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 Post subject: cheap mechanical lockers in vic?? help
Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 1:22 pm 
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hi guys. trying to get a cheap mechanical locker for my auII xr8 ute. there around 1400bucks... just seeing if anyone in vic has or can beat that price. doesnt matter what brand eaton, kaaz or true trac. thanks guys
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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 2:17 pm 
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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 10:24 pm 
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You can get lock right lockers on Ebay for about $500. But they say they only fit open diffs, not LSD?
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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 10:42 pm 
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It replaces the centre. probably just as easy to do either one. I had one in my XR, came from an NF fairlane. I am pretty sure it was an LSD originally.

 

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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 11:01 pm 
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Nope my lane was an open centre orignally Dave.
I had the 3.45 a*** removed from the LSD centre and put onto my hemisphere.
Go the lockright. You wont look back.

 

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 Post subject: Re: cheap mechanical lockers in vic?? help
Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 11:05 pm 
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im hoping to have mine fitted to my car this week if the rain pisses off,,,

i got mine 3rd hand lol
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Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 2:56 pm 
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whats the lock rite? is it a modded open wheel centre?
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Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 3:41 pm 
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I've seen the spartan ones for around $350. $1400 :shock: pretty sure you could almost buy one and a half detroits for that.

 

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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 8:36 am 
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i want a mechanical locker. not an air locker, spool, mini spool or locker.... all the proper mechanical locker diffs are 1000bucks and up..... are these spartan ones and lock rite ones actual complete centre or just bits to make an open wheel centre locked?
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 9:19 am 
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Complete centre I think.
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 9:42 am 
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i want a mechanical locker. not an air locker, spool, mini spool or locker.... all the proper mechanical locker diffs are 1000bucks and up..... are these spartan ones and lock rite ones actual complete centre or just bits to make an open wheel centre locked?


lockrite ones are made up of parts that need to be fitted to an open centre to replace the planetary gears in the centre..
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 10:41 am 
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so does it work the same as a mechanical locker? or is it permanantly locked?
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 2:24 pm 
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so does it work the same as a mechanical locker? or is it permanantly locked?


its a mechanical locker.. normally a pemanantly locked diff is generally known as a mini spool or full spool
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 3:49 pm 
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yes spartans and lockrites are a mechanical centre which work like a ratchet so you can still negotiate corners untill you get back on the power, then it's locked again.
$1000 would buy you a detroit locker which are apparently gold plated or nearly 3 average lockers.

The spartan lockers hold up to double reduction geared fourbies with massively oversized tyres, they are far from inferior. And don't let anyone tell you a mechanical locker will save you axles either, it won't if you don't drive it accordingly.

They make lockers for toyota lsd casings not sure about fords. I do know however that they are more expensive and when I priced one for my lux, it would still have been cheaper to buy an open centre.

 

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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 4:45 pm 
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ok so all i need is an au open centre and get one of these mechanisms installed?
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