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ImpalaSS 05-24-2001 11:25 PM

lockers?
 
what lockers or limited slip? should i get for my 68.... will be running 35" tires and dana 60/14 bolt combo

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nate68 05-25-2001 07:31 PM

detroit locker or powertrax no slip locker, eaton posi i think u can rebuild those, the other brands u cant i think

u2slow 05-25-2001 09:41 PM

The only locker you can get for the big 14-bolt is the Detroit. For the 60, see if you can find a Power-Lock - I believe they are a factory item in certain Dodge rear ends.

mj 05-28-2001 04:52 PM

i believe they started making the powerlocks again, they were out of production when i wanted one so i had to do the big search and pay $$$.

http://www.reiderracing.com/diffs.htm

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DennyB 05-31-2001 03:55 PM

I have heard some not so good things about the powertrax....That sites down so I cant post the link now.
I will do it when its back up.
There are a couple different kinds of powertrax units so I will have to refer to the data....
Posi's are good for the street...they are quiet and most (like the eaton) are rebuildable.

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JERSEY_TRUCK 06-01-2001 05:55 PM

HOW CAN YOU TELL WHETHER THERES A LOCKER IN A 14 BOLT FULL FLOATING REAR? ARE THERE TAGS? NUMBERS? GUY HAS ONE AND CLAIMS THAT ITS A LOCKER, BUT ITS SITTING ON THE GROUND, WHATS A GOOD PRICE?

ImpalaSS 06-01-2001 10:07 PM

ive decided on a detriot rear with open front... maybe arb someday when i have a good paying job.....
jersy have someone grab onto one of the wheels and try to prevent it from turning while you turn the other wheel (or drum) if it turns even with the resistance its locked (or the axles have been welded!)

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68 4x4 short fleetside 327 CH465 edelbrock intake and carb MSD distributor
56 big window short stepside 235 dual 1 brls
64ImpalaSS 327
70 C10 LWB fleetside custom/10 350/TH350


roger0080 06-08-2001 10:32 PM

With the 14 bolt, if you want to see if there is a locker in it, jack up one wheel. You shouldn't be able to spin it.

Also, if he is telling you that it is a locker, watch out. He might mean that there is the GM factor "gov lock" locker in it. It is unlocked until there is like a 200 rpm diffence between the axles; something like that. There is a tang that pivots to lock it up and unlock it. I have this in my 72 K20. If you dump the clutch, she'll lock up and spin both wheels. It is suppose to give you a smoother ride/operation than the true Detroit Locker.

I'm happy with it.

BTW, if you still jack up the one wheel and spin it, it doesn't take a whole lot of spinning to lock up the diff to test it. Just don't really hang on hard to the wheel when you spin it!


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