Front or Rear

[1979fj40]

Did a search but couldnt seem to fina answer. Thinking of getting a aussie locker, which would be better, in the front or the rear.I dont do any rock crawling ,but if I see a place iwant to go ....then I go. Mostly hunting and mud. Before any one says BOTH , im on a budget here (wife and kids come first). One now one later. Thanks in advance.

 

[Hogan]

My vote is rear

 

[1979fj40]

My vote is rear

why ?or why not?

 

[Poser]

Did a search but couldnt seem to fina answer. Thinking of getting a aussie locker, which would be better, in the front or the rear.I dont do any rock crawling ,but if I see a place iwant to go ....then I go. Mostly hunting and mud. Before any one says BOTH , im on a budget here (wife and kids come first). One now one later. Thanks in advance.

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[ernest]

I would guess rear because most factory lockers are in the rear. Probably a stress issue if you are lock up and have the wheel turned to far left or right you could start breaking stuff. Don't take my word thou its just a guess.

 

[1979fj40]

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thank you for the subtle response

 

[77cruiser77]

My vote too is rear. The reason I would do this if I were you is because with front lockers your steering becomes even worse. So if you have one locker lets say and its in the back you don't have to sacrifice the steering as much just to have your axles locked. Another reason I would go with the rear is because with an aussie locker you dont have an on/off switch, so its engaging can be a surprise at moments. This can be dangerous if you're on an icy corner on the highway, going highway speeds, where you want one tire spinning faster than the other to maintain control. At least if the rear locks up on an icy highway you may be able to save yourself with the steering wheel.

There are some out there that are on a budget and get aussie in the rear and after saving for a while they invest into selectable lockers like ARB for the front.

 

[singletrackjunkie]

My vote too is rear. The reason I would do this if I were you is because with front lockers your steering becomes even worse. So if you have one locker lets say and its in the back you don't have to sacrifice the steering as much just to have your axles locked. Another reason I would go with the rear is because with an aussie locker you dont have an on/off switch, so its engaging can be a surprise at moments. This can be dangerous if you're on an icy corner on the highway, going highway speeds, where you want one tire spinning faster than the other to maintain control. At least if the rear locks up on an icy highway you may be able to save yourself with the steering wheel.

There are some out there that are on a budget and get aussie in the rear and after saving for a while they invest into selectable lockers like ARB for the front.

I concur

 

[kyot4x4]

both or none. nothing like being all locked.

kyle

 

[1979fj40]

rear it is then, thanks for the input.