Hey, I've seen 5-10% and 7% bandied about as the percentage of 80 series with locking diffs. If that's true across the US (world?), then it must be 33% in the midwest, and 2% everywhere else. Because in my searching, I come across quite a few around here: right down the street is a 95 82k miles $15k, 97 105k miles $16.8k, 94 85k miles $12k, 97 62k miles $18k. All have locking diffs, and all have rust. I could name less than a dozen local 80s without lockers.
Maybe because it's snow country? : The salesman told 'em "you'll be safer on bad roads if you get locking diffs" so they did, little realizing that they can only use them in low. And if they could use them in hi, they'd most likely immediately skid off the snowy road!
Okayokay, won't get back on my safety horse again.
Maybe the same (large) ratio of locker/non-locker vehicles also holds true in the NW and NE? Maybe all those rust-free cream-puffs in texas that get their axles serviced every 30k miles and traded in every two years are the ones without locking diffs.
Later, I'm off to buy me a locking-diff FZJ80 tomorrow, rust or no.
Kenton
Maybe because it's snow country? : The salesman told 'em "you'll be safer on bad roads if you get locking diffs" so they did, little realizing that they can only use them in low. And if they could use them in hi, they'd most likely immediately skid off the snowy road!
Okayokay, won't get back on my safety horse again.
Maybe the same (large) ratio of locker/non-locker vehicles also holds true in the NW and NE? Maybe all those rust-free cream-puffs in texas that get their axles serviced every 30k miles and traded in every two years are the ones without locking diffs.
Later, I'm off to buy me a locking-diff FZJ80 tomorrow, rust or no.
Kenton