Not sure I agree with you totally there, but acknowledge your points.Originally Posted by Forced Offroad
My personal thoughts are that yes, the auto in the front means you have to adjust how you drive a little. I tend to flick back to 2WD a lot more than I used to when driving at speeds on the dirt roads, but otherwise do not see any real difference at low speeds.
Detroit have been building lockers for a long, long time now, and are proven bits of kit. If something 'goes wrong' then a vehicle would have to operate in 2wd, the same as any other vehicle. I personally was more worried about the air-lines, or wire getting damaged, than a cataclysmic failure happening inside the diff. I do acknowledge that both air-lines and a wire can be repaired on the fly though, and hopefully people who use them all carry a spare bit of hose etc.
Detroit might be expensive compared to Lokka or Spartan etc., but they are a whole lot more substantial than both, and a lot less expensive than ARB, PRO-LOCKER, or E-LOCKER. Last time I looked I could find one online for $699 shipped to my door.
I would think that getting a replacement locker in a remote location would mean the same (freighting one in), unless you are in a reasonable sized town, where you are right, the ARB etc. is more likely to be in stock. Otherwise it would just be a matter of limping home and sorting it later I would think.
My 2 cents worth...
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