timmymac Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 hi i am wanting to buy some diff lockers soon and dont no what is better arb or maxi or is it down to what you prefer cheers tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishbosh Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Where are you based? Anywhere but Australia and spares etc for Maxidrive will be expensive and hard to come by. In the UK nearly everyone uses ARB so spares are common. Nothing in it in terms of performance I believe, but have no experience of Maxidrive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmymac Posted October 9, 2008 Author Share Posted October 9, 2008 Where are you based?Anywhere but Australia and spares etc for Maxidrive will be expensive and hard to come by. In the UK nearly everyone uses ARB so spares are common. Nothing in it in terms of performance I believe, but have no experience of Maxidrive. based in kent so arb's sound good to me cheers tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teslo Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 ARB is good choice. And is very easy to fit. No welding required. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landmannnn Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Including compressor a pair will cost you £1200. It won't stop there though, locking diffs will break some of your existing components if used heavily. Search around this site for Toyota, Unimog, Volvo options. You may still go arb but you will be better informed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 landmann has a point - with power comes responsibility whacking the lockers in and flooring it when only one wheel has traction is going to grenade something else. That said, if used sensibly lockers can reduce breakages by stopping the "wheel-spinning-then-gripping" scenario that often pings a halfshaft. If all wheels are turning at the same speed, that can't happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmymac Posted October 9, 2008 Author Share Posted October 9, 2008 landmann has a point - with power comes responsibility whacking the lockers in and flooring it when only one wheel has traction is going to grenade something else.That said, if used sensibly lockers can reduce breakages by stopping the "wheel-spinning-then-gripping" scenario that often pings a halfshaft. If all wheels are turning at the same speed, that can't happen. how about the electric operated KAM lockers has anyone tried these and how do they rate against the air systems? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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