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for a front axle, yes. for a rear axle, this is true as you pointed out, but there is still a mileage increase by preventing the rears from 'scrubbing' and fighting each other while driving and turning.

i concur w/ Flat - i've forgotten to unlock my front hubs a few times and driven around w/ the front axle 'locked' in (OEM locker up front). the only thing that made me realize that the hubs were locked was the vibration from the front driveshaft at highway speeds. i have noticed no binding...

there will still be some tire scrub on the powered wheel. i see no value in welding the intermediate differential and adding one lockout hub. you can buy an OEM locker for the price of a hub and axle shaft.

thanks, nice article. but that wasn't what i was asking. i was asking about whether or not he was referring to the DL locker operating differently than the other [automatic] lockers offered for the 2.5T. they don't, so i wanted to clarify. good link and addition to this thread, though...

ok, i didn't know if you meant specific to the 2.5T lockers. my Ouverson lockers work exactly like the DL. and from what i've read about the Yukon, it operates the same way.

yes.

what other lockers?

don't forget that most rockwell 'upgrade' parts are for trail, mud, and crawling buggies that offroaders use these axles for. what you may call 'extreme offroad use' for a rockwell axle in a 5000 lb buggy may not be as stressful as 'utilitarian puroses' such as hauling 8000 lbs of rock in a...

how do you figure this? we'd all love to hear your experience with 'grenaded' hubs. if not personal experience, how many hubs have you heard that have been grenaded? you would actually only need one double-splined shaft and hub on the intermediate axle. same discussion this is what i would...

my thoughts and experience... thoughts: what i have read on here before about disconnecting one of the rear, i agree with (in theory): disconnect the intermediate axle and let the rear do the pushing when in 2wd. the reason i believe this is the better route is because of the suspension...