Re: [MV] Detroit Lockers on M35

From: micdunn (micdunn@ev1.net)
Date: Fri May 23 2003 - 17:31:59 PDT


If you go to http://www.killeraxles.com/html/application_price.html you will
see that Daniel Tibus (very good man!) will start selling Rockwell air
lockers hopefully within the next 2 months. $790 each.
-Sarge

----- Original Message -----
From: "D O" <dohe69@hotmail.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Friday, May 23, 2003 3:23 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Detroit Lockers on M35

> Yeah I suppose the sudden and unexpected locking and unlocking of the
> Detroit could pose a problem in the front!
>
> Does anyone make a manually controlled locker? Preferrably some sort of
> strictly mechanical means, less to go wrong when you need it. I don't see
> Rockwells listed for ARB, which is the well known brand of air locker.
>
>
>
>
> >From: "Greg" <czechsix@cox.net>
> >To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> >Subject: Re: [MV] Detroit Lockers on M35
> >Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 12:35:59 -0700
> >
> >Not a good idea to put DL's in front drives - steering becomes pretty
> >damned
> >impossible and unpredictable. If you have to use a front locker (not a
> >limited slip - even though those have their own idiosyncracies), use one
of
> >the air or cable or linkage manually actuated ones.
> >
> >Then practice with it - slippery side slopes, such as in off camber mud
> >situations can become pretty hairy.
> >
> >Greg
> >Vista, CA
> >
> >Best damned Rhodesian Ridgeback in the world:
> >(and not just because she bit Mark P. in the leg..)
> >Mzirand. 2.27.90-4.17.01
> >RIP
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "D O" <dohe69@hotmail.com>
> >To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> >Sent: Friday, May 23, 2003 12:17 PM
> >Subject: Re: [MV] Detroit Lockers on M35
> >
> >
> > > Does anyone have one in the front axle? After reading this, I wonder
if
> >a
> > > deuce would be able to steer very well at all in the mud/snow with a
> >locker
> > > in the front.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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