deserttoy84

Alright... This past weekend i was out in the desert and this kid had an 84 pickup exacly like mine but he had aussie lockers/4:88. He swore by em and he was climbing everything even with bald tires he was trying to blow. Ive looked into these aussie lockers and found there pretty cheap and everyone seems to really like them. So Im thinking about getting two aussie lockers and 4:88 ring/pinion. I want to re gear anyways because i could barley hit 50mph going into a head wind on the way home on the highway. So wheres is the best place to buy aussies lockers and ring/pinion gear sets?? They say these lockers are pretty easy to replace to,"if you can replace brakes you can put these locker in", so since im pretty mechanicaly inclined is this a true statement. Ive heard you have to setup diffs a certain way and know what your doing. They also say there safe for on and off road driving. I obvisouly have manual hubs and would only be using 4x4 in the desert. What is everyones take on this setup?

spaugh

the ausie lockers are basically like the rest of the lunch box lockers, but supposedly made from stronger material. Install is more difficult than brakes, but not really that bad. Just be sure to mark everything with a punch when you are taking it apart. If you mark it well, it will go back together without any problems. It is definetly not as easy as replacing brakes. You have to pull the pumpkin off and that takes at least 2 people. Then taking apart the carrier takes to people, one to hold and one to torque the bolts off. But it can be done pretty easily. I put one in with a little help. Getting it back in is prabably the most painful part.

Now when you want to put in new gears, you are prabably going to have to pay someone to do that. Lockers by themselves can be done by you, but regearing is gonna require a pro.

You can only order the aussie lockers from one place, so search google and you will find.

deserttoy84

know anyone who re gears in san diego?? would a pro charge a lot more if they installed the locker?

deserttoy84

WHo sells good ring pinion sets? I want something strong. willing to pay a little extra to get "the best"(selling my dirt bike to fund my new hobbie ) hope its all worth it in the end.

Volcom

I've got Aussies front and rear and they work great! They handled everything I could throw at them in Moab. I would recommend them to anybody that needs a locker on a budget.

deserttoy84

how are they on the street?

RustBucket

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A rear auto-locker on the street has some funny manners, mainly just in tight parking lot maneuvering. But you get used to it, it's not a big deal. Plus, the job that an Aussie or Lock-Rite does for ~$200 is great!

Zuk has a writeup for torquing down the side bearings while you've got the pumpkin out - check it out. He's also the man to see if you want to get R&P's set up.

deserttoy84

sounds like im doing lockers this summer.

Sonofmayhem

i personally would have either a spool or selectable in the rear, because i want something predictable. Make sure you are home for your delivery date, mine was stolen and im still in the claim process.

deserttoy84

wow... that really sucks. I dont like in a community and have neighbor 5 feet from me so im not worried about that. Plus we know our ups guys really well. I always try to be there for delivery dates from ups. Nothing like getting pakcages fresh off the brown truck lol.

RustBucket

iTrader: (1)

Lunchbox lockers are predictable. Predictably finnicky, on pavement at least!

LTrunner

i know qiute a few poeple running lock-rites, they have been for some years now. they never have any porblems with them, just like everyone else says, on the street they act different, but you get use to it....i know when i get some $$$ going it's the next thing i'm getting

deserttoy84

for a lower budget, I think these will work great. I saw them in action. maybe ill just do the front. all depends how fast the moeny falls through the black hole AKA my pocket haha.

Volcom

They are fine on the street. If you power through corners, you will have trouble but if you drive nice and smooth, it's fine. I can get my rear to act funny taking tight corners (rear end hop and some tire squeal) but if you let off of the gas, it's fine.

deserttoy84

alright well it looks like im gonna be placing my order next week(rear end binded up and somthing is bent or broken majorly in my rear end). Ive never pulled one apart but it looks like u undo the brake lines, pull the 4 bolts off slide the brake assembly and axle out as one then undo all the nuts holding the 3rd member and the gear and everything are connected to that. does that sound right??

Volcom

Drain 3rd member. Remove brakelines and E-brake cables. Then remove the 4 backing plate nuts (14mm I think) and then pull the entire assembly straight out. Then remove the nuts holding the 3rd and you're done.

FirstGenTankota

I'm running Aussies and 4:88 both ends on my '81. One of the best single mods and by far the most useful. Just a little funny on street, but nothing you wont get used to real fast, and grow to enjoy.

If your gonna lock one end only, do the rear! A rear locker is so much more useful, and much easied to drive off road than just a front locker. Then at least in two high you're still locked. With a Aussie in the front your are pretty much limited to four low. Even on mine with two lockers, I get a good workout trying to hang on the steering wheel when in four (yes I have pwr steering).

Sonofmayhem

neither do i, im actually really buzzed on how it happened, but im pretty sure they ship fedex so watch yo self

And do the rear first, the front is for sissies who dont want to feel it on the road