lock right rear lokker querie

[mroffroader]

got my lokka installed today (by a professional), and it makes heaps of cluncking noises (it suposed to isnt it? ) but is there any trick to driving it on road? eg. turning as it trys to lock takes a lot of getting used to

[Sadam_Husain]

With that thing in the back of your truck you'll be able to pull my cruiser out of the sand when its burried up to the door handles

[mroffroader]

you cummin out terawhiti? well have to try it out

[MNC]

:shock: got my lokka installed today (by a professional), and it makes heaps of cluncking noises (it suposed to isnt it? ) but is there any trick to driving it on road? eg. turning as it trys to lock takes a lot of getting used to

Yeah the clicking sound is the cam gears disengaging (ie unlocking) if you accellerate the lokka will engage which can be a bit of fun - just take turns without changing momentum otherwise be prepared for the lokka to kick in.

[Sadam_Husain]

:D you cummin out terawhiti? well have to try it out

I've got to wait for Mrs Husain to get back from Tauranga but I'm sure she'll say yes :bounce:

[Ben]

:shock: got my lokka installed today (by a professional), and it makes heaps of cluncking noises (it suposed to isnt it? ) but is there any trick to driving it on road? eg. turning as it trys to lock takes a lot of getting used to

I've got lockrights in my zuk. I'm quite used to them, and passengers don't notice them.
I never hear mine "click" except when doing a 90 degree turn into my driveway going really slowly.
It occasionally lets out a big bang when easing on the power.
And it will clunk quite a bit when getting on or off the gas, due to the extra free-play they introduce in the diff.

Trick to driving with them is to qucikly jab/slip the clutch a bit when going from accelerating to decelerating, or decelerating to accelerating to minimise the clunk, and to keep the throttle fairly constant when going round steady turns (eg roundabouts) to prevent any jerking.
Sounds like a hassle, but its really second nature once you're used to it, and it doesn't take long to get used to.

Ben

[mroffroader]

:shock: got my lokka installed today (by a professional), and it makes heaps of cluncking noises (it suposed to isnt it? ) but is there any trick to driving it on road? eg. turning as it trys to lock takes a lot of getting used to

I've got lockrights in my zuk. I'm quite used to them, and passengers don't notice them.
I never hear mine "click" except when doing a 90 degree turn into my driveway going really slowly.
It occasionally lets out a big bang when easing on the power.
And it will clunk quite a bit when getting on or off the gas, due to the extra free-play they introduce in the diff.

Trick to driving with them is to qucikly jab/slip the clutch a bit when going from accelerating to decelerating, or decelerating to accelerating to minimise the clunk, and to keep the throttle fairly constant when going round steady turns (eg roundabouts) to prevent any jerking.
Sounds like a hassle, but its really second nature once you're used to it, and it doesn't take long to get used to.

Ben

ahhh....right yea i got told/thougt it would take alot of getting used to, i kinda drove it how i would normally and it didn't work lol but i found i just had to keep it consistant like you said cheers man just needed some reassurance

[callum007]

mine bangs all the time.. ecery time i take off.. reverse.. turn and then power down.. dont worry. if its doing what its suposed to its all good..

Im about to order my front one..

[mroffroader]

so should i adjust my driving when it bangs or just carry on lol

[Petemcc]

what did it cos you to get it in?
cheers Pete

[mroffroader]

it cost me $550 (including extra replacement sidegears, which were $70) and then 2 and a half hours mechanics time (which daddy payed for ) so maybe like at a guess $700 all up im not to sure how much a mechanic charges

[wopass]

it cost me $550 (including extra replacement sidegears, which were $70) and then 2 and a half hours mechanics time (which daddy payed for ) so maybe like at a guess $700 all up im not to sure how much a mechanic charges

thats not a bad price fitted mate mechanics rate can be around $50 - $70ph depending on where you are...auckland is around the $70 - $80ish

[mroffroader]

it cost me $550 (including extra replacement sidegears, which were $70) and then 2 and a half hours mechanics time (which daddy payed for ) so maybe like at a guess $700 all up im not to sure how much a mechanic charges

thats not a bad price fitted mate mechanics rate can be around $50 - $70ph depending on where you are...auckland is around the $70 - $80ish

my old mans friend owns the shop

[rudrty]

hey m8, great investment u have just made!!!
prob the best thing i have brought for my truck yet.
i got mine put in an my clutch an gear box done all at once an yeah you do take a while yto get used to. yes they do make noise but normaly only at low speed. when you go faster the gears skip accross eachother an its quiet. as far as getting used to it i just found that i changed my driving without even thinking just adapted to it.

Question. . . . . Why did you buy side gears (extra)????
did you not know that lokka an lockrite diffs come with life time an unlimited hp warrentee??

[mroffroader]

yea i actually dont drive much because im on my "learner" a.k.a loozer liscensce yea i did know that but at the time the guy was ####### me around a bit and he only had one there after telling me mine had arrived from the states when it hadn't so i just forked out a little extra cash and was done with it, yea i cant wait till next weekend so i can test it (big welly ore trip) its gunna be great!

[Toyhatsu]

Anybody got one of these lockers in the front, interested to know what effect it has on steering, CV life etc

[wopass]

Anybody got one of these lockers in the front, interested to know what effect it has on steering, CV life etc

had a locker in the front of my cruiser and steering in the slippery stuff around tight tracks/corners is a bitch,and popped 2 CV's on one trip most probably my driving that did it but i have taken it out to try an LSD up front to see if that has enough traction for me and a little softer on the drive line and hopefully turns a bit better, havent tested yet so will let you know

[Toyhatsu]

I run an lsd in the front of my lux and it steers fine, although a little heavier than before. I don't have anything to compare it against in terms of grip, but it seems to get me most places. Be interested to hear what you think of LSD v locker in front.

[mudchuka]

Anybody got one of these lockers in the front, interested to know what effect it has on steering, CV life etc

had a locker in the front of my cruiser and steering in the slippery stuff around tight tracks/corners is a bitch,and popped 2 CV's on one trip most probably my driving that did it but i have taken it out to try an LSD up front to see if that has enough traction for me and a little softer on the drive line and hopefully turns a bit better, havent tested yet so will let you know

so you wouldnt recommend 1 in the front of a 350chev powered fj40?

i was thinking of welding up the rear and putting a lokka in the front.

i may just leave the front open and put the lokka in the rear. it has no power steering and is not road legal.
are lokkas hard to fit?

[mroffroader]

i would weld front (front diff isnt engaged on the road) and lokka rear (lokkas i dont think would be very hard to fit but im like 15 so yea lol) and your away

[wopass]

Anybody got one of these lockers in the front, interested to know what effect it has on steering, CV life etc

had a locker in the front of my cruiser and steering in the slippery stuff around tight tracks/corners is a bitch,and popped 2 CV's on one trip most probably my driving that did it but i have taken it out to try an LSD up front to see if that has enough traction for me and a little softer on the drive line and hopefully turns a bit better, havent tested yet so will let you know

so you wouldnt recommend 1 in the front of a 350chev powered fj40?

i was thinking of welding up the rear and putting a lokka in the front.

i may just leave the front open and put the lokka in the rear. it has no power steering and is not road legal.
are lokkas hard to fit?

do just that. locker in the front with horsepower will just blow cv's to bits and no powersteering ! you would have a hell of a time trying to turn with the locker in front.

and very easy to fit if you have a bit of knowledge

[U-BOAT]

toyhatsu

Anybody got one of these lockers in the front, interested to know what effect it has on steering, CV life etc

yeah my brother and i put one in the front of his 2.8 hilux along with 4.88 gears. i wouldn't recommend an automatic locker in the front unless you want to persist in changing cv's. on a fully rebuilt front end the the cv's lasted all but 2hrs although they were cheap shit cv's. it has since done 3 more cv's, a set of axles and done in the front housing along with kingpin bearings and axle seals. we've chucked an open in the front untill he can sort out $$ for longfeilds. genuine cv's will last a bit longer but they're about $250 each. this is just my personal experience, the truck hasn't been thrashed and this is what has happened. we're still going to continue with the lokka but once we've got some longs. also steering with the lokka is siffer as the truck wants to drive straight all the time and chaging gears when you've got 2x lokkas it makes the truck twitch on the road, much like torque steering, only when the front hubs are in though.

cheers marc

[toymudlux]

i put lockrights in front and rear and have only ever blown a cheap mauual hubb . my lux is only pushed by a 3y so has no power to begin with . it also runs 32" swampers ...
when i brought them in from aussie the guy said if i only got one to put it in the front and it would preform better than only one in the rear ..
my 2c
Andy

[callum007]

well stuff it.. im gonna run another in the front of the cruiser.. but i do have power steer. but dont run a steering stabilizer.. and have 37's.. only time will tell..