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what axles do you have in your cruiser ? drum brakes or disk brakes ?
9.25 diff. fine spline axles.
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i have drum brakes
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if you have the stock axles, they are full float in the front and semi in the rear
a full float rear would have a large hub portion sticking out like the front end.
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I have a 1.5" body lift (done by PO), 4" spring lift and extended shackles and I didn't have to change the driveshafts until I swapped to a different drivetrain.
I am partial to ARBs - but, I have seen rigs with Aussie locker in the rear do very well
it all depends on the intended use and frequency of said use - if you are building a wheeler, the drum brake axles are not the strongest to have. That said, I have wheeled on those for the past 8 years, including 10 trips to Moab (with disk brake conversions) - I just now got a front conversion to 60 knuckles/outers; first test run was yesterday
it all depends on the intended use and frequency of said use - if you are building a wheeler, the drum brake axles are not the strongest to have. That said, I have wheeled on those for the past 8 years, including 10 trips to Moab (with disk brake conversions) - I just now got a front conversion to 60 knuckles/outers; first test run was yesterday
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If you lock the front go ahead and you a set of chrome moly axles and birfs from Longfields, http://www.longfieldsuperaxles.com/
Sent from my DroidCruiser
Sent from my DroidCruiser
there are no coarse spline longfield birfs - he would need to convert to later outers first
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I think a lot depends on what you're going to do with it...use it for crawling, daily driver etc. For driving around town...rear locker only may be the way to go...if you're rock crawling...I agree...upgrade to 60 axles and disc brakes. For a daily driver...maybe drop in an Aussie locker...quick and simple and does what you need it to do, plus saves time and money. Rear Aussie lockers are easy to install in the rear...the front is a more difficult job. Again...just depends on what you want to do with it.
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i will be using it for daily driver and some weekend wheeling. i like to play in the mud.
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Personally with a daily driver...I'd still with a rear locker only, but that is preference. It may be worth the money to go ARB so you can manually turn the locker on/off when doing daily driving. The auto lockers would do too if you're looking to save costs.
I totally hate the road manners of the auto-locker in my '78, but it works great off-road. I wouldn't put one in the front.
I totally love my e-lockers. I got great deals on both axles. Lots of fab work overall. You need to have a full-floater in the rear.
I totally love my e-lockers. I got great deals on both axles. Lots of fab work overall. You need to have a full-floater in the rear.
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so about 6 inches or more of lift before driveshaft change?
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Body lift does not change drive shaft angle, only suspension lift does. I managed 3" before needing a double cardan shaft from the front of a 60, but my 5 speed makes for a pretty short rear shaft.
As for rear auto lockers, if you live where it snows they are very scary. You no longer have a tracking wheel to keep you straight so on icy, off-cambre roads the rear will just swing downhill as both wheels lose traction. Selectable lockers are the only way to go in the rear.
