Alabama thread!

The angles is to clear the bed humps. The straight flat ones won't fit without hitting those.

 

They could have still made it squared until the hump and then dropped it down again. I assume it was just cheaper and easier to do angles

 

Yeah, looks like UWS has the angles and others have the straight drop down, but those have less space than the angled boxes.

 

You dropped some sure nuff $$$$ on all that, I may one day its just had me thinking about it lately. Prolly gonna get a compressor so i can work my way towards gears lockers, even kinda that about putting a detroit in the back end. Gonna see what @baldridge does and how he likes it.

 

It was not cheap lol. But I would t go with any other locker than arb after seeing this video!
https://youtu.be/vdCxyQgO6PY

not click bait lol

 

I liked the videos where they’re actually manufacturing the lockers.

I considered the zip lockers, but then I found a random forum member that had connections and I got everything for my locker set up for $1300.

All new stuff mailed to me for that.

Makes me wonder what the markup is on this stuff.

 

I paid slightly more than you for my front and rear but still got a good deal on both.

 

My price included the dual ARB compressor and manifold kit.

edit. Had to look it up. The two lockers, dual compressor, and manifold kit was $1600 to my door.

 

Man that is a great deal! Mine did not include my compressor.

edit: Damn i thought you meant per locker setup. My lockers alone were $1750 for both. But you saved labor by doing it yourself so thats always nice. Compressor was $300. I got all new bearings and shims in my rear though because its used way more than the front.

 

For sure, $650 per locker and $300 for the dual compressor and manifold.

I did have to buy some decent differential tools to do the job, but those tools last forever so it's worth it.

 

Is your truck regeared?

 

Going with ARB. Will have to get compressor.

 

You'll have to go back through that same mud hole once you're locked!

 

No I'm factory gearing, I didn't touch my pinions during the locker install, just removed diff and ring gear and then reinstalled and rechecked backlash to get it exactly where it was before removal. So there was no new wear on the gears since everything mated up exactly the same. You check backlash before removing the differential if you don't plan on regearing, it was within spec.

If you're regearing checking backlash prior to removal doesn't matter, since it will be all new breaking in.

 

I've never set backlash on gears before, so I don't know what you're talking about...

 

It's not bad on the back differential, but on the front being a clamshell it's a bit of a PITA.

I was all new to this too, until I watched youtube. That was 2 or so years ago though. My truck had 15k miles on it with the axles out from under it.

 

When are you going?

 

I was going to hit Tuskegee NF Saturday. Anyone in area what to tag along? I know @gixxerphil is going. No idea what time. Just want to get out of house for a while. I can’t remember the new guys name that was out there a few weeks back. Anyone remember?

 

Let me know what time your going, I might me able to tag along.

 

Yea im thinking about getting a compressor, idk if I wanna get the slee offroad mount or the expedition essentials bed cubbie mount?