So I did it Aussie Locker...

[Bull22]

Thanks guys this has been very helpful. So i am def going to put it in the rear... I just checked ups and it says its being delivered today. Not bad put order in yesterday, maybe ill throw it in tonight

 

[mobiltoy]

push vs pull

I will argue that quote from Aussie ALL day...

With a front lock/rear open situation, you'll get the front over allright...then the back will refuse to follow cause it's open.

With a front open/rear lock, the rear will PUSH the front up almost as much as a locked front will pull...and then the locked rear will follow.


Take your rig into the street, leave it in neutral...now PULL it down the street. Next, PUSH it. Bet it pushes easier, simple leverage, and that relays into wheelin as well.

I thought pulling was more effective than pushing, as in front wheel drive cars. Bill

 

[hammerhead]

I thought pulling was more effective than pushing, as in front wheel drive cars. Bill

My brothers pumped Fiero will waste any front wheel drive off the line with similar horsepower because the front wheel drive is just smoking the tires and the Fiero is hookin' and bookin'. Weight transfer is your friend.

 

[Eskimo]

If you have to have ONE locker, put it in the rear. If you wanna get 2, put the second one in the front, and a pair of Long's, and you'll be rockin!

Cromo axle shafts are not an absolute necessity IMO. Not until you start braking stock inners. Especially here in the east.

A friend of mine has his ARB go out of him in the rear of his Tacoma.. (lock-right front) Another guy was with him, similar setup, but locked in the rear only. The rear locker worked much better, and when he did need a little tug, it was alot less than the guy with the locked front.

 

[haystax]

I have mine installed up front, it will go in back as soon as I get a chance. I don't do much high traction hardcore stuff, it pulls ok since the 2F is a heavy bastard but I thought it would be more like my Ford diesels where the front end leads and the rear has to follow. Not so with the Cruiser, I haven't busted anything but i try to go easy since i hate walking. I liked it in some spring snow, with the front end chained it will go anywhere and you can still play around in 2 Hi on the snow packed roads. Then again I might just weld the rear and ask for Santa to bring me a set of Longs and chromos. But really, my motor and clutch are so weak, i can't imagine breaking inners. When does the parts monster get full?

 

[Bull22]

Well its in and its damn.

I got home and put it in only took around an hour and a half. Works very well i was doing doughnuts and crawling over rocks and stuff... But I still want to put something in the front. So anyone that wants to give me an arb or something i will take it...

 

[mr_manny]

If you set your t-case to operate in 2LOW you will avoid a lot of the steering binding. Then you'll only have problems turning when you need 4wheel. One of the best things I've done on mine. I can go through stuff in 2LO with a rear locker easier than most other rigs can in 4 wheel.

Chris

Chris,
Could you provide additional info/pics on how you did this mod?
I think you would have to modify the TC levers/shift guide to allow for 2LOW?

Sounds interesting...

thanks,
manny 72fj40

 

[Romer]

Chris,
Could you provide additional info/pics on how you did this mod?
I think you would have to modify the TC levers/shift guide to allow for 2LOW?

Sounds interesting...

thanks,
manny 72fj40

All you have to do is take a bracket off on your transfer case that is connected to your linkage (Stick shift). This bracket prevents you from shifting UP from 4LO. So instead of having an L available shift pattern, it becomes a U.

Link to the SOR site, item 3 (for the 75 & up) is the bracket I am talking about:

http://www.sor.com/sor/cat074.tam?x...tx=cat074.tam

Ken

 

[Halogrinder]

so on my 72, woudl i be able to grind a "u" into my plate in order to get 2lo?


look at number 3 on the 65-74 tcase

 

[Romer]

so on my 72, woudl i be able to grind a "u" into my plate in order to get 2lo?


look at number 3 on the 65-74 tcase

Don't know about a 72. I didn't do it to my 77, I watched my friend do it when we swapped out my Transfer Case.

Ken

 

[hammerhead]

On the early shift gates the shift pattern is limited by the L shaped cut-out in the gate. On the later cases the L gate was replaced by a smaller gate that had a simple tab to limit your selection. With either style you can modify the gate by removing the restricting metal allowing 2-Lo operation or just eliminate the gate altogether. I opted to modify my old style gate because it does lend some support to the shifter pivot bolt.