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Old 11-15-2012, 02:08 PM   #1
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arb vs. ox vs. eaton e locker for dana 60

i will be useing this for on road mainly and off road lightly,i just need the availabillity of it. i have my concerns with all three lockers and they are the standerd issues.
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have read a bunch of threads on these, they seem reasonable for what i would be using it for
ox:
i hear the cabels never quite work right.
arb: my only problem is price
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Old 11-15-2012, 03:40 PM   #2
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Re: arb vs. ox vs. eaton e locker for dana 60

Price will always be the problem. Swallow your pride and belly up. You get what you pay for
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Old 11-15-2012, 09:14 PM   #3
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Re: arb vs. ox vs. eaton e locker for dana 60

Define 'offroad lightly'.
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Old 11-15-2012, 09:30 PM   #4
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Re: arb vs. ox vs. eaton e locker for dana 60

it is a 72 chevy short bed 4x4 on 6 inch lift doing a dana 60 swap in the rear and 4.11s will be doing mild trails but mainly want selectability for the road use because it is a DD.
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Old 11-16-2012, 07:22 PM   #5
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Re: arb vs. ox vs. eaton e locker for dana 60

I'm a fan of the power-loc posi.
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Old 11-16-2012, 07:51 PM   #6
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Re: arb vs. ox vs. eaton e locker for dana 60

I have used ARB air lockers, Detroit lockers,truetracs and factory posi units in over 20 different trucks and by far the Arb is the best.. but they are not cheap..just my 2 cents
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Old 11-17-2012, 09:09 AM   #7
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Re: arb vs. ox vs. eaton e locker for dana 60

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I have used ARB air lockers, Detroit lockers,truetracs and factory posi units in over 20 different trucks and by far the Arb is the best.. but they are not cheap..just my 2 cents
thank you everybody for all the info, i am taking a trip down to NC today to pick up an Arb
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Old 11-17-2012, 11:10 AM   #8
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thank you everybody for all the info, i am taking a trip down to NC today to pick up an Arb
My locker was free, otherwise I'd have gone with an ARB.
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Old 11-17-2012, 05:29 PM   #9
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My locker was free, otherwise I'd have gone with an ARB.
What locker do you have?
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Old 11-18-2012, 07:31 AM   #10
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Detroit I'm guessing. It was in the M1008 chassis. 4:56
Lucky dog!
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Old 11-18-2012, 10:37 AM   #11
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Re: arb vs. ox vs. eaton e locker for dana 60

You'll like the ARB. To me,it's overkill for light off road "in the rear". A limited slip is a major improvement over an open rear. A locker comes into play on more serious conditions and for me I'm happy with a full-time locker. I think of the selectable lockers as most useful in the front where a full-time locker is pretty much a no-go...unless full-time in slippery stuff when in 4wd and mostly going straight (like mud bogging).
Of the three selectable lockers I'd pass on the Ox and prefer either the ARB or E-Locker. To me,the E-Locker is a simpler unit and I like that.
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