blubuckaroo
Grease Monkey
It looks to me like differential locking devices can have a certain amount of "bragging rights" involved. You wouldn't believe how many lockers go onto rigs that will never see more than a dirt road.
To properly select the right type, you need to know the type of terrain you'll be on most of the time.
Most of us don't drive trails as much as we think. The easy answer we often hear is 10% trail and 90% street driving. But that means if we drive the car 5000 miles a year, then 500 will be trails. That's a ridiculous amount of trails!
To me, there's nothing shameful about having limited slip, or even an open rear end if that's what's appropriate.
Some sort of selectable locker would be best, but not always in the budget. In light of that, I think less is better when it comes to things like this.
In this thread, there are also some mentioning their traction devices in the front. Here again you'll really need to decide the weather and use you'll be driving in.
A front traction device would work well in deep sand/dirt, and on boulders. However, I can tell you that if you plan to use 4WD on a snowy street or highway, it's useless. In fact it's almost impossible to make a turn. With the hubs locked, you'll have this problem even the the transfer case shifted to 2WD. For this reason, an open front is best unless yours is a trail only rig.
To properly select the right type, you need to know the type of terrain you'll be on most of the time.
Most of us don't drive trails as much as we think. The easy answer we often hear is 10% trail and 90% street driving. But that means if we drive the car 5000 miles a year, then 500 will be trails. That's a ridiculous amount of trails!
To me, there's nothing shameful about having limited slip, or even an open rear end if that's what's appropriate.
Some sort of selectable locker would be best, but not always in the budget. In light of that, I think less is better when it comes to things like this.
In this thread, there are also some mentioning their traction devices in the front. Here again you'll really need to decide the weather and use you'll be driving in.
A front traction device would work well in deep sand/dirt, and on boulders. However, I can tell you that if you plan to use 4WD on a snowy street or highway, it's useless. In fact it's almost impossible to make a turn. With the hubs locked, you'll have this problem even the the transfer case shifted to 2WD. For this reason, an open front is best unless yours is a trail only rig.
