What should I get next for the Cruiser?

Depends on your 4wd experience. A winch is good when you put your vehicle crossed up on a 4wd track with front and rear lockers firing and can get no further... I would go the lockers, they improve cabability 100%.

I would get rear lockers and the winch .
Willie

Hi White Knight
Front lockers do make steering more difficult but if you are in a position of needing lockers, you are also in a position of needing traction more than steering, you are fortunate you own a Cruiser. Ultimately both front and rear lockers are ideal, however if it is a choice I would go front lockers first, winch second and rear lockers third.
This is my opinion, and others of course will dissagree, dont forget you have a very capable machine already, make sure you are going to use the equipment you install and dont overcapitalise.
Debbie and Barry

Whitenight,

I'd go the winch and wait for the front diff or LSD to go before putting in lockers.
That's my plan anyway. ;)

I went thru this thought process myself and got a winch first.
A winch will get places lockers won't, . . . . . eventually.
A winch can be used for/on other vehicles that have become stuck, (so will a snatch snap, not always suitable).
Winch can be transferred to another vehicle.


There have been numerous times that I wish I had $4k to be able to afford lockers, and one day I will get, but IMHO, get a winch,

Shane

Hi White Knioght

Fundamently your cars traction will be lilited by the wheel that slips first. This wheel is on the axle with the least articulation.

In most cars it is a front axle , and very much so in the case of a 100 seies with independant front ends.

So if its traction your after it you should by a front air - locker.

Ifs its the occasional rescue from sliding of a track into an embrassing postion then winch is better.

I have front & rear lockers and winch and the best of them all is a $150 set of light snow chains followed by front locker winch and with rear locker coming a distant last.


Robin Miller