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i am thinking about puting a locker in the rear end what would it be a usefull to put one also in the front ? of will it be to hard to steer ?
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With all due respect, that's not true. A front locker added after a rear is just as much night and day difference as going from open rear to locked rear.Don't bother with the front. If you have locked the rear axles and you get stuck a front locker won't help you much.
Also with a locker you are really going to strain the front axle joints and could stress them to the failing point, they are not large enough to handle the power all on one joint.
Locking the front on such a large truck is not advisable
Are they that weak?I just worry about the joints on a front rockwell in a full size truck. Perhaps Steve6x6x6 could shed some light on if our concern if unfounded.
No, I'm not saying that. But I don't think the front axle would fair well to repeated abuse where a single front wheel/axle was pulling the weight of the vehicle out. I don't think you'd put a locker in and then go out and break it right away. I just would think that the front axle u-joints would become the weak link then. (And a ball and claw setup probably would fair worse) Again, this is just my thoughts/speculation if this is a full on "off road" truck.Are they that weak?
I have destroyed 2 third members in my front axle, waiting to put my third in.
If one forgets to turn the air off to the transfer case, how are they going to remember to disengage the air locker? With the added stress of a locker, there is a good chance to break axle shafts and u-joints. Without hub locks, there is no way to drive the truck with a broken u-joint. With the cost of a single air locker, I can buy a Detroit locker and locking hubs.I would only put in an "air-locker" not a Detroit locker. This way you will not break axles if you forget to unlock your front hubs. Also you will not have to buy front hub locks anyway.
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