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Aussie locker
BayouGold:
Thinking about getting one of these for the front. Everything i've read seems to be pretty favorable. It's only $240. Should be ok up here huh? Just be careful in the snow? Anybody got any opinions?
PaulW:
--- Quote from: BayouGold on January 27, 2009, 05:35:07 PM ---Thinking about getting one of these for the front. Everything i've read seems to be pretty favorable. It's only $240. Should be ok up here huh? Just be careful in the snow? Anybody got any opinions?
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I ran a detroit in an xj for one season in the snow. i'd highly recommend getting good at installing it and removing it. you'll want to do it every year. but for the price it's cheap traction. but becareful, I've seen the pins shear off and get stuck in the lockers in those, causing them to not unlock!
calvynandhobbs:
I've thought about putting an Aussie in the front of my XJ, but I have to wait a little while longer for other repairs and things to be done first. Everything I've read has been good about the Aussie. I have a couple friends with them and they love them even in the front of their Jeeps. In 2wd you shouldn't notice them at all, but in 4wd steering will be a little more difficult and your TJ will want to go straight in the snow rather than turning. My friends drive all winter long without problems, but it takes some time to get used to.
PaulW:
--- Quote from: calvynandhobbs on January 27, 2009, 06:54:35 PM ---I've thought about putting an Aussie in the front of my XJ, but I have to wait a little while longer for other repairs and things to be done first. Everything I've read has been good about the Aussie. I have a couple friends with them and they love them even in the front of their Jeeps. In 2wd you shouldn't notice them at all, but in 4wd steering will be a little more difficult and your TJ will want to go straight in the snow rather than turning. My friends drive all winter long without problems, but it takes some time to get used to.
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Before the aussie was out, I used to have a welded disco front end. I just used the posilock engagement system, and it worked great. Was a cheaper alternative at the time for front locker. Most of the time I would run it "open" some vibrations on the highway, but hey the truck was made for wheeling. Worked great with both diffs welded.
kirksjeep:
Are you going to swap gears first? Your running 3.07's right?? If so, that's going to put a lot of strain on the drivetrain. The weak link in the Dana 30 is the u-joints. Upgrade the front 297x U-joints with the 597x U-joints and they say you gain something like 20% in strength, they are the same size, just the forging process is different (hot vs cold forging). Alloy Brand U-joints come with a 5 year warranty for about $40 each. If you are going to go through the work of swapping in an Aussie and U-joints, I would also upgrade your outer axle seals. The good ones run about $75 but keep all the dirt and water out, unlike the little plastic disk that is in place now. One last thing, carry spare axle shafts. ;)
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