grizzly yukon locker

[1978davidw]

Thinking about adding one of these to my truck. i dont do any hardcore offroading or anything like that however i do use my truck on occasion to pull heavy loads (off road) on a trailer (25,000lbs up to 35,000lbs) on a tag along trailer with air brakes. i pull slow and only use it where my dump truck i usually pull with gets stuck, its a single axle volvo with open differential( it gets stuck on dry grass just about). was wondering which axle would be best to put it in one of the rears or the front. I also use my truck in the winter on slick roads as my car i have is a rear wheel drive.

 

[1978davidw]

No thoughts on this from anyone huh?

 

[Maverick1701]

I have been thinking on he same subject for when I eventually spring for a locker.

I wouldnt put it on the front axle due to the difficulty of steering w/out power steering combined w/a locker.

The rear axle might not always have good contact with the ground (from some of the off-roading videos I have seen on youtube).

I am going to lock the middle axle first...in he vids I have seen it looks like the middle axle almost always has contact w/the ground. And if you drop the nose off into something w/out a bottom there is a better chance of being able to back out w/the locker in one of the rear axles

 

[1978davidw]

yeah i was concerned about maintaining the streetability with a locker in the front although it would probably provide the most additional traction in the front with the way the weight is distributed on these things. Does anyone on here run a locker in the front?

 

[Billy Bobbed]

That is my next project is to put a Grizzly locker in mine.In the rear.

 

[Pinz25086]

Why not install in the front axle and also install a set of lock out hubs? When you need the locker off road it is there but on the street, you will gain the option to free wheel. Just a thought...

Wayne

 

[1978davidw]

dont have the money to do both on my budget.

 

[odnorth]

l have a Yukon grizzly locker in the front axle and the rear of my deuce just did a 500 mile trip in July all on road, handled no different then before.

 

[1978davidw]

nice can you tell a big difference in off road driveability or have you had it in any bad spots.

 

[odnorth]

No off-roading yet, but l did take it up a steep grass hill in the pouring rain, and it was a lot better then stock.