Harrop Eaton ELocker Versus GU Family Wagon Auto Hubs
G’day NP.com.au Team,
We are looking towards purchasing an ELocker for the front differential of our family GU wagon for some extra Nissan great rear LSD assistance on an upcoming adventure early next year.
Have experienced great mechanical reliability from ARB Air Lockers over the years on my shorties and utes with free wheeling hubs and saver rings although to be honest cannot be bothered with air lines this family time around.
As slow and steady as I’m allowed to wagon go would really appreciate any feedback on whether or not stock auto hubs (turned to true off road lock of course) would survive?
We really do like the stock auto function back at home in and out of grassy paddocks and are hoping they might be ok out there under heavier locker duress?
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Many thanks in advance, appreciated!
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Harrop Eaton ELocker Versus GU Family Wagon Auto Hubs
Sorry John mate, was referring to the Eaton Locker from the video and how its mechanism is designed.
After engaging it takes a 1/4 turn to lock forward so if urgently reversing up it becomes a full 1/2 rotation to relock backwards again apparently.
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Harrop Eaton ELocker Versus GU Family Wagon Auto Hubs
Agree with nipagu7 mate!
The type of slower more technical stuff you’re doing would unfortunately need both I’d suggest too.
As soon as you slow the climbing rate down to a much more comfortable speed you will need enhanced traction due to your loss of momentum.
Sand driving like we just did last summer found hours of shell grit patches up to the mouth of the Murray where LR reduction gears were just too low for the trucks there that had them.
Mind you their 150rwkw+ trucks smashed it in HR but our old 100rwkw stocky family wagon had to sit pinging in 4th LR most of the last half of that days adventure.
Front and rear air lockers through 63% custom reduction gears on my ute is a dream to drive up in our high country with how slow and comfortable it can go and like Cuppa kindly mentions a lot less damage can occur which is very reassuring and money saving too!
Disclaimer: One scenario to seriously watch out for with LR reduction gears is slippery mud steep mountain descents. Too much reduction like needed on rock crawling can find your truck breaking traction downwards and completely running out of engine rpm to try and gain it back.
You really do need to select your LR descent gear wisely in that scenario before committing downwards as changing gears say midway is never advisable in case you hit ‘Angel Gear’ (no gear and away you’re gone) !!
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