ARB AIR LOCKERS

G'day Poppy,
Just my opinion.........gathered from reading shyte-loads of magazine articles b4 I became an "EO convert". The thing with Nissans is that the so-called "experts" all seem to agree that Patrols have the best LSD (rear diff) in the industry; unbreakable, virtually.
That said, it makes sense that if you can only afford one diff lock (like me), it is best to stick in the front pumpkin. That way you get the best of both worlds.....fully-locking front diff and the "safety" of an excellent rear diff that will take a few hundred klicks to wear out the LSD, at which time you can update to a rear locker as well.

G'Day Poppy

My opinion>
you have a really good limited slip diff in the back and no traction control in the front. Put it in the front. I have this setup and it works very nicely thankyou.

cheers
Foss

Yeah! Well!

Roachie also has a Shu-roo, electronic anti-rust something or other, air horns, synforce oil, more under bonnet after market wiring than the loy Yang power station, a cooper tyre once that a split in the side wall, the radiator from hell, yep! you name it and he either has it, tried it or piffed it. ROFLMAO. Oh! forgot - quick release front sway thingies, and either red or green coolant curtesy of the 'gulf techos', more compressor power and airlines than GMC. The list just goes on.

Now to answer your question. He loves his rear super LSD, and SWMBO would kill him if dared think about a rear locker.

Did you know that he dumped a full set of KONI'S which member BREW is now riding on thinking all his X-mas's have come at once. I'm still pondering that one.

AND, and, and he now has a gennie.

What more can I say.

hi poppy

just a word of advise from one that had a mishap with mine.

front or rear get them to replave the axel bolts with new ones.
i had mine done in my 60 series LC in october this year early december i had a funny noise while road driving and got home to dicover i had sheared one pin and 4 studs on the passanger side read and 3 on the driver side rear.

rang arb and was told that it is a common thing, But wait for it they reused the orginal studs that were many years old. spoke to one of the boys in the 4x4 club and he said you should always put new ones in so you know that they have not been under stress and should be ok.
it doesnt make them bullet proof mind as the extra stress caused by the air locker can still cause the hsearing to take place.

and i only engaged the rear locker 3 times for a short peroid each time.

if they go again i will change the 6mm pins to 100 series 10mm pins also i have put unbreako's in place of the studs.

gra

Hi there.. I have a ARB Air Locker in the rear and a Detroit Ser. 1V locker in the front. If you put the ARB in the front you will find it almost impossible to steer as both wheels are locked when in fact the outside wheel actually has to tun faster then the inside wheel when turning left or right on a tight winding track.
With the Detroit locker in front, it allows you to steer via a ratchet system built into it and as soon as one wheel loses traction it Immediately locks both wheels again.
Don't put the ARB Air locker in the front. You'll be sorry...For what its worth...