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From: utica il
personally, i think they are problem prone. air lines are just another thing to go wrong and ruin your day, but until i have them, and use them, i won't know 
but they sure are popular around the world. i would never spend the money on one for the rear, even though illinois winters are just as bad as wisconsin's but for a front axle they would be justifiable if you plan to drive it more than just offroad 
but they sure are popular around the world. i would never spend the money on one for the rear, even though illinois winters are just as bad as wisconsin's but for a front axle they would be justifiable if you plan to drive it more than just offroad
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I ran a lockrite rear and open front in my green truck. It seemed to be the most manageable way to deal with all types of driving. The open front was sometimes lacking offroad, but for ice and snow, having just the rear locked worked really well. Being a little longer vehicle, it really was quite driveable in the winter.
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ya that makes sense. im trying to make my truck completely drivable but still completely wheelable, so do i spend the extra money to get air lockers or do i just slap detriots in it and fight the bitch in the winter or just park it and drive one of my other trucks. dan i can put just one type of locker up front and one in the rear. im very ocd symmertical person i like everything to bethe same like that...drives me nuts
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From: Port Charlotte, Florida
I have ARB's in the front and rear of a Scrambler with a 60 rear and 44 front. They have worked flawlessly for 4 years now. On my F350 I put Detroits and 4:88's in both ends and havent had any problems. It doesnt get cold here in Florida but I do have to be careful on wet roads making turns with the detroits but its not too scary.
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From: utica il
i'd say detroits f/r then and drive something else in winter. my truck started rusting out after two winters, cause of the salt and crap they put on the roads. and when i first got my red truck, i used to wash and wax it religiously. so in my opinion, after you put all of this work into you truck, park it in the shop at the first sign of snow and get a beater for the crappy weather months