jai_landrover
Well-Known Member
With regard pushing vs pulling pushing is easier than pulling try pulling a car then try pushing its by far easier to push than
Pull.
Pull.
jamesmartin
Well-Known Member
you do actually get more grip with rear as weight is transfered with the action of rear wheels trying to lift front of car
Spyderman
New Member
Exactly why dragsters are rear wheel drive, the physics are the same whether you're doing 3mph or 300mph.
warrior
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I'm not saying u wrong cause I don't think you are but why are front wheel drives better than rear in the snow?
Jongould
New Member
Because the weight of the engine is over the wheels, a RWD car has no weight pushing down on the wheels and this makes them suffer, also RWD's generally use fat tyres which hinder in the snow. The VW beetle is almost unbeatable in the snow as its very light, RWD and rear engined so all the weight pushes on the skinny rear wheels.
jamesmartin
Well-Known Member
totally different set of circumstances
wangie46
Active Member
Twas thinking about getting an Ashcroft or arb air locker soon so glad this topic has come up, the idea of fit and forget Detroit is very appealing, done a search for a Detroit and came up with this Diff Detroit Locker 24 Spline - Each totalparts.co.uk is this a proper Detroit as it is labelled a bearmach part? Any body know where else to pic up a Detroit and what one should cost?
Jongould
New Member
jamesmartin
Well-Known Member
will be actual detroit just as britparts are there only wholesaling them
wangie46
Active Member
Oi, you stick with your lockers, I was gonna go this route
Hehe after reading this thread this seams a better option
Thanks James for the confirmation just found them a little cheaper on padocks site
How a bout fitting is this a specialist job?
jai_landrover
Well-Known Member
Be wary tho ashcroft stopped selling rover detroits because of so many failures on rover type units that would not be repaired under warranty
Ring Ashcroft or crown diffs search for kaiser locker similar to a Detroit and I think if I was going for a unit to fit a rover axle then kaiser would win my bro has one and it's done many many road Miles tis good as a Detroit
Ring Ashcroft or crown diffs search for kaiser locker similar to a Detroit and I think if I was going for a unit to fit a rover axle then kaiser would win my bro has one and it's done many many road Miles tis good as a Detroit
jamesmartin
Well-Known Member
no, but you need a dti to check crown wheel is set true and set back lash ,you just remove old carrier swap crown wheel (may need moving round to get truest position)then fit locker adjust crown wheel side adjuster till backlash is just removed then adjust other till correct backlash is put in
Hamsterberg
Well-Known Member
Can anyone tell me the difference between a Sailsbury Detroit (Eaton) locker and a Sailsbury Truetrac and what is better ?
300tdistu
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jai_landrover
Well-Known Member
Detroit locker is a true locker a trutrac is a torque biasing as described in previous pages or on Ashcroft website.
Locker for fit and forget as is the trutrac Offroad the locker is better slight handling issues On road trutrac is better no handling issues
Locker for fit and forget as is the trutrac Offroad the locker is better slight handling issues On road trutrac is better no handling issues
but why are landy ones 30% more expensive than for other motors?
jai_landrover
Well-Known Member
Because they can.
I think lr is a very limited market most detroits are for the yank axles ford 9 inch Dana aka Salisbury like what is fitted to many jeeps and pickup trucks
I think lr is a very limited market most detroits are for the yank axles ford 9 inch Dana aka Salisbury like what is fitted to many jeeps and pickup trucks
