Lockers?

[Stuka]

If you are going to be hauling a lot of weight, you certainly want either an LSD or a selectable locker. Automatic lockers with lots of weight equates to broken axle shafts.

[Green&Loud]

Did some research. I think ill go for a set of the ox manual lockers with the lever and cable shift. Arb would be perfect, but I like the price and simplicity of the ox locker. So now ive got something else to add to my list of "future jeep purchases". I think I'm up to a total of like 6k or something like that.... I imagine it will be 10 years or so before I finally get everything on my list, and at that point there will be something else to replace. The FSJ lifestyle is a vicious cycle

[Shagoneer]

My brother is running ox lockers in his rig and they are pretty awesome

[Jesse baker]

diffidently selectable

[Irocz327]

I was wondering if any one is running ox lockers in a dana 44 with 35's if so how are/ did they hold up? & how do you like them?

I'm thinking of getting them for my rig in the future, just in the research stage right now.

[Blazer3664]

Get some aftermarket shafts.They were not to bad $$$ last time I looked, and its a good time to freshen the bearings.
35"s and a locker is about as far as I would go with a D44, and given the age of our axles I would only trust it with new HD shafts.

Your wheeling style will have a lot to do with how long it lives too.
Mostly slick stuff and little traction, it will probably live just fine.

High traction wheeling, or lots of wheel spin and then sudden grabbing will snap shafts.

Jim

[Southern Gorilla]

Detroit True Track worm gear jobber doer...

+1

None of the disadvantages of a locker and none of the wear issues of a clutch-style limited slip. This is the style used by Audi, Subaru, and other AWD cars that like to brag about their "automatic torque distribution". It sends power to both wheels under almost all circumstances. And it does it without the sudden jerking action of a locker.

The only time a worm-gear LS acts like an open diff is when one wheel gets airborne. And the easy fix then is to apply a bit of brake to put some resistance on the floating wheel. I've seen at least one Youtube video of a Land Rover using this technique to get up a slick slope.

[rocklaurence]

I ran the E-locker in an 8.8 Explorer with 37" Boggers for 8 years. It didn't break but the cross shaft had wallowed out in the carrier. I never had an issue with locking or unlocking (electric operation was flawless).