Wrangler, lifted about 4 inches with 33x12.5x15 tires. It has
>>3.73 gears in a front dana 30 and rear dana 44. It is an almost daily
>>driver. When I take it off-road, it is mostly mud with a few rocks every
>>now and then. Both diffs are open. I would like to lock up both ends or
>
> at
>
>>least the rear, but the situation I found myself in (deep muddy ruts) the
>>other day, I could not get out of the ruts because of the open diff. The
>>tire up against the rut wouldn't spin while the other side spun freely.
>
> Not
>
>>a great situation. Ok, I digress, I would like to install lockers, of
>
> some
>
>>sort, at the same time as re-gearing to 4.56 or 4.88. My questions are
>>these:
>>1. Will these diffs handle those gears?
>
>
> Yes. The 4.56s are supposedly the better choice because the pinion on the
> 4.88s gets really small.
>
>
>
>
>>2. Any recommendations or opinions on the Detroit TrueTrac, Electrac,
>
> or
>
>>Locker?
>
>
> Detroit Full Locker in the back. Pick your poison for the front. I have the
> Detroit EZLocker up front and it has never let me down.
>
>
>
>>3. I would like to stay away from friction additives and the Auburn
>>limited slip sounds like a pain if you have to send it in for rebuild.
>>
>
>
> The locker avoids the additives.
>
>
>
>>The article in the recent JP magazine is what swayed me towards the
>
> Detroit
>
>>brand.
>>
>>Also, how hard is it really to install new gears and lockers at the same
>>time?
>>
>
>
> You would WANT to do the gears at the same time. There is no point in
> opening the diffs for the locker this week, then opening the diffs again
> next week for gears. Or the other way around. Be advised that you will
> probably be getting a new carrier for the gearing project because the new
> ring gear won't fit the current carrier.
>
>
>
--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
05-25-2005, 05:56 PM
#27
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Posts: n/a
Re: locker advice
4.88 gears are fine, no one running them is having troubles with their
strength. The RUMOR was that 4.88 gears wouldn't hold up when they
first came out but the rumors were proved false. Mine are doing fine as
well with lots of rock crawling under their belt with 35" tires and f/r
lockers..
Jeff Strickland wrote:
> "Dennis ***" <denniscox45remove@removecomcast.net> wrote in message
> news:p4-dndod3f5ZEg_fRVn-rw@comcast.com...
>
>>I have a 97 Wrangler, lifted about 4 inches with 33x12.5x15 tires. It has
>>3.73 gears in a front dana 30 and rear dana 44. It is an almost daily
>>driver. When I take it off-road, it is mostly mud with a few rocks every
>>now and then. Both diffs are open. I would like to lock up both ends or
>
> at
>
>>least the rear, but the situation I found myself in (deep muddy ruts) the
>>other day, I could not get out of the ruts because of the open diff. The
>>tire up against the rut wouldn't spin while the other side spun freely.
>
> Not
>
>>a great situation. Ok, I digress, I would like to install lockers, of
>
> some
>
>>sort, at the same time as re-gearing to 4.56 or 4.88. My questions are
>>these:
>>1. Will these diffs handle those gears?
>
>
> Yes. The 4.56s are supposedly the better choice because the pinion on the
> 4.88s gets really small.
>
>
>
>
>>2. Any recommendations or opinions on the Detroit TrueTrac, Electrac,
>
> or
>
>>Locker?
>
>
> Detroit Full Locker in the back. Pick your poison for the front. I have the
> Detroit EZLocker up front and it has never let me down.
>
>
>
>>3. I would like to stay away from friction additives and the Auburn
>>limited slip sounds like a pain if you have to send it in for rebuild.
>>
>
>
> The locker avoids the additives.
>
>
>
>>The article in the recent JP magazine is what swayed me towards the
>
> Detroit
>
>>brand.
>>
>>Also, how hard is it really to install new gears and lockers at the same
>>time?
>>
>
>
> You would WANT to do the gears at the same time. There is no point in
> opening the diffs for the locker this week, then opening the diffs again
> next week for gears. Or the other way around. Be advised that you will
> probably be getting a new carrier for the gearing project because the new
> ring gear won't fit the current carrier.
>
>
>
--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
strength. The RUMOR was that 4.88 gears wouldn't hold up when they
first came out but the rumors were proved false. Mine are doing fine as
well with lots of rock crawling under their belt with 35" tires and f/r
lockers..
Jeff Strickland wrote:
> "Dennis ***" <denniscox45remove@removecomcast.net> wrote in message
> news:p4-dndod3f5ZEg_fRVn-rw@comcast.com...
>
>>I have a 97 Wrangler, lifted about 4 inches with 33x12.5x15 tires. It has
>>3.73 gears in a front dana 30 and rear dana 44. It is an almost daily
>>driver. When I take it off-road, it is mostly mud with a few rocks every
>>now and then. Both diffs are open. I would like to lock up both ends or
>
> at
>
>>least the rear, but the situation I found myself in (deep muddy ruts) the
>>other day, I could not get out of the ruts because of the open diff. The
>>tire up against the rut wouldn't spin while the other side spun freely.
>
> Not
>
>>a great situation. Ok, I digress, I would like to install lockers, of
>
> some
>
>>sort, at the same time as re-gearing to 4.56 or 4.88. My questions are
>>these:
>>1. Will these diffs handle those gears?
>
>
> Yes. The 4.56s are supposedly the better choice because the pinion on the
> 4.88s gets really small.
>
>
>
>
>>2. Any recommendations or opinions on the Detroit TrueTrac, Electrac,
>
> or
>
>>Locker?
>
>
> Detroit Full Locker in the back. Pick your poison for the front. I have the
> Detroit EZLocker up front and it has never let me down.
>
>
>
>>3. I would like to stay away from friction additives and the Auburn
>>limited slip sounds like a pain if you have to send it in for rebuild.
>>
>
>
> The locker avoids the additives.
>
>
>
>>The article in the recent JP magazine is what swayed me towards the
>
> Detroit
>
>>brand.
>>
>>Also, how hard is it really to install new gears and lockers at the same
>>time?
>>
>
>
> You would WANT to do the gears at the same time. There is no point in
> opening the diffs for the locker this week, then opening the diffs again
> next week for gears. Or the other way around. Be advised that you will
> probably be getting a new carrier for the gearing project because the new
> ring gear won't fit the current carrier.
>
>
>
--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
05-25-2005, 05:56 PM
#28
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: locker advice
4.88 gears are fine, no one running them is having troubles with their
strength. The RUMOR was that 4.88 gears wouldn't hold up when they
first came out but the rumors were proved false. Mine are doing fine as
well with lots of rock crawling under their belt with 35" tires and f/r
lockers..
Jeff Strickland wrote:
> "Dennis ***" <denniscox45remove@removecomcast.net> wrote in message
> news:p4-dndod3f5ZEg_fRVn-rw@comcast.com...
>
>>I have a 97 Wrangler, lifted about 4 inches with 33x12.5x15 tires. It has
>>3.73 gears in a front dana 30 and rear dana 44. It is an almost daily
>>driver. When I take it off-road, it is mostly mud with a few rocks every
>>now and then. Both diffs are open. I would like to lock up both ends or
>
> at
>
>>least the rear, but the situation I found myself in (deep muddy ruts) the
>>other day, I could not get out of the ruts because of the open diff. The
>>tire up against the rut wouldn't spin while the other side spun freely.
>
> Not
>
>>a great situation. Ok, I digress, I would like to install lockers, of
>
> some
>
>>sort, at the same time as re-gearing to 4.56 or 4.88. My questions are
>>these:
>>1. Will these diffs handle those gears?
>
>
> Yes. The 4.56s are supposedly the better choice because the pinion on the
> 4.88s gets really small.
>
>
>
>
>>2. Any recommendations or opinions on the Detroit TrueTrac, Electrac,
>
> or
>
>>Locker?
>
>
> Detroit Full Locker in the back. Pick your poison for the front. I have the
> Detroit EZLocker up front and it has never let me down.
>
>
>
>>3. I would like to stay away from friction additives and the Auburn
>>limited slip sounds like a pain if you have to send it in for rebuild.
>>
>
>
> The locker avoids the additives.
>
>
>
>>The article in the recent JP magazine is what swayed me towards the
>
> Detroit
>
>>brand.
>>
>>Also, how hard is it really to install new gears and lockers at the same
>>time?
>>
>
>
> You would WANT to do the gears at the same time. There is no point in
> opening the diffs for the locker this week, then opening the diffs again
> next week for gears. Or the other way around. Be advised that you will
> probably be getting a new carrier for the gearing project because the new
> ring gear won't fit the current carrier.
>
>
>
--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
strength. The RUMOR was that 4.88 gears wouldn't hold up when they
first came out but the rumors were proved false. Mine are doing fine as
well with lots of rock crawling under their belt with 35" tires and f/r
lockers..
Jeff Strickland wrote:
> "Dennis ***" <denniscox45remove@removecomcast.net> wrote in message
> news:p4-dndod3f5ZEg_fRVn-rw@comcast.com...
>
>>I have a 97 Wrangler, lifted about 4 inches with 33x12.5x15 tires. It has
>>3.73 gears in a front dana 30 and rear dana 44. It is an almost daily
>>driver. When I take it off-road, it is mostly mud with a few rocks every
>>now and then. Both diffs are open. I would like to lock up both ends or
>
> at
>
>>least the rear, but the situation I found myself in (deep muddy ruts) the
>>other day, I could not get out of the ruts because of the open diff. The
>>tire up against the rut wouldn't spin while the other side spun freely.
>
> Not
>
>>a great situation. Ok, I digress, I would like to install lockers, of
>
> some
>
>>sort, at the same time as re-gearing to 4.56 or 4.88. My questions are
>>these:
>>1. Will these diffs handle those gears?
>
>
> Yes. The 4.56s are supposedly the better choice because the pinion on the
> 4.88s gets really small.
>
>
>
>
>>2. Any recommendations or opinions on the Detroit TrueTrac, Electrac,
>
> or
>
>>Locker?
>
>
> Detroit Full Locker in the back. Pick your poison for the front. I have the
> Detroit EZLocker up front and it has never let me down.
>
>
>
>>3. I would like to stay away from friction additives and the Auburn
>>limited slip sounds like a pain if you have to send it in for rebuild.
>>
>
>
> The locker avoids the additives.
>
>
>
>>The article in the recent JP magazine is what swayed me towards the
>
> Detroit
>
>>brand.
>>
>>Also, how hard is it really to install new gears and lockers at the same
>>time?
>>
>
>
> You would WANT to do the gears at the same time. There is no point in
> opening the diffs for the locker this week, then opening the diffs again
> next week for gears. Or the other way around. Be advised that you will
> probably be getting a new carrier for the gearing project because the new
> ring gear won't fit the current carrier.
>
>
>
--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
05-25-2005, 05:56 PM
#29
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: locker advice
4.88 gears are fine, no one running them is having troubles with their
strength. The RUMOR was that 4.88 gears wouldn't hold up when they
first came out but the rumors were proved false. Mine are doing fine as
well with lots of rock crawling under their belt with 35" tires and f/r
lockers..
Jeff Strickland wrote:
> "Dennis ***" <denniscox45remove@removecomcast.net> wrote in message
> news:p4-dndod3f5ZEg_fRVn-rw@comcast.com...
>
>>I have a 97 Wrangler, lifted about 4 inches with 33x12.5x15 tires. It has
>>3.73 gears in a front dana 30 and rear dana 44. It is an almost daily
>>driver. When I take it off-road, it is mostly mud with a few rocks every
>>now and then. Both diffs are open. I would like to lock up both ends or
>
> at
>
>>least the rear, but the situation I found myself in (deep muddy ruts) the
>>other day, I could not get out of the ruts because of the open diff. The
>>tire up against the rut wouldn't spin while the other side spun freely.
>
> Not
>
>>a great situation. Ok, I digress, I would like to install lockers, of
>
> some
>
>>sort, at the same time as re-gearing to 4.56 or 4.88. My questions are
>>these:
>>1. Will these diffs handle those gears?
>
>
> Yes. The 4.56s are supposedly the better choice because the pinion on the
> 4.88s gets really small.
>
>
>
>
>>2. Any recommendations or opinions on the Detroit TrueTrac, Electrac,
>
> or
>
>>Locker?
>
>
> Detroit Full Locker in the back. Pick your poison for the front. I have the
> Detroit EZLocker up front and it has never let me down.
>
>
>
>>3. I would like to stay away from friction additives and the Auburn
>>limited slip sounds like a pain if you have to send it in for rebuild.
>>
>
>
> The locker avoids the additives.
>
>
>
>>The article in the recent JP magazine is what swayed me towards the
>
> Detroit
>
>>brand.
>>
>>Also, how hard is it really to install new gears and lockers at the same
>>time?
>>
>
>
> You would WANT to do the gears at the same time. There is no point in
> opening the diffs for the locker this week, then opening the diffs again
> next week for gears. Or the other way around. Be advised that you will
> probably be getting a new carrier for the gearing project because the new
> ring gear won't fit the current carrier.
>
>
>
--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
strength. The RUMOR was that 4.88 gears wouldn't hold up when they
first came out but the rumors were proved false. Mine are doing fine as
well with lots of rock crawling under their belt with 35" tires and f/r
lockers..
Jeff Strickland wrote:
> "Dennis ***" <denniscox45remove@removecomcast.net> wrote in message
> news:p4-dndod3f5ZEg_fRVn-rw@comcast.com...
>
>>I have a 97 Wrangler, lifted about 4 inches with 33x12.5x15 tires. It has
>>3.73 gears in a front dana 30 and rear dana 44. It is an almost daily
>>driver. When I take it off-road, it is mostly mud with a few rocks every
>>now and then. Both diffs are open. I would like to lock up both ends or
>
> at
>
>>least the rear, but the situation I found myself in (deep muddy ruts) the
>>other day, I could not get out of the ruts because of the open diff. The
>>tire up against the rut wouldn't spin while the other side spun freely.
>
> Not
>
>>a great situation. Ok, I digress, I would like to install lockers, of
>
> some
>
>>sort, at the same time as re-gearing to 4.56 or 4.88. My questions are
>>these:
>>1. Will these diffs handle those gears?
>
>
> Yes. The 4.56s are supposedly the better choice because the pinion on the
> 4.88s gets really small.
>
>
>
>
>>2. Any recommendations or opinions on the Detroit TrueTrac, Electrac,
>
> or
>
>>Locker?
>
>
> Detroit Full Locker in the back. Pick your poison for the front. I have the
> Detroit EZLocker up front and it has never let me down.
>
>
>
>>3. I would like to stay away from friction additives and the Auburn
>>limited slip sounds like a pain if you have to send it in for rebuild.
>>
>
>
> The locker avoids the additives.
>
>
>
>>The article in the recent JP magazine is what swayed me towards the
>
> Detroit
>
>>brand.
>>
>>Also, how hard is it really to install new gears and lockers at the same
>>time?
>>
>
>
> You would WANT to do the gears at the same time. There is no point in
> opening the diffs for the locker this week, then opening the diffs again
> next week for gears. Or the other way around. Be advised that you will
> probably be getting a new carrier for the gearing project because the new
> ring gear won't fit the current carrier.
>
>
>
--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
05-25-2005, 06:14 PM
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Re: locker advice
Real Jeeps come stock with 5.38s:
http://www.californiajeeper.com/axle.htm
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Dennis *** wrote:
>
> I have a 97 Wrangler, lifted about 4 inches with 33x12.5x15 tires. It has
> 3.73 gears in a front dana 30 and rear dana 44. It is an almost daily
> driver. When I take it off-road, it is mostly mud with a few rocks every
> now and then. Both diffs are open. I would like to lock up both ends or at
> least the rear, but the situation I found myself in (deep muddy ruts) the
> other day, I could not get out of the ruts because of the open diff. The
> tire up against the rut wouldn't spin while the other side spun freely. Not
> a great situation. Ok, I digress, I would like to install lockers, of some
> sort, at the same time as re-gearing to 4.56 or 4.88. My questions are
> these:
> 1. Will these diffs handle those gears?
> 2. Any recommendations or opinions on the Detroit TrueTrac, Electrac, or
> Locker?
> 3. I would like to stay away from friction additives and the Auburn
> limited slip sounds like a pain if you have to send it in for rebuild.
>
> The article in the recent JP magazine is what swayed me towards the Detroit
> brand.
>
> Also, how hard is it really to install new gears and lockers at the same
> time?
>
> Thanks,
> Dennis
> 97 Wrangler
http://www.californiajeeper.com/axle.htm
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Dennis *** wrote:
>
> I have a 97 Wrangler, lifted about 4 inches with 33x12.5x15 tires. It has
> 3.73 gears in a front dana 30 and rear dana 44. It is an almost daily
> driver. When I take it off-road, it is mostly mud with a few rocks every
> now and then. Both diffs are open. I would like to lock up both ends or at
> least the rear, but the situation I found myself in (deep muddy ruts) the
> other day, I could not get out of the ruts because of the open diff. The
> tire up against the rut wouldn't spin while the other side spun freely. Not
> a great situation. Ok, I digress, I would like to install lockers, of some
> sort, at the same time as re-gearing to 4.56 or 4.88. My questions are
> these:
> 1. Will these diffs handle those gears?
> 2. Any recommendations or opinions on the Detroit TrueTrac, Electrac, or
> Locker?
> 3. I would like to stay away from friction additives and the Auburn
> limited slip sounds like a pain if you have to send it in for rebuild.
>
> The article in the recent JP magazine is what swayed me towards the Detroit
> brand.
>
> Also, how hard is it really to install new gears and lockers at the same
> time?
>
> Thanks,
> Dennis
> 97 Wrangler