Northern Virginia Roll Call

If you’re patient, I got mine for $465 shipped on Black Friday.

 

That's a good price.

 

Damn right it is. Found it at ok4wd and wheelers offroad price matched them because I’d rather give them my money. Freaking love wheelers.

 

So I've got a stupid story for the night. I've been hearing this clank ever since I moved my spare tire to my Front Runner rack. That was almost two years ago and I've spent hours and hours trying to re-enforce my rack. I bought a strap to hold down the tire. I bought extra support legs. I've put homemade supports in....so today I was prepping the truck for my train horn install and I removed the stock spare tire chain.... absolute silence on the way home.

I felt like an idiot for not finding it sooner. I was hearing the noise through the rear window and I just assumed it was the rack....

 

Those 14mm bolts are a bitch to get to. Require a ratcheting wrench at a minimum, preferably flex head too.

 

I hate them. That's why I didn't remove it before today.

 

Don’t hold me to it... but think the ARB only needs a minimum of 70psi. to engage it.

Go real cheap and use one of them small hand held bicycle air pumps and a valve you can close ho hold pressure. Plumb it all and good to go.

Dont mind me... thinking outta my elbow.

 

But on the plus side....my Front Runner rack is SOLID now

 

I think you’re right. I was gonna say 90 psi, but same difference. Just a small amount of pressure. And once it’s pressurized, that’s it. Doesn’t need a constant flow of air

 

Yup!

I kinda think that’s where everybody gets hung up on. Not implying anything (to anyones knowledge)...

just saying if the compressor takes a shit. There is a possible work around for it, if you know what your doing and still need to activate said locker to get you out and home.

 

That’s a small part of why I went with a mechanical locker. Mainly cost and the fact I could install myself, but I’ve come to find I love the simplicity. No wires, no air lines, no need to remember to turn it on or off, it’s just there when I need it.

 

Nice plinker choice, seems like a great mod day (distraction) accessory!

So when tool selectionis lacking, bringing suppressed toys insteI'd is the pretty much an accepted substitute/standard, right?!?!

 

Not a strong trait of mine.

 

Damn skippy.

I’m a mechanical dude as well. Not really sure why I bought an Off road with the e-locker. Maybe cause I’m getting old and didn’t feel like screwing with it aftermarket wise. Hell, its a done deal buy.

Will say this though, I do hope taco’s e-lock is not problematic like the jeep version from the factory.

No, I gotta ask... what are you running.... Detroit, OX locker, lunch box?

 

Lunchbox, powertrax brand. Even made a thread on it because it seemed like there are so few people running one. Now that I’ve had it awhile I don’t think I’d recommend it for people with a manual who daily drive their truck. Just due to the design the backlash makes the driveline clunky. I can live with it, others may not.

Also helped install one in a 2017 4runner.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...lip-aka-lunchbox-locker-in-my-2nd-gen.561142/

 

Nice

 

Alrighty then.. done flapping my gums for the night.

You kids have a great weekend.

I'm outta here.

 

one of my friends actually recommended against the air locker from ARB. He told me that he has owned 4 of them in his crawlers (1 front and one in back) and he spent most of his time chasing leaks. He recommended an e locker for the front diff, so i dont know if Im going to go that route long term or if Im just going to run it open. Rarely have I seen a situation where I have said to myself, man, you know what would be great? A front locker right now. Not saying I wont eventually, but it isnt a must have right now, for me anyway.

 

do the third gens have something similar to Atrac for the front? I love Atrac....its kinda a front locker but way easier to turn in tight spots!

 

Morning peeps...

Haha, sure she is...you don't have to explain yourself in here.

That would have drove me bat-shit crazy...