Soren Frimodt Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 I know this subject has been up before, but can't really find anything usefull, basically, whats the difference in the locker department? Why is there an airlocker for a leafer, and another one for a coiler? I've always assumed the R&P where interchangeable, and since they're all Imperial threaded, what's the difference? I'm asking because I'm about to fit a Salisbury axle to the rear of my 88" and possibly in the front later on, so would like to know what lockers are out there. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Because the ratio is different (except for the Stage 1) the carrier is a different thickness. (and the hardware is metric I think the changeover point is 4.27:1. ie. That, and numerically lower uses the 3.54:1 carrier, numerically higher is the 4.88 one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Spongie Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 and for those lucky enough to have a 5.57:1 diff ratio there is a 3rd set of everything!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Soren Frimodt Posted December 28, 2012 Author Share Posted December 28, 2012 Oh ye wise Internet, you never manage to fail me! Thank you very much for enlightening me Rick Okay, I had no clue whatsoever about this, so all in all, this means that the only locker that will be interchangeable is the kind where you swap the spider-gears and pins, like this one?: http://ashcroft-transmissions.co.uk/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=308 Or is this not interchangeable either? Could a spacer ring alternatively be made as per Rover diff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtydiesel Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 A Detroit center is interchangeable between all the centers, You could make a spacer if needed, or machine the ring gear or carrier down if your going the other way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soren Frimodt Posted December 29, 2012 Author Share Posted December 29, 2012 Okay, great info thanks. Now it's just decision time.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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