Hacking the magic dial to engage only the front locker (1 Viewer)
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Sharp turns where the locked rear would try to push you straight & off your line. Works really well. But that's with a D60...
In extreme rock crawling front locker only is used all the time. front digs to reposition the front tires on a line, climbing a water fall it will let the front tires climb with less bind on the drive train ( front tires are climbing up rear tires are barely moving )
Hard packed off camber climb with lose dirt and gravel front locker only well have much more control, rear locker can cause the ass end to wash out.
there more but you get the idea.
It works so well the a lot of the extreme buggies run a front spool and a rear selectable locker
go to RockCrawler.com and check out @woody JHF Buggy build thread and what he does with it !!!
mudgudgeon
Resident galah
I've found it an advantage at times where you just need to get the front up a ledge, but want the rear to come up without slipping sideways.
I can think of one instance where having a rear wheel not spinning helped prevent the rear slipping off an off camber rock ledge and preventing the rear quarter from getting caved in on a boulder beside a very narrow pinch point on a rocky climb.
Have also done front digs to reposition the front end to get around tight obstacles. Or a front dig to help turn the rig around on a narrow impassable trail in steep terrain. Front dig let the rest door where it was, and use the terrain to scoot the front sideways.
Birfs love it!!
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I did a front spool/rear open on my 80 while running Dusy a few years back (front locker motor quit, opted to permalock)....the 80 weight does NOT like the spooled front, at least not with stock steering. Hydro assist at a minimum for any extended use.It works so well the a lot of the extreme buggies run a front spool and a rear selectable locker
But yes, 95%+ of my wheeling is spool front/open rear....with short rear-locked sections for the push up climbs.
mudgudgeon
Resident galah
One advantage of a manual trans, you can pedal the clutch and momentarily unload the locked front drivetrain so you can steer without fighting a locked axle. Reduces steering effort and load on knuckles, steering system etc, and increases manoeuvrability.
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