Has anyone tried an ARB locker for the front yet? and how was the outcome? 
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Has anyone tried an ARB locker for the front yet? and how was the outcome?
Not yet, but future mods will include one in my rig as well as replacing the stock locker with the ARB for the rear.
Has anyone tried an ARB locker for the front yet? and how was the outcome?
Make sure you buy a spare CV along with that ARB locker as you will break one with the locker.
I would think equal distribution of driving force to two axles rather than one would actually be better no? When ATRAC is working, all the force is applied to one half shaft. A locker would apply force to both half shafts, cutting the force in half. I think it would be a stronger set up. Anyone?
Haven't tried a front locker but using the hack to utilize the rear locker and ATRAC on the front was a huge help in the snow yesterday.
ATRAC distributes power to the wheel which is not spinning. So if a tire was 'stuck' on a rock, that tire would get the power and not the other tire which may be losing traction. That tire would be stopped from spinning by the brakes being applied to it from ATRAC, and no forward movement from it.
With a Locker, both tires would get power, and perhaps overcome the obstacle. In the scenerio with ATRAC, my opinion is that more force would be applied to the cv joint of the tire on the rock, while with the Locker, less pressure would be on the cv and therefore less chance of breakage.
Just my observation.
Obviously you guys haven't wheeled with a front locker.
A full locker for the front will be harder on the CV's. But the A-trac can't be far behind with the pulsing brakes. This would give more "impact" load on the CV's.
I know I'm gonna have some spares soon.
A full locker for the front will be harder on the CV's. But the A-trac can't be far behind with the pulsing brakes. This would give more "impact" load on the CV's.
I know I'm gonna have some spares soon.