Please don't comment about something that you heard or be dismissive.
ARB took a swing a Yukon Zip Locker in 2009...Why punch down?
The Yukon Zip Locker Broke at 6671 Ft pounds of torque. I know that Yukon builds a good product and I am fine with the video.
ARB Engineers state the the Chinese Locker is better then the Yukon Zip Locker
@ the 2 min mark the engineers say that this makes the Chinese Locker look good. I take this as meaning that the Chinese Locker performed better under the same test. ARB has not posted a Chinese Locker comparison video. Why didn't ARB post the video? I assume because it performed well enough that it would not stop people from buying it, and maybe cause more people to purchase it.
I know that several Suzuki and Mitsubishi guys run the Chinese Lockers without issues.
Does anyone have real experience with the Chinese Lockers in a 80 or 100?
I see the kits online with compressors in the $500 range. This really isn't that cheap, it is compared to ARB prices but gears really aren't that expensive. $500 is about double the parts cost of standard replacement gears. This video is from 2009. People are obviously buying the Chinese units or they would have stopped selling them. I cannot find any bad reviews or major failures. I bet they are making upgrades as often as ARB makes design changes.
Hopefully we can have a real discussion without people throwing out a lot of assumptions or fake stories. Most of Toyota OEM parts are made in China now. (Engines and Transmission)
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The Engineers in the ARB tested a Chinese COPY
The Chinese ARB copy handled more torque then the breaking point of a stock Toyota axle. This one broke before the after-market chromoly axle broke (6412 ft pounds) but it seems like the Chinese stuff is good enough for your average Joe not building a competition worthy rig. After watching the two videos it seems like the Chinese Copies are of varying quality, some sellers do charge $20.00-$50.00 more. The varying quality makes since since China is larger in land mass then both Australia and the USA.
I don't plan to be producing 6,000 foot pounds of torque anytime soon. You you say the Chinese copy is junk you have no understand of Torque. Double the money for a less the 10% performance gain. All off the lockers handled more foot pounds of torque then it takes to break a stock axle. When axles are locked most people are going extremely slow producing minimum amounts of torque.
The Yukon Zip Locker Broke at 6671
This particle Chinese ARB (other did better based on comments from ARB) copy broke at 6412
After market Chromoly axle broke at 6929
Thanks
ARB took a swing a Yukon Zip Locker in 2009...Why punch down?
The Yukon Zip Locker Broke at 6671 Ft pounds of torque. I know that Yukon builds a good product and I am fine with the video.
ARB Engineers state the the Chinese Locker is better then the Yukon Zip Locker
@ the 2 min mark the engineers say that this makes the Chinese Locker look good. I take this as meaning that the Chinese Locker performed better under the same test. ARB has not posted a Chinese Locker comparison video. Why didn't ARB post the video? I assume because it performed well enough that it would not stop people from buying it, and maybe cause more people to purchase it.
I know that several Suzuki and Mitsubishi guys run the Chinese Lockers without issues.
Does anyone have real experience with the Chinese Lockers in a 80 or 100?
I see the kits online with compressors in the $500 range. This really isn't that cheap, it is compared to ARB prices but gears really aren't that expensive. $500 is about double the parts cost of standard replacement gears. This video is from 2009. People are obviously buying the Chinese units or they would have stopped selling them. I cannot find any bad reviews or major failures. I bet they are making upgrades as often as ARB makes design changes.
Hopefully we can have a real discussion without people throwing out a lot of assumptions or fake stories. Most of Toyota OEM parts are made in China now. (Engines and Transmission)
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The Engineers in the ARB tested a Chinese COPY
The Chinese ARB copy handled more torque then the breaking point of a stock Toyota axle. This one broke before the after-market chromoly axle broke (6412 ft pounds) but it seems like the Chinese stuff is good enough for your average Joe not building a competition worthy rig. After watching the two videos it seems like the Chinese Copies are of varying quality, some sellers do charge $20.00-$50.00 more. The varying quality makes since since China is larger in land mass then both Australia and the USA.
I don't plan to be producing 6,000 foot pounds of torque anytime soon. You you say the Chinese copy is junk you have no understand of Torque. Double the money for a less the 10% performance gain. All off the lockers handled more foot pounds of torque then it takes to break a stock axle. When axles are locked most people are going extremely slow producing minimum amounts of torque.
The Yukon Zip Locker Broke at 6671
This particle Chinese ARB (other did better based on comments from ARB) copy broke at 6412
After market Chromoly axle broke at 6929
Thanks
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