So I currently have an E-Locker. Thinking of removing it and putting in a Truetrac locker. No switch just true 4 wheel drive when I put it in 4 wheel drive.
What are your thoughts?
What are your thoughts?
Question: Front Locker
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Do these work well sled pulling? I like the cost better than the elocker. Also any problems driving on the street with these?
bah just weld the carrier. cheaper, more reliable. beware, only use it when you really need 4wd. dont even drive with it down the road, only if you get stuck.
Irrelevant to whether it's a waste or not or what style you prefer, if the truck is street driven, you will be puking the little needle bearing on the passenger inner axle if you go with anything other than an e-locker, since it will be always spinning. True it won't be spinning full road speed since the transfer case is disengaged, but it will have drag mass/speed regardless.
#36 in this photo.
Otherwise, you would have to run in 4WD all the time.
Keep the e-locker.
#36 in this photo.
Otherwise, you would have to run in 4WD all the time.
Keep the e-locker.
That may be true for the trutrac, I doubt it, but not the welded carrier, since the passenger side axle is not engaged until it is put in 4wd.
Correct, it's the fact that it's not engaged that is going to stress that bearing. Granted,I can't imagine you guys put a ton of miles on these trucks?
Dylan and I, at least, both run welded front carriers. Both drive on the street, and both pull and race fully locked up. He has more road miles on his than mine, probably 10k miles. No issues yet.
Tim, what do yal run in the rear? If you don't mind me askin. Mainly sled pulling with a little daily use and drag strip fun...... I wanna just weld it if I can, but if there is something better I would love to hear about it....
The front isn't locked up unless you are in 4wd. The only downside I can see is the front driveshaft will always be turning.
I know they won't be under power/ locked with the rear and can still turn at a different speed. But still the passanger and drivers side will always turn the same speed from now on. And to not ruin tires the outside wheel has to spin faster than the inside on a turn. I've already lost my ackerman steering with the straight centerlink. This will just make it even worse on tire wear. Or am I mistaken?
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I have seen and heard of too many elockers break including my own in a moderate to high hp duramax to ever recommend it
Only when in 4wd. The disconnect in the passenger side axle is disengaged in 2wd.
We've eatin an elocker a year for the last 3 years, only other thing i would ever consider over an elocker would be lincoln locker....or in my case a miller locker!!!!!!