100 series ifs lockers
Submitted: Sunday, Mar 21, 2004 at 14:26
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lozza
Hi
Has anybody had fitted an ARB airlocker to the front diff only on a 100 series IFS?I assume the front end is the best as the independent
suspension limits the vehicle, to what degree I havent yet found out.
I guess the question is are they worth the expense of having one fitted,I am going to the cape in june and will be doing other trips,also are they any help in sand?
Lozza.
Reply By: Wayne (NSW) - Sunday, Mar 21, 2004 at 20:40
Sunday, Mar 21, 2004 at 20:40
Lozza,
I have not fitted a air locker to the front of a 100 Cruiser, but I did have a customer at a camper trailer training weekend and he had front and rear lockers. He also belongs to the TlCC, and has been driving Cruisers for some time. I asked him how often he used his lockers.Climbing hills and sand was the answer then I asked if he used them going down
hill. Can't steer if I use them going down
hill. If the rear only is locked than a
hill decent is possible and the steering is not effected.
What I am saying is fitting a front locker only and it will hardly be used, fitting a rear locker and it will be used a lot more.
The set up with ARB air lockers is The rear must be engaged before the front can be engaged.
I know others will disagree but that is my thoughts on the matter.
On sand I don't think they make any difference because all four wheels should be on the sand and wheel spin would be limited.
Wayne
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Follow Up By: Davoe - Monday, Mar 22, 2004 at 14:22
Monday, Mar 22, 2004 at 14:22
lockers do make a difference in sand as they turn your 2wd into a 3wd (rear only) or 4wd (both front and rear) only once have I wished I had lockers after driving up the side
embankment onto the road into gosse
bluff to give way to a vehicle and campertrailer. I got stuck as my left rear wheel bogged down and my right front wheel was up in the air driving off the bank- 2wd neither with any grip, easy fix dropped the lr tyre to 10 psi
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Reply By: Well 55 - Monday, Mar 22, 2004 at 12:20
Monday, Mar 22, 2004 at 12:20
I'm with Wayne on this one as
well, you will get more traction effort from a rear only Diff Lock and use it in the Cape more than you would use a front.
The rear LSD in the LC will wear out before you know it, a common down side to the Landcrusiers, having owned more than one them since 76.
I found in sand, ie. CSR etc rear only is enough as you rearly get a straight run up, if you need two Diff Locks in sand your tyre pressure is to high.
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