Landcruiser - Factory Diff Locks

electrically operated and work just like airlockers

Can you still get them,I thought they wernt avaliable any more.

Hi Barry
I have two trucks with the factory lockers
They are electric and ecu controlled, so it is hard to damage them
They work extremely well and I have had not problems.
One truck has been in many competitions and extreme off roading
Can be activated even if the electrics go down
Ray

Can still order them on 79 series, a mate recently got two on a traytop.

I ordered on LC79 tray in Dec05 nil stock available then,,, good luck I now have airlockers.

Cheers Barry

Barry,
When you order the 79series, go for the factory lockers. It will be a 3 month wait while they build the truck, but they work fine and you won't have warranty issues.

You'll enjoy the truck.

Cheers
phil

There is also the TJM lockers you could look at

Hi Barry,

Send a member message to Luxoluk. He was having quite a few problems with his on the new troopy both prior to and during our trip in March. I don't know if they are resolved or if they know what's causing the issues yet.

Dave

HI Barry,
Have rear factory locker on a 2001 GXV. No problems with the locker. My observations are as follows
1.Will only work on low range. There is a MOD to change this, it is as simple as cutting one wire and grounding it to bypass the fact that the system need to be on low range.
2. sometimes takes a while to engage, I jacked the vehicle up and worked out wherethe locker will engage, there was five positions only when rotating one wheel on the air. The diff needs to be lined up before the pin will drop in.
3. sometimes slow to disengage, due to needing to take the pressure off the back axle, similair to unlocking 4wd to 2wd.

I believe the Air locker is much more instant. Dont see this as a problem on the back, but if you are needing to steer, then the front may annoy you a little. (Although I dont have any experience with the front factory locker, inly going by the way the back works)

Hi Barry
Yes yhey are a bit slower than air lockers, no I do not have any problems if one plans ahead
Diff locks should be engaged before they are needed not when you have come to a stop. and in competitions one tends to ruun most of the time with lockers in.
Learning to drive with lockers in all the time takes a little practice and a little more engine imput to help cornering. you will climb better and have much safer descents as one wheel can not lock up or loose traction
You can also remove the ICU unit and hard wire the lockers this makes them operate faster but you loose the protection to prevent engageing if one wheel is spining faster than the other.
If you need more please ask
Ray