What about those Lock Rites?


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Posted by Russ/Wyo on Monday, May 10, 2004 at 9:59AM :

When I was in Moab at Easter, I asked Chad Taylor and Devon Parson what their experiences were with Lock Rite lockers. Devon has a 1989 Dodge Cummins Turbo Diesel with the 5-speed that has a Lock Rite in the rear differential (Dana 70), and he has gone through most of the toughest trails in the Moab area with it with no differential problems. Devon also built both differentials in the Scout that I bought from him with Lock Rites in both ends, and this Scout has been used on the toughest trails in Moab for many years with no differential problems. I also have another Scout II with PowerTrax No Spin lockers in both ends (these are basically Lock Rites that have evolved a bit). Chad Taylor hasn't used any Lock Rites, but he has been hard core 4-wheeling for many years. Devon also has many years of hard core 4-wheeling, including competing in UROC events and working in Todd Little's 4X4 shop in St. George, Utah (Todd's wife Jennifer is a very strong UROC competitor and has been in several 4X4 shows on TV). I also have a Lock Rite in the rear differential of my '49 Power Wagon with 4.89:1 gears and 265 flathead 6 and have no problems with it. Between the 3 of us, we probably have over 80 years of pretty hard core 4-wheeling, and not one of us has seen first hand any failures of the Lock Rite lockers, nor have we heard of any actual failures from any of our friends. I believe the common thinking that Lock Rite lockers are weak has little or no foundation. My opinion on Lock Rite lockers is that you get a lot of performance for the money, and that they hold up to some pretty tough conditions just fine. What are your experiences with limited slip and locking differentials?



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