anyone have a front lokka installed?

[fireball]

just weighing up options for a front locker...

-lokka
http://www.4wdsystems.com.au/html/lokka.htm
-arb front air locker
-tjm front air locker

just wondering if anyone has the lokka installed ? and any how well it goes ?
was wondering what the effect would be on steering with high speed dirt rd driving ...

did a search but noone seems to have a lokka

[Homer]

I don't have one on my Triton, but have experience with vehicles fitted with them.
I wouldn't think you would have the locker engaged for high speed driving.

They work awesome and your Triton would climb like a billy goat with one on, but they are a slow crawl type of thing. Takes a while to get used to going a lot less than half the speed you previously would attack a hill climb, but that is what you have to do. They just crawl you up.
If you go too hard and the front bounces a lot while wheel spinning, they can break axles when the weight lands back down on them.

Some debate on here on the benefits of rear locker over front, but I am firmly in the camp of rear LSD and front locker is the ultimate climbing package for our vehicles - unless you have both front and rear

[jop]

G'day fireball,
Don't know if your a member on newlux or not, but there is a good 4 page debate on lockers going on that will culminate in a test day with all combo's of locker (same driver, same tyres, similar lifts, same terrain).

It's a good read anyway: http://www.newhilux.net/phpbb/viewtopic ... lit=locker

[Homer]

Aw jeez, looks like I'll hafta go to the darkside now for a look....it's like a black hole always threatening to suck me in.

[Homer]

Hey jop the only issue I see with the Hilux boys test is they have a totally cr@p LSD in their trucks - sounds pretty much worthless.

They all seem pretty experienced so I hope the guy pulls the handbrake halfway on before he tries the climb - if the lux has rear wheel handbrake and not the driveshaft type.

It will be a good read if they can get the test happening.

[Miker]

just weighing up options for a front locker...

-lokka
http://www.4wdsystems.com.au/html/lokka.htm
-arb front air locker
-tjm front air locker

just wondering if anyone has the lokka installed ? and any how well it goes ?
was wondering what the effect would be on steering with high speed dirt rd driving ...

did a search but noone seems to have a lokka

mate i had one in the front of my MK, and while it did work well i wouldn't get one again. Simply from the point of view that I would prefer to be able to engage/ disengage as the situation suits. I'm not heavy on the gas pedal off road either and i went through 2 cv shafts in three months. The problem is the lokka is always engaged in 4wd and as such that much extra load and strain is on the front end all the time when in 4wd no matter the situation.

And the clunking when the thing skips teeth going around corners is pretty unsettling as well.

my 2c

cheers, Mike.

[jacko]

I dont think you will find that TJM make an air locker for triton as they only base most of there gear around toyota and nissan, arb air lockers are apparently the go, dont look at lokka or lock right lockers because kthey are an auto locker and will engage when ever lose of traction happens, I know of a 4wd with rear auto locker and engages when going around roundabouts and gives some bad whiplash.

good luck.

[fireball]

guess it goin to have to be an arb front air locker then

thx for the feedback on the lokka