Thread: LSD or Diff Lock

What would you chose and why , a Limited slip diff or diff locks on your 4wd

Diff locks if you can afford them. While I only use mine to get me out of tricky situations, they also have the ability to get you into much trickier situations than if you didn't have them! I.e. You tend to push the boundaries a tad

Originally Posted by JoshC

Diff locks if you can afford them. While I only use mine to get me out of tricky situations, they also have the ability to get you into much trickier situations than if you didn't have them! I.e. You tend to push the boundaries a tad

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I have a LSD on the back end of my Safari, can be a bitch on a tight roundabout in the wet.

Diff locks....front and rear, independantly on/off....when you want traction bad you need every bit you can get. Forget to turn them off when back on the road and you will end up in a hedge though......

I'd also convert an old ac unit to a tyre pump so you can let your tyres down then pump them back up straight afterwards.

Torsion diffs are really good and I'm sure you can fit them straight into a safari/patrol or most Toyotas. They work the opposite of a normal diff, giving all the drive to the wheel with the traction. A mate of mine in Wanaka has fitted a number to serious off road rigs down there, especially in the front for steering and traction and a few customers have even removed their diff lockers in the rear after having fitted them in the front so they could be worth looking into.

Pneumatic diff lockers, can't do a winch challenge without them.

So would you go factory fitted or aftermarket ?

ARB Air Lockers tough as all get out the only issue is those toymotors C.V joints, they are as crispy as a carrot so to save any issue buy a Nissan Patrol that is if you want to get back home.

Cheers Rob

Originally Posted by Druid

So would you go factory fitted or aftermarket ?

Finally bought my self a Patrol after fucking around with leaf springs and hilux's.

Diff lock for the win.

Coils too, coils are king.

This is with the 20 year old fucked standard suspension and sway bars front and rear still attached.

Got the second hand break? the most redeeming feature of a safari.

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I don't follow?

Lots of safaris have a second"hand brake" the majority of there owners don't know what it actually is and wonder why there truck rolled down the hill lol.
Its a rear sway bar disconnect and helps articulation and ride quality a shit load when disconnected.

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Not so common they also come out with a rear electric diff lock making them almost as good as a under powered under optioned landcruiser of the same era

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if you want to spend serious money on diff lockers (looking at ARB for example) get some E-lockers, no air supply to worry about. for air lockers, would get yukons, cheaper than ARBs.

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Lots of safaris have a second"hand brake" the majority of there owners don't know what it actually is and wonder why there truck rolled down the hill lol.
Its a rear sway bar disconnect and helps articulation and ride quality a shit load when disconnected.

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Ah yep I'm with you. No it's got a diff lock