Rear Air Locker - are they worth having over standard LSD?

[Morton]

good call TUFFGQ, locker in the rear if your competition orientated

[Drewboyaus]

I'm planning on a front E locker for my Q. The second part of the deal is in saving the money from doing the rear, I plan to put some low range reduction gears in the transfer case.
That will give me more control than a rear locker will.
Personally I like the idea of maintaining the LSD in the back end for highway/dirt road driving rather than just having it open all the time....


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[happygu]

I would add to this in saying go the front first, and then assess from there.

The question is do you really need both, or is it just so that you can say you have them...... I am constantly amazed, with some good driving, how far a standard 4WD will get without lockers, even some of the IFS types.

I had lockers years ago, and decided for the last few trucks that I wouldn't bother as most of my driving has been more sedate with a young family in tow.....and I try to avoid mud holes like the plague....
I recently went down one track where we were told that we wouldn't make it unless we have 'diff locks', and all four of us drove straight out without lockers ( we are all fairly experienced though ).

[Drewboyaus]

That's a good point....lots of folks with trucks now buy lockers as their first mod and I wonder how helpful that is in developing good driving skills and habits.
In the 18 months I've been driving (as opposed to navi) I've learned plenty about driving various types of tracks and have on a couple of occasions learned the current limits of my skill set!
Lockers would have possibly got me into even greater hot water than I found myself at the time.
From what I've observed, one mans "must use lockers" track is another mans piece o' p......


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[happygu]

That's a good point....lots of folks with trucks now buy lockers as their first mod and I wonder how helpful that is in developing good driving skills and habits.
In the 18 months I've been driving (as opposed to navi) I've learned plenty about driving various types of tracks and have on a couple of occasions learned the current limits of my skill set!
Lockers would have possibly got me into even greater hot water than I found myself at the time.
From what I've observed, one mans "must use lockers" track is another mans piece o' p......

How true - How true

[Bloodyaussie]

I am saving to do the front but am aware of many saying how they love it but it does make them lazy in there driving style as they expect the locker to do the hard work and not the nut behind the wheel...

[happygu]

I am even thinking of doing a front locker in mine as well, and I think that I will try the new E-Locker, as it seems to be getting rave reviews

[Bloodyaussie]

So far I have heard nothing but good things about the E-locker

[Winnie]

I honestly don't think I'll ever get a manual locker, not in this car anyway. I have done some serious tracks which others say lockers are a must... All they seem to do is break CVs

[Drewboyaus]

I honestly don't think I'll ever get a manual locker, not in this car anyway. I have done some serious tracks which others say lockers are a must... All they seem to do is break CVs

Bang on there with that.....short of driving very extreme tracks (and slippery, muddy ruts) with good tyres and a bit of lift the Q will just about go anywhere, anywhere I need it to anyway.
Perhaps it comes down to technique.....
I would expect to have to use less right boot than I need to now with a front locker.



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