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jsc7002 · **Posted:** Tue Dec 09, 2008 4:08 pm

incubusmike wrote:

Has anyone with a locker blown a front diff?

I thought there was a person or two but Im not 100% sure

KJ04 · **Posted:** Tue Dec 09, 2008 4:31 pm

I have now blown two front housings and both times with a Detriot True Trac in the front and a Rear Power Trax No-Slip. The second one even had the collar installed and helped to some degree in getting it home at least.

Push it hard enough and you can break just about anything. :lol:

Inc · **Posted:** Tue Dec 09, 2008 4:36 pm

Gottcha. Thanks for the info KJ04.

Back-n-Black · **Posted:** Mon Feb 16, 2009 3:15 pm

I wonder if a front locker would prevent this. The tires spinning at different speeds then catching and grabing and sending power to the other side may be the shock that is killing them. Not to mention with a locked front you will not have to fight for traction so hard so you can be easyer on the go peddle.

tommudd · **Posted:** Mon Feb 16, 2009 3:20 pm

Back-n-Black wrote:

I wonder if a front locker would prevent this. The tires spinning at different speeds then catching and grabing and sending power to the other side may be the shock that is killing them. Not to mention with a locked front you will not have to fight for traction so hard so you can be easyer on the go peddle.

please read two posts above yours, KJ04 blew two front diffs with DTTs installed

Back-n-Black · **Posted:** Mon Feb 16, 2009 3:29 pm

tommudd wrote:

Back-n-Black wrote:

I wonder if a front locker would prevent this. The tires spinning at different speeds then catching and grabing and sending power to the other side may be the shock that is killing them. Not to mention with a locked front you will not have to fight for traction so hard so you can be easyer on the go peddle.

please read two posts above yours, KJ04 blew two front diffs with DTTs installed

Ya i read that i am not talking about a LSD i am talking about a locker. Has anyone blown a front with a ARB?

Also i wonder if tire size/weight is playing into this. What size tires are those that have blown one been running?

ObiHann · **Posted:** Mon Feb 16, 2009 3:30 pm

I've heard that the ARB puts extra stress on it just keeping the tires spining at the same speed? I could imagine it putting more stress. And even if both are spinning freely at teh same rate, if they cought, wouldn't that go bang?

Guest · **Posted:** Mon Feb 16, 2009 4:14 pm

Didn't that JediJeeper fella blow up his front diff on stock size tires?

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