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4x4 Related Groups => Tech Talk => Topic started by: midnightcowboy on February 04, 2006, 10:22:47 PM

Title: Lockers
Post by: midnightcowboy on February 04, 2006, 10:22:47 PM

Looking at Eaton ELocker and an ARB for my dana 44 front and 8.8 rear...


who has what and what are your thoughts....

Title: Lockers
Post by: BlackYJ on February 05, 2006, 07:33:05 AM

I love my ARBs, had my rear for 2 years and front for a year and have never had any problems.

What about the Detroit Electrac?

Title: Lockers
Post by: midnightcowboy on February 05, 2006, 10:21:22 AM

for whatever reason when on the detroit site thats what they call the eaton....same same???

Title: Lockers
Post by: Bnine on February 05, 2006, 07:57:42 PM

Eaton and Detroit merged.

Rackman has eaton e lockers. Think he had some trouble. You can find his posts on them on JU. He goes under Rackman there too.

Title: Lockers
Post by: GiS on February 06, 2006, 01:09:51 PM

Rackman had the Electrac which require you to run THEIR diff cover because of a shift collar built into it.

The Eaton E-Locker is a stand alone unit, can be run with any cover, and is simply toggled from locked to unlocked with an electrical charge. If you tore a line, you could re-wire it VERY easily, or run it up to your batt hard-wired for the rest of the day, or just leave it unlocked. If/When it fails, it will be left in the open position. Its a full carrier replacement and VERY beefy.

Only pic I got:

(http://mudspecies.com/gallery/albums/Wheelin/Dana1.jpg)

Happy with mine,

-Joe