Need Advice: Front Locker Yes/No?

[oh2bedrunk]

I'm in the process of re-gearing my 1993 Bronco XLT. I am doing 4.56 gears and installing a Yukon Grizzly Locker in the rear.

I'm running 35s on a 6" SuperLift. Here are my questions:

1. Should I just get a front locker installed since they will be working on it anyway?

2. Are there issues with running an auto-locker up front? This is not a daily driver, but I will have to drive it to run it. I cannot trailer this thing!

3. Should I run an air (select) locker up front for ease of operation on the highway?

4. Should I just go with plan A and only run a rear locker?

All comments and suggestions are welcome! What do you guys run and why? And I don't consider negativity "Trolling;" however, stupidity should be avoided at all costs -- please?

Moderator, feel free to move me to a previous thread. I couldn't find one, but I didn't look really hard!

Thanks,

From Orange County, CA.

I run the thing out in the El Paso Mountains, Mojave Desert, and Death Valley.

 

[Seabronc]

Definitely not for use in highway driving, they can throw your truck totally out of control.   You may have a use for them in serious Off Roading.  Just keep in mind that they are made for strait forward driving since they lock your wheels together.  I have never had a set so someone with actual operational experience may want to weigh in on the subject.

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I'd just say that it is up to you and how serious your Off Roading is going to be.  I wouldn't use either front or back on the highway.

 

[Seabronc]

Here is a pretty good discussion of lockers https://www.reddit.com/r/4x4/comments/32ztdx/would_aussie_lockers_front_and_rear_be_a_bad_idea/

http://www.stu-offroad.com/misc/locker-1.htm

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[fordblood]

Front locker doesn't matter if your hubs aren't locked.

 

[oh2bedrunk]

Thank you everyone!

I'm going with a Eaton E-Locker in the rear and I'm going to leave the front end alone until I decide to do a Solid Axle Swap.

The URLs helped a lot!

DT

 

[Bully Bob]

From Orange County, CA.

"I run the thing out in the El Paso Mountains, Mojave Desert, and Death Valley."

Like Seabronc said.., usage is the deciding factor.

I have run (+-15 yrs) the same areas (above) with open front & "posi" in the rear & haven't got stuck or broke yet.

---- Of course, this does not include "boulder hopp'n" / "rocker panel crush'n" ----

If I don't go up, over, or down some area.., the other rigs won't even try. (but again, we all still have our fenders, etc.)

From Orange county to these above areas ...... there's a lot of highway. 

The worst being the Cajon Pass.  This is like an "E" ticket at Disneyland..!  Especially if wet/snow/ice.

I survived a 70 car pile-up by tucking the Bronco in behind an 18 wheeler (far right lane), going

down the Cajon in a snowy-foggy white-out.

---------  "Off/on" locker will help in these cases. -----------

I too, thought about TAD's (traction adding devices) but as yet, haven't found the need.

Nor have I used a winch. (Had a couple on the Land Cruisers.)

IMHO.., I'd run what you got until you find it's not doing the job on your type of trails. :-B   >< <'>