I'm dropping a Dana 60F under my Land Rover and need some advice on which locker will work for me. I want a selectable locker that completely releases the lock even while continuing forward motion. I want to be able to drop out of lock front and back without stopping. I've heard that some selectable lockers require a jog in reverse to complete the locker disengagement. Can't have that. I want to be able to roll down the trail, drop out of lock, hit the cutting brake, and continue down the trail without stopping.

Looks like the Dana 60 options are: ARB, Detroit Electrac, and Ox locker.

Which one will do what I want?

Thanks,
Lonn

There is an other option. Chek it out!

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=297593

OK, add the Tibus/Teraflex locker to the mix.

I'm dropping a Dana 60F under my Land Rover and need some advice on which locker will work for me. I want a selectable locker that completely releases the lock even while continuing forward motion. I want to be able to drop out of lock front and back without stopping. I've heard that some selectable lockers require a jog in reverse to complete the locker disengagement. Can't have that. I want to be able to roll down the trail, drop out of lock, hit the cutting brake, and continue down the trail without stopping.

Looks like the Dana 60 options are: ARB, Detroit Electrac, and Ox locker.

Which one will do what I want?

Thanks,
Lonn


ARB all the way :beer:

only if they are actually available
so far I have not been able to buy one

I want to be able to roll down the trail, drop out of lock, hit the cutting brake, and continue down the trail without stopping.

with any gear driven item you will have to break the torque to get it to shift.
a blip or lift on the throttle should do that.
how reliable is that going to be in the real world is hard to say, but I doubt any product is going to meet your expectations.
any bind from tire to tire will put pressure on the shift clutches.
you can load up air pressure on the shifter but nothing is gonna move until the bind is released.
the Tibus idea would be easier to play with in that regard as the shifter is external.
when you start experimenting with higher air pressure to force the shifts you would want to be easily able to replace the blown seals

Dana 60 T-locker is available.
Call Teraflex 801 288 2585

Most lockers unlock with spring load. The T-locker is the only locker on the market who shifts in and out with air power.
You can use air pressure up to 100psi without blowing a seal.

I really like the Tibus design
not so fond of Tera marketing them
none of the 'dealers' list the locker on their websites last I looked
so I am to phone everyone of them to get price and availability quotes?
why make it hard for purchasers?

Wolfgang, does the T-locker have external actuation linkage on the diff cover or does it work its magic completely inside like an ARB? I'm not too turned on by the likes of the Electrac with all its works hanging out just waiting to get busted off. High pressure unlocking would be excellent though. What's the going price for one?

Thanks,
Lonn

http://www.teraflx.com/Tlocker.cfm

with any gear driven item you will have to break the torque to get it to shift.


I'm not fully up on the selectable lockers, I've always been a Detroit kinda guy, so bear with me here. Are all three of these lockers (ARB, Electrac, Ox)gear driven and therefore can't be fully disengaged while maintaining forward motion? I don't have a problem with getting off the throttle, I just don't want to jog reverse just to disengage the locker.

I just got an e-mail from Tim at ARB and he tells me that you don't have to stop or jog reverse to go from locked to unlocked. You just have to reduce torque by letting off the throttle. Looks like ARB is going to get my business. The T-Locker might be cool with its forced unlocking but I don't want to have a bunch of crud hanging off my diff cover or be forced to use their diff cover.

Thanks for the input. Now I'll go back to the forum from whence I came...

I just got an e-mail from Tim at ARB and he tells me that you don't have to stop or jog reverse to go from locked to unlocked. You just have to reduce torque by letting off the throttle. Looks like ARB is going to get my business. The T-Locker might be cool with its forced unlocking but I don't want to have a bunch of crud hanging off my diff cover or be forced to use their diff cover.

Thanks for the input. Now I'll go back to the forum from whence I came...


http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=298060

What else can he tell you. But I dont think it will work like he told.

Better a strong cover with the air cylinder outside (covered) than all the hassle with leaking o-rings and seals.

OX lockers, all you have to do is let off on the throttle when you wna tto release the locker as you are moving the lever.
BTW, OX does not work off of air pressure either, it is a cable operated locker.