big tires lift vs lockers
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The big tires will be an advantage until you get one off the ground, then you'll be wearing a strap.
I'll take the lockers.
I'll take the lockers.
93yotasr5
Come and take it
lockers x2. tires and lift 2nd
Mark W
Yep, I really don't really care that much I guess.
Depends what you are doing with the rig. Rocky terrain... get lockers.
Softer terrain makes larger tires more important.
Where I wheel, if I had to make that choice, I would pick 35x12.50s and open diffs over 235r75s and locked diffs.
For the inconsequential cost of a Lockright, there is no reason to have to make the choice. I would toss one in the back axle along with the larger tires and not even have to ponder which to chose. You can always upgrade when you save the pennies for a pair of ARBs.
Mark...
Softer terrain makes larger tires more important.
Where I wheel, if I had to make that choice, I would pick 35x12.50s and open diffs over 235r75s and locked diffs.
For the inconsequential cost of a Lockright, there is no reason to have to make the choice. I would toss one in the back axle along with the larger tires and not even have to ponder which to chose. You can always upgrade when you save the pennies for a pair of ARBs.
Mark...
lockers...I agree with Mark W ..throw a lock rite in the rear for low cost. My stock 80 out wheeled the guys with open difs and big tires.
lockers.
big tires and lift can get you into more challenging terrain than stock kit. they may or may not be able to self-extract the vehicle out of said challenging terrain.
locking axles allow you to gain more traction to extract a stuck vehicle. i think of lockers as in the same category as a winch ie - recovery gear, but with the added bonus of letting the truck go places it couldn't with open axles. i use my locking center diff to get the truck unstuck, not before it's stuck.
those who rock crawl all the time may have a different take...i am not familiar enough on the rock crawl side to chime in knowledgeably.
big tires and lift can get you into more challenging terrain than stock kit. they may or may not be able to self-extract the vehicle out of said challenging terrain.
locking axles allow you to gain more traction to extract a stuck vehicle. i think of lockers as in the same category as a winch ie - recovery gear, but with the added bonus of letting the truck go places it couldn't with open axles. i use my locking center diff to get the truck unstuck, not before it's stuck.
those who rock crawl all the time may have a different take...i am not familiar enough on the rock crawl side to chime in knowledgeably.
lunchbox locker in the back and stock height will take you almost anywhere compared to lift and tires. i'd go with lockers.
oh and this is the order i started - tires, lift, then lockers. if i had to do it again, i'd go with lockers first.
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Agree 100%
In the past on an unlocked truck the installation of a locker was the single best off roading mod done to date on any truck I have had.
Lift and tires look cool but lockers get you there.
Lift and tires look cool but lockers get you there.
Tires and lift, if you take the right line and keep the wheels on the ground, use you flex properly, I hardly use my lockers, but I bought a locked truck for a reason.
Box Rocket
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Maybe I'm the minority, or maybe it's because I wheeled my truck for years with 35's and open diffs and went places locked trucks couldn't in many cases. But I'll take the lift and tires and more importantly some good seat time. Lockers can't replace driving skill. They can mask the lack of that skill (for a while), but if the skill is there its hard to miss.
But I agree with Whatley. I put an Aussie locker in the rear axle of my unlocked 80 after 7 years of wheeling open. It's not really taking me anywhere that I wasn't able to take it before but it's nice to have.
But I agree with Whatley. I put an Aussie locker in the rear axle of my unlocked 80 after 7 years of wheeling open. It's not really taking me anywhere that I wasn't able to take it before but it's nice to have.
X2 I too agree that it really depends on where you are wheeling. Here I scrape my underside due to no lift but have not used my lockers.
Why choose? Have both.
Lift and big tires, plus an Aussie Locker in the rear that costs about as much as one of those tires.
Lift and big tires, plus an Aussie Locker in the rear that costs about as much as one of those tires.
Why choose? Have both.
Lift and big tires, plus an Aussie Locker in the rear that costs about as much as one of those tires.
Agreed and exactly what I did...
Why choose? Have both.
Lift and big tires, plus an Aussie Locker in the rear that costs about as much as one of those tires.
X3
Thats what I run and I could not be happier
I'm relatively new to wheeling (this will be my 3rd yr), and I wheel with a a lot Jeeps that are open on 33's and they do very well. As mentioned, skill is definitely very important, but I've seen some situations where it seems that there is no substitute for lockers.
Case in point below (the pics just don't seem to depict how steep it really was).
I believe one Jeep lifted on 33s with open diffs made it through initially, but after a few vehicles had passed, the trail had been torn up pretty good (lots of loose rocks etc).
Next came a completely stk (locked) Jeep Rubicon. After a couple of attempts she made it up.
Next came a Disco with a mild lift and 33s and open diffs. After many many attempts he gave up, and had to be pulled up.
I came next, locked front and rear diffs, and made it up after a few attempts. I don't believe that anyone tried after I went up.
Case in point below (the pics just don't seem to depict how steep it really was).
I believe one Jeep lifted on 33s with open diffs made it through initially, but after a few vehicles had passed, the trail had been torn up pretty good (lots of loose rocks etc).
Next came a completely stk (locked) Jeep Rubicon. After a couple of attempts she made it up.
Next came a Disco with a mild lift and 33s and open diffs. After many many attempts he gave up, and had to be pulled up.
I came next, locked front and rear diffs, and made it up after a few attempts. I don't believe that anyone tried after I went up.
When I first got my truck, I sold the tires, and got a spare set of rims and worn out 265's until I got the big tires for my rims. I ended up wheeling with some guys w/ tj's, cj's and xj's on 33's and 35's. The one XJ had 33's, a lift, and LSD's front and back. I walked stuff they were spinning all over the place on. Course, not apples to apples since they were after all Jeeps, but still, Their jaws were dropping with how easy I walked stuff with the majic switch.
