Which first, a locker or winch?
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From: Spokane, WA
Originally Posted by 95-F-350-4x4
I say lockers first, but your gonna need both once you bury yourself up to the doors in mud!
Sorry, I had to.
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If you wheel alone a lot-definitely go with the winch. otherwise it' s kinda more fun to build your truck up gradually and feel the improvements working for you as you do them.Plus considering your age,and if you wheel with other trucks, it'll be a good learning experience getting unstuck without a winch-cooler stories to tell too.
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If you are new to 4 wheeling go with a locker. Think about this. With a winch you are going to throw yourself into situations where a winch will get you out before you learn to apply skill. With a locker you will learn to drive and get yourself through without getting stuck. Plus when you get stuck with a locker versus an open diff, the stories and the pictures should be better.
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From: Senoia, GA
Originally Posted by rlh
I'm with Ivan on this. You will use the locker 1000x more than a winch. Plus, you'll have an excuse not to pull chevies out . . .
Originally Posted by bremen242
jason- I thought you have a lincoln locker in the rear and the front?
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Last edited by fishmanndotcom; May 13, 2004 at 03:55 PM.
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Originally Posted by fishmanndotcom
screw that.....i live for pulling chevy's out. hell i would have a winch on the front of a honda civic (if i had one) just to pull them out!
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From: Senoia, GA
exactly! plus how embarressing would it be for them to go back to their buddies and say
"Ya dude, I had to get pulled out by a Honda Civic....the same one that smoked me at the light the other day! He must be packing cause he had a chrome tip hanging out the rear and cool green lights on the hood!"
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"Ya dude, I had to get pulled out by a Honda Civic....the same one that smoked me at the light the other day! He must be packing cause he had a chrome tip hanging out the rear and cool green lights on the hood!"
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If money is an issue (when isn't it?) I'd say buy a winch and then spool the axle(s). I picked my 9" spool up at a local race shop. Got it used for $10. Threw it in an haven't had a second thought. You just have to drive a bit more aggressively when it's dry and a helluva lot less aggressively when its wet (have a rolled lip on a wheel to testify to that).
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From: Florida Hill Country
Originally Posted by 95-F-350-4x4
Can't forget the cool race muffler that sounds like a two stroke motorcycle at full rpms! Hey Jason does your Civic have NOS?!
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From: Mountains of NE CA
tough ?.....I think the locker is the way to go....more bang for the buck...will improve your off road ability tons and you will have more fun with it....using a winch is never fun...unless of course you're pulling out chevies.