Locking Differential

[chp925]

i'm in for a group buy on arb lockers

 

[TehTDK]

Just to put this out there, I know it is not really 100% on topic but the power divider in an over the road truck splits the torque equally between the two rear ends. When unlocked a power divider will put the power to the path of least resistance be it the front or the rear, when locked it will put the power to the front and rear equally. I have heard this more times than I can count and until I went to work rebuilding rear ends I thought the same thing.

So basically a power divider is just another fancy word for "diff locker". Since that description fits diff lockers as well. Or am I am completely off the board?

 

[steve6x6x6]

I'd do 3 air lockers.

Did you price them? 3= $3,300.00 plus installation. I have been driving my bobbed truck with vietnam era hard core DT. locker in the rear for 5,000 miles with no popping, snapping, quiet as it can be. The new lockers you buy now are soft lockers totally quiet $475.00 ea.

 

[162tcat]

I was not aware of anyone manufacturing them for the 5 tons. $1,100 for a true air locker isn't horrible, who makes them and where can I get one?

 

[steve6x6x6]

OK, got some pic's, this stuff is too big for me. 5 ton air lockers done by Oshkosh.

 

[steve6x6x6]

Here are those tag #'s. Looks like 5.81 ratio

 

[Csm Davis]

My dream setup on a 5ton is air locker on front, air engaged front drive, air interconnect between the rears, and Detroit lockers in both rears.

 

[bluehorse]

What happened on this?