Ok this is a stupid question I did a search got tired of looking through 50 million wantbe questions but nothing directly to this question I got a locker in the front of my ford but fords have hubs so the locker doesnt fight me on the street when the hubs are lock in, in 2wd it doesnt fight. Just couriors if I drop a locker in my stock D30 with 33 1550 TSL\SX will it fight me on the street in 2wd cause it turing all the time I know it will in 4wd. The reason I ask my buddy chevys got the same locker with his hubs locked in it throws him from one side of the road to the other in 2wd. Using a Detroit EZ locker and I think Ill start breakin axles left and right.

Just Lookin for you 2 pennies worth.

detroit front D30, no hubs- no issues in 2WD here :)

i have the vacuum dis-co but even TJ's run detroits in the front too. the detroit turns the driveshaft all the time now when in 2WD. unless the detroit has torque sent to it from the t-case it is free wheeling.

you will be FINE

can you be a little more vague ???

i had a dana 30 once

i also had a EZ Locker in it

it was fine on the street

D30 in a YJ will be fine. (axle disco will allow front wheels to differentiate--front shaft will spin)

D30 in a TJ you'll notice it. (no axle disco)


Take some English lessons,
Jake :flipoff2:

Originally posted by Jakesteramalamajama


D30 in a TJ you'll notice it. (no axle disco)


Take some English lessons,
Jake :flipoff2:

That's funny, I don't notice sheeot :flipoff2:

me niether

well hell!! I fight my XJ and it DOESN'T have a locker in it. go figure!!

You should not have a problem unless you are running a fulltime 4 wheel drive system. There is no torque being applied to the driveshaft to drive the ring and pinion and the locker. The locker should just free spin until you engage 4 wheel drive. Unless you drop a spool or weld up the front that is. Or leave your ARB / OX locked all the time. The only thing you will notice is your front drive shaft is now spinning all the time. Might want to make sure it is balanced at least somewhat.

Ben

Originally posted by Jakesteramalamajama


D30 in a TJ you'll notice it. (no axle disco)

I have 00TJ and 99XJ both have lockers and no axle discos, You cannot tell they have lockers until u engauge the transfercase

I'll jump on the me too bandwagon and say that I don't have problems with a lock rite in my d30 on my TJ in 2wd.

Buddy's got a TJ D30 front Detroit, doesn't notice anything in 2WD. Front shaft spins all the time.
He recently broke his rear drive shaft and had to hobble home in FWD, described it as "the ride from hell."

Ya that happened to a friend once. He runs a 44 front with a Detroit and exploded the rear drive shaft. It was hilarious watching him drive home. He would come out of corners and the jeep would jerk and swerve like crazy...couldn't go above 35mph the whole way home (80 miles). One more reason to get an ARB:flipoff2:

Ok since your question has been answered several times, I'll add my 0.02


ARB---- ARB Open open.. No advserse conditons :flipoff2: :massey:

I had a Lockright in the fron D30 of my YJ. Didn't like it that much. No problem in 2wd, didn't know it was there. In 4wd it made it hard to steer and didn't like much speed, so was OK for 4low, but not high range 4wd. Also I busted a front ujoint which took out my front ball joints and my drivers side wheel fell off on the Rubicon, most likely due to the locker when I was wedged between a rock and a tree stump. I would strongly suggest an ARB or an OX for the front. Ujoints become the weak point when the front is locked, particularly when your tires are fairly large (I was running 35 x12.50s)

I run my front Lincoln Locked with hubs, I have NO problems in 2wd. Don't be a pussy:flipoff2:

prob is that a hub kit for a TJ is big $$$ that being said it would be the ticket, i have a detroit up there and its not noticible in 2wd, but it's a little interesting in the snow and on the road in 4 hi:eek: :p

Lincoln loc that biatch, dont be a skirt !!!:flipoff2: :flipoff2:

it's a little interesting in the snow and on the road in 4 hi........

By a little interesting, do you mean dangerous? I like interesting. Dangerous isn't so much fun. I'd only weld it if I actually wanted the turning radius of a school bus again.

I run a lockright on my Dana 30 on my TJ - in two wheel drive, it is not noticeable except for some noise in parking lots (tight turns going very slow). It is fine in 4wd in deep snow on the road, but steers like crap on ice or just a little snow - since we get very little ice here (MD), it is not a big deal and I just stay in 2wd until I need 4wd.

Jackie

Originally posted by doctor_G
Buddy's got a TJ D30 front Detroit, doesn't notice anything in 2WD. Front shaft spins all the time.
He recently broke his rear drive shaft and had to hobble home in FWD, described it as "the ride from hell."


Cj 30 here welded my front driveshaft spins all the time as well

early last summer rear spit the u-joint caps tow big (((THWAK))))) sounds later I was stopped got one big A$$ dent in one of my 3" single Chamber Flowmasters and tried driveing with both sides locked in to hobble home it wasn't happening at all so I unlocked the short side and one wheel drive got me home with tire more than chirping when going around a corner wasn't intentional but hey I got home.

as far as regular driving with front locked well welded and hubs unlocked no differnece in driving than when it wasnt locked other than front driveshaft spins

Originally posted by doctor_G
Buddy's got a TJ D30 front Detroit, doesn't notice anything in 2WD. Front shaft spins all the time.
He recently broke his rear drive shaft and had to hobble home in FWD, described it as "the ride from hell."

I've got a TrueTrac in the front of my XJ (non-disco D30) and that ain't no shit! I've had to run a few days without a rear driveshaft, and in corners she hops side-to-side like a mofo.

ChiXJeff

I wonder if anybody else has noticed that when your going slow(parking lots) the front locker or rear engages. But when you go fast it breaks apart. Now whats to say an ez locker or similiar doesn't break apart when your going fast on the trails or gettin the gas on a rock. Mine sure did thats why it got welded up. Why not spool or lincloln lock it and get 2 lo for when the steering binds. I rather spend the money on 2 lo than spend it on hubs. Just my .02.;)