i like having the option of turning lokka on or off
so its an eaton e locker for me
http://www.harrop.com.au/4wd_detail.php?prod=99-ELKR11250
so its an eaton e locker for me
http://www.harrop.com.au/4wd_detail.php?prod=99-ELKR11250
What's the price of the Lokka, and where do we buy it?
I'm looking forward to not only crawling up obstacles I currently have to gas it up, but more importantly is getting over the obstacles that I just can't do without a Lokka. Trust me, I've tried!!!
4wd systems in south oz and the price was about $580 delivered if I remember correctly.
Fitted it myself with some clearance issues as I warned in other threads.
I'm very happy with mine and would do it again.
Only prob I can see would be compromised steering on steep,slippery descent. In this situation I would unlock one hub.
I did read a little about the clearance issues a while back now. What was the best way to overcome this when fitting? New shims or something were required wasn't it?
charlie strayarc said:4wd systems in south oz and the price was about $580 delivered if I remember correctly.
Fitted it myself with some clearance issues as I warned in other threads.
I'm very happy with mine and would do it again.
Only prob I can see would be compromised steering on steep,slippery descent. In this situation I would unlock one hub.
Thanks mate. Il order mine tomorrow. Shh don't tell the missus. Haha.
I've read a fair bit about them now but haven't heard about downhill, but have always wondered. How is it compromised down hill? Is the compromise due to the Lokka allowing the wheels to spin faster than the diff speed, but never slower? So allowing the fronts to actually speed up and not use engine braking through all 4 wheels? Or am I totally off track?
I did read a little about the clearance issues a while back now. What was the best way to overcome this when fitting? New shims or something were required wasn't it?
What do 4wd systems have to say about this? I would hate to pull the front diff apart only to find i needed to wait for parts to arrive.
Cheers Pete
The Lokka is one of the best things I have put in my Nav so far, that makes a difference to pure ability to get places. Obviously the beer fridge is the best for other reasons....
I find that I hardly have to use any right foot where as before I had to juggle speed and direction to make it up, now it just walks up anything I point it at, with out having to spin wheels etc. Few mates and I went up a few hills in North East tas (Mt Rattler from memory and then down to Rossarden and across the Mt Maurice track to Ltn) and one of the guys had a new Hilux with the lift kit etc, he struggle to get traction everywhere, and the Nissans just ate everything we threw at them. Was very satisfying ... :}
Well worth the money I spent to transform the ute in to something completely different, and if you are nice and gentle, I don't think you should do any damage until you push it to the extreme, which is when your likely to break something anyway.....
It does pull the steering around a lot more though, and a steering damper and idler arm brace are on my list of things to add...
Thanks mate. Il order mine tomorrow. Shh don't tell the missus. Haha.
I've read a fair bit about them now but haven't heard about downhill, but have always wondered. How is it compromised down hill? Is the compromise due to the Lokka allowing the wheels to spin faster than the diff speed, but never slower? So allowing the fronts to actually speed up and not use engine braking through all 4 wheels? Or am I totally off track?
charlie strayarc said:Today I went for a quick play at Mundaring powerlines, and stuffed about as much as I could on slippery descents steering back and forth, the steering was fine and handled quite ok. I am no hard core 4wdriver by any means but I cannot fault these lokkas.
I have had my front LOKKA in for about 2 months now and have had some problems with it. First trip to Julimar state forrest, I couldn't fault it. Second trip down to Harvey is where I started having problems. Transmission locked up on we just after doing a hill climb and stalled the Nav. Restarted it but went to take off and it stalled again. Put it in 2WD and it drove fine. I then replaced the transfer case chain as it was stretched. I then headed up to the pines to test out the new chain and the Nav locked up on me again! I highly doubt I have had enough time to stretch the T case chain again. I am now starting to wonder if it is the front diff??
I took the front diff to a reputable gearbox place to have the locker installed so it wasn't a dodgy backyard job. I am now left wondering if they haven't installed something properly or the backlash between the crown and pinion gears is too tight, causing the diff to seize on me? Anyone's help or opinion on what I should look for when I pull the diff out and open it up would be much appreciated.
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