Where to put lockers

[Charleskterry]

I have an almost new 2024 all weather cab ROXOR. I want to put lockers (Spartan or Torq) in, but I’m not sure which axel to put them in first. I mostly drive on the farm with a little on pavement diving. My original thought was to place them in the rear since I’m in 2wd most of the time. My farm is pretty wet most of the year. My thought was the rear would help me not get stuck in the first place. However after reading I’m thinking the front might be the way to. To be completely honest, I’m not sure what the advantages of one axel over the other is. I would appreciate someone with more experience giving me some advice.

Thank you very much in advance.

 

[USMC]

Hello Charleskterry, if you are mostly flat terrain I would just stay with the factory setup.

If you need the traction, I would just put the Twin Stick conversion and Front Locking Hubs from Diesel Freak in; it is about $350.00 for the Twin Stick and $280.00 for the hubs, and both are easy to do.

If you are sure that you want lockers I would go with the Limited Slip differential. The LSD is good for trails, wet roads, and snow. Full lockers are more for the Off Road Enthusiasts and Rock Climbers.

The front versus rear locker is a bit different. If you use the rear locker it will cover most of your traction needs. Locking the rear axle versus the front axle gives you the greatest traction gain in most situations.

I am in Florida, you know, mountainous, anyway, I believe in getting the most for less cost. The lockers sound great when you are talking 4 wheeling but it may be overkill for your situation.

 

[Charleskterry]

I have some pretty nasty hills and washouts on my place especially when it’s been raining a lot. I had a situation where I had a large rock in the front of me ( no skid plates yet) and slick red clay on both sides with a 40ft drop off to a creek on the passenger side. Attempting to just go around the rock in 4L wasn’t successful because I only had one tire in front and one in back with ground contact. That’s what go me thinking about the lockers. I made it out of there climbing the rock but didn’t like the chance of busting an oil pan or worse.