go with an Aussie in rear only and, if needed, an ARB setup in the front. then, get your popcorn ready for 'scary' traction and adrenaline elevations...
anyone use locright lockers ? (1 Viewer)
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X2, and keep your eyes open for stuff like this: 80 series locked axles with 5:29's $1200obo!!!! colorado
Prolly gone, but things like this have happened before, and will happen again
And unless I'm mistaken, you can get a cable lock mechanism for E-lockers, if the computer or electrics scare you.
IMO, stuff like this you can do yourself so that leaves out mucho money for someone else's labor.
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Sorry to hijack your thread.
but this is my ideal setup!Okay, let's get back to the topic.
Sorry to hijack your thread.
Okay, let's get back to the topic.
What no winch?
I voted lockers.
I have a lockrite in the Toyota mini-truck rear. It's the V-6 4 pinion 2 piece style as opposed to the 2 pinion style that comes with it's own pinion. I believe the failure rep of lockrites are in the 4 piece style with its own pinion and pinion is what breaks.
I've run the 2 piece style uses the stock pinion for years without any trouble and if the Land Cruiser version is the same, it will probably hold up as well.
The things I hated about mine were the ratcheting noise and especially the "normal" loud bang that occured every once in a while as things bound up and then suddenly released. The rear end seems a little jerky arounds corners as well, but maybe with the 80 being much heavier in the rear, its not as noticable.
I think its worth it as a cheap way of having a rear locker and off road insurance, but I really enjoy having open diffs and lockers on command when given a choice.
BTW, I ran a lockrite up front too and I absolutely will never do that again. Never, ever, ever.
I've run the 2 piece style uses the stock pinion for years without any trouble and if the Land Cruiser version is the same, it will probably hold up as well.
The things I hated about mine were the ratcheting noise and especially the "normal" loud bang that occured every once in a while as things bound up and then suddenly released. The rear end seems a little jerky arounds corners as well, but maybe with the 80 being much heavier in the rear, its not as noticable.
I think its worth it as a cheap way of having a rear locker and off road insurance, but I really enjoy having open diffs and lockers on command when given a choice.
BTW, I ran a lockrite up front too and I absolutely will never do that again. Never, ever, ever.
I have seen 2 lockrite's break in the rear 3rd of different 40's. Both were on mild trails. I also saw someone with a full spool in the front. It turned into a 2wd everytime he needed to turn out of a tight spot.
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I find it funny that so many of the responses are from guys with part-time 4wd trucks. It's a different beast with a full-time 4wd truck. I would never run an autolocker (or spool) up front in an 80, that's dumb. But in the rear, my Aussie has been awesome. Way different than in a short wheelbase rig like a 40. I've only had it for a few weeks now but it's almost totally transparent on the road, except for hearing it ratchet on tight corners and a very slight bump,bump,bump while ratcheting during a turn in reverse. Nothing that I would call bad manners or annoying at all. I just got back from Cruise Moab and my first trail experience with the rear Aussie and it worked flawlessly. Exactly how'd you'd expect it to work with no ill side effects.
I still love ARB's, but I've been very happy with my budget purchase of the Aussie for the rear of my 80.
Thank you
I just didn't have the temper to point that out. Seam's like every PT 4WD in the free world offered up their advise.
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X2 on the Aussie Locker. I have not had any performance issues trail/pavement in the 1 year that mine has been installed.
I have ran Lock-Rites on a lot of my Yotas... In fact, my wife was daily driving her Runner for a year with a rear Lock-Rite. They are noisy and take a bit to get used to, but the are easy to install and pretty strong for the $$. In your case, I would run a Aussie Locker (same design but seem better) in the rear and leave the front open until you can get an ARB...
I posted earlier that I understand Hilux but now that I've read a few of his responses in other threads I see your point. He seems knowledgeable but hard to understand. Kinda reminds me of tntoyota who stopped posting 1 and a half months before Hilux started.
I wonder.....Are you? Is it possible?
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Yeah, I posted that after having read a bunch of his posts, and ending up more bewildered than enlightened. I wasn't just talking about this thread.
tntoyota, hmmm...
-Spike
tntoyota, hmmm...
-Spike
browsing youtube I came accross this good video example of what an automatic locker can do to gain additonal traction...
Good example...don't flame me because the test rig is not a land cruiser...
Eaton does not make an auto locker for the LC...but Aussie does...similar set up..
YouTube - Eaton Locking Differential Demonstration
Good example...don't flame me because the test rig is not a land cruiser...
Eaton does not make an auto locker for the LC...but Aussie does...similar set up..
YouTube - Eaton Locking Differential Demonstration
No, I'm gonna flame you b/c thats a glorified LIMITED SLIP.
"It immediately senses a difference in wheel speed, quickly engages its locking mechanism"
I counted around 3 rotations
Lets also consider how many "G80s
" blew up with nothing more than road use "Manufacturers tend to obscure the true nature of their 4WD/AWD systems behind phantasy names like "Active 4WD", "Quadra-Drive", etc."
It's not similar unless you have a locker that the non-traction side spins until the traction side catches......in which case you didn't have the "locker" ya thought ya did
It's (the G80) also a full case and not something done easily in your driveway and w/o special tools.
But the vid is cool, showing people is a heck of allot better than trying to explain it w/ words.
I had them in my 94 toyota (fr/rr) and they worked great on the street with the front hubs unlocked, if you tried to drive with the fronts locked in, it was a B#$%H to turn, I bent my steering more than once just trying to turn... at one point I broke my rear drive line and had to drive home in front wheel drive.. Holly CRAP, it was a death trap, give it gas and it would shoot one direction, let off the gas and it would shoot the other direction. Please do not put a locker (full time) in the front diff of an all wheel drive!!!!
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