the air locker's are kind of exspencive, is there a cheaper alternative for budget builder's like myself ? cable unit's? know of any site's thank's

 

the cable ox lockers are more expensive then the ARB. the E lockers are a bit cheaper then air lockers.

the question should be how much do you wheel, type of wheeling. Aussie lockers are awesome, have a no hassle warranty and can be installed in both front/rear axles. they run about 225-250 for each unit.

 

this is my first 4+4 but i know i want locker's, they will just get locked when needed,for deep snow perhap's,or mud ,it's just one of those thing's ya know ya want,do'nt meen ya need it! so thank you for the info, it is appreaceiated

 

I have a aussie locker in my front D44 and love it.
I have a spool in the rear, and wouldn't recommend it unless you don't drive on road much.

A aussie would be a good locker for the rear also... (not sure if they make it for a 8.8 rear though)

 

they have them for the 8.8 and ford 9" now

 

i looked up aussie locker's, they sound right for me,like the price,do 78 bronco's have open carrier's? 9'' rear's +how many spline's

 

The 78 Bronco Ford 9" rear has 31-spline axles. Cheapest traction aide is a mini-spool ($30), which I put in the one I had in my 84 Bronco. I put a full spool in the front Dana44 TTB. That was about $90-$100 for the spool, not much more than a new carrier if you're swapping to bigger gears. I went from 3.50 to 4.56.

 

but it's go'ing to be street drivin to

 

then you wont want a spool

 

Dana 44 XD14430 for the front and Ford 8.8 XD48831 for the rear. Currently
both are on back order but sales is expecting to get another shipment in
about two weeks.

Thanks for your interest in the Aussie Locker.

I did an inquiry and this is the response

 

i wonder if theyll ever come out with one for a dana 60?

 

That's definitely something to consider with a spool or mini-spool. Since you don't use 4WD on the street, a spool in front will be O.K. if you want great traction for rocks or climbing, deep mud. I know several folks with the mini in the rear 9", and it's fair for the street if you don't put alot of miles on your daily drive, or run on ice/snow.

 

i'm familur with spooling rears cause i use to be into hot roddin but just got into 4wheel drives,+ this is going to see alot of snowy, icey road time(allwinter) what would be best for me is a manual locking unit so i can ingage when i want! but airlockers are alittle bit pricy any one know of something cheaper? btw justshootme84 i like the sounds of yer 84 xlt, thats kinda of what i;m goin for , do ya know where i can git a cheap softtop for a 78 bronco

 

I installed a detroit soft looker in my dana 44 and it works great. It was about $1000.00 buck though. You can drive it anywhere any way you want.

 

Since Eaton bought Detroit Locker you might check them out here

http://www.eatonperformance.com/diff...erentials.html