Lock-right in a Dana 60??

[notajeep]

hey dan i been runing a LR in the front of my 60 for 3 plus hard years and no problem yet. i wouldn't even think of buying a detriot now that this has held up so well to the abuse my friend greg put it thru, then i been killing it for a few years now and no breakage yet. in a semi light buggy that your building it will be fine, jason.

Thanks man. I think that I have decided that this is the way that I am going to go.

 

[kowe69]

... I HATE SPOOLS. Just so y'know. Oh wait, momma told me couldn't say hate. I LOATHE SPOOLS. There, that's better.

Yeah, be careful when using the "H" word. You might get accused of being a racist.

 

[I Lean]

Yeah, be careful when using the "H" word. You might get accused of being a racist.

I hate racists. And any other haters.

 

[Bud]

I used a Powertax No-Slip in my front 60 with 39" tires in comp a long time ago. Never a single problem. I think they have one that will go into a limited slip carrier too.

 

[SRSCOUT]

I run the No-Slip (big brother to the loc-rite) in a 44 with no problems. I am only running 35's, but pretty big power in a fairly heavy rig. One of our crew runs a loc-rite in a 14 bolt rear in his rig that runs on 39" IROC's with a doubler and low gearing in the diffs. After almost 5 years he has had no problems at all.
Check out the NO-Slip though. A little more $$$$ but IMO well worth it. Now that I have had one in for 3 years I am sold and have one going into my new 60 rear I am building.

 

[Maverick]

I've run a lockrite in a sammy, cherokee and in the front of my scrambler for almost 10 years...D44 w/38's and a V8. The lockrite is stronger than what it replaces. The only reason it gets a bad rap in D35's is cuz the housing flexes and that does bad things.

I'd run one in the front of a 60 in a heartbeat.

 

[notajeep]

It's already installed. :greg:

 

[Maverick]

Hey kids,

Yes, I have a lock-rite in my HP60 front axle. It's been in the axle for just over 4 years. I recently put in 5.38s and the RL stills looks brand new. No signs of wear on any of the pins/springs/teeth.

I run Mt Logan Slugs and have done many full throttle blasts with the set-up....just keep mind I run the factory 4.0 with 5.38s and a 5.0 atlas. The 4.0 is no power house, so that might be the reason the RL is still together. I have twisted the splines on the stock axles but no damage to the locker.

I paid just over $325 for the LR and I do not regret putting it in there.

My 2 cents!

What do you think about the LR in a front 60 with 454 and 39.5's? Keep in mind that I've had a LR in a D44 with 38's and small block for 9 years, no broken shafts either.

Huh...I should have read the rest of the thread. It answered my question...and I even answered my own question.

 

[Greg]

The only Lock-Rite I have seen wear out was Chris Holleys, in a Dana 44 front axle. He wheeled hard & often, including many UROC Comps. He did the spring & pin replacement a few times (once between obstacles at a Farmington, NM UROC Comp), until the teeth of the lockrite started rounding off. IMO he got his moneys worth out of it. Even when it was worn out, it still worked 95% of the time. I'm sure at that point he had many, many miles of hard wheeling on that locker.

 

[Lifelong Jeeper]

I hate racists. And any other haters.

LOL!!

 

[Lifelong Jeeper]

I run LRs in my weak stock axels and have done for years. I know they aren't respected in the way the detroits are but if they work who cares? A broken axel in the rear didn't do anything to it. I have had to warranty the rear LR time for rounded off edges that happened within 6 mos of purchase. The newer one is 4+ years old and is great. Now if these have done fine in smaller axels, I'm sure they'll do fine in larger ones.

 

[SnwMnkys]

What spline are the shafts in your 60? Im selling a new Detroit for the 30 splines if you decide not to go the lock right route.

 

[Lifelong Jeeper]

What about in the rear axel...Would you use a LR in the rear?