BigJimnyMeet (North) 2024 (12 Jan 2024)
14th July 2024
Parkwood Nr. Leeds
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EZ Locker/Lockrite in the front only.
Has anyone here fitted an EZ locker to just the front diff of their Jimny?
If so, how does it handle in 4wd? Does it tend to understeer a lot or does it improve manoeuvrability?
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- markyp2000
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When you are turning all drive goes to the inside wheel and the outside wheel freewheels. If the inside wheel looses grip, as soon as it reaches the same speed as the outside wheel the diff locks and both wheels drive at the same speed.
My question is has anyone ever fitted one to just the front axle, and if so what effect did it have on the steering and handling offroad?
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Dave cc wrote: Easy answer is when the front axle is locked its point and hope steering I very much compromised
Have you used one Dave?
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To me a diff lock is a mechanical lock that allows both 1/2 shaft to be locked together big clonk big dog clutch or simaler
I beleive that unless im mistaken as i have never had 1 but a lockrite locks both 1/2 shafts together and will release one shaft if either wheel trys to exceed the speed of the other sort of the reverse of a LSD
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Extra loading on the half shafts is an obvious downside. Do they break regularly on Jimnys? Compared to a Defender for example?
The bit I can't get my head around is the wheel speeds when turning (without the diff locked). The design of the locker removes the differential effect, so the inside wheel turns at the same speed whether turning or going straight. I want to know if this makes the car harder or easier to turn.
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So i reckon that Off-road, the slippery surfaces, would allow for oppposing wheels/axles to rotate at differing speeds and therefore reduce (negate) the half-shaft breakages.
I have a Locker (Detroit PowerTrax) in my rear diff and i love it ... and yes you do get used to it!! Less right foot...
Jalapeño, IISY?
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The other issue at the moment, though, is that it seems nobody apart from ARB does a locker for the front axle on the Jimny!
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Jalapeño, IISY?
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maverick wrote: In my opinion, I would think (I don't actually know, but these are my thoughts) a Locker/ARB or similar in the rear and the FRONT would really only be used when the truck is ONLY used off-road and NOT on tarmac.
So i reckon that Off-road, the slippery surfaces, would allow for oppposing wheels/axles to rotate at differing speeds and therefore reduce (negate) the half-shaft breakages.
I have a Locker (Detroit PowerTrax) in my rear diff and i love it ... and yes you do get used to it!! Less right foot...
Don't see how that makes sense. At least when it comes to the ARB locker. When driving onroad it's disengaged and the diff acts as a normal diff. So an ARB locker rear/front would be the best option for an offroad/onroad vehicle.
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