Hello Guest
« previous next »
Pages: [1]   Go Down

Lost Power with Rear Locker

  • 4 Replies
  • 1392 Views

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

*

Offline fullsink18

  • 250
  • 0
  • Gender: Male
  • Wheel Me!
Lost Power with Rear Locker
« on: January 08, 2007, 08:31:05 AM »
It seems that my kick has less power now with the rear locker installed.  Mainly when I am trying to climb through or on stuff. 

Is this normal?

I guess it makes sense since it is now trying to move both tires.  Any thoughts?
Logged
94 2dr kick 8v
-     Full set of Calmini's skid plates, calmini header and full exhaust, k&n filter, sky idler arm, calmini idler arm brace and truss with stabalizer, lock-rite rear locker, Calmini 3"  BL, 2" Digger Spacers, Shrockworks bumper, chicago electric 8,000lb winch, 31" Grabber AT2, 15x7 2
*

Offline mrfuelish

  • *
  • 2862
  • 13
  • Gender: Male
  • you must have a perception problem.
Re: Lost Power with Rear Locker
« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2007, 10:24:58 AM »
On most any rig you are turning both tires, with a locker in a turn you are pulling from the inside wheel giving you a taller gear ratio instead of splitting the diffrence with spider gears, so go streight and no diffrence  ;D
Logged
1987,1988,1988,1990 samurai's,  1953 m38a1,  1996 x-90,blue.1996 x-90 red.1994 2 door tracker.   only Dead Fish go with the flow.                No Hairy Nosed Wombats were ran over on the trail today.       My ZUK is Xenophobic.
*

Offline fullsink18

  • 250
  • 0
  • Gender: Male
  • Wheel Me!
Re: Lost Power with Rear Locker
« Reply #2 on: January 08, 2007, 12:31:08 PM »
I thought so.  I only really notice it when i am turning. 

But i can tell it is helping.  There is a stomp that i tried to climb on before the locker and the kick just spun and never got on it.  I got the locker and it started up the stump but then ran out of power in 4 lo.  So i guess i need some crawling gears huh.
Logged
94 2dr kick 8v
-     Full set of Calmini's skid plates, calmini header and full exhaust, k&n filter, sky idler arm, calmini idler arm brace and truss with stabalizer, lock-rite rear locker, Calmini 3"  BL, 2" Digger Spacers, Shrockworks bumper, chicago electric 8,000lb winch, 31" Grabber AT2, 15x7 2
*

Offline costa 05

  • 206
  • 0
  • Gender: Male
  • I Love ZUKIWORLD!
Re: Lost Power with Rear Locker
« Reply #3 on: January 09, 2007, 07:42:59 PM »
what gear are you in try airing down your tires and when all else fells gas it :P
Logged
when in doubt gas it!!
*

Offline W.O.T

  • 38
  • 0
Re: Lost Power with Rear Locker
« Reply #4 on: January 09, 2007, 10:01:57 PM »
i bought my samurai with a rear locker already installed.  i try not gas it or power through turns.  i was told its hard on the locker and tires.  anytime i make a sharp turn i try to build momentum first and roll through it with the clutch in.  otherwise i have lots of tire chirp.  i have the grsII t case from petroworks.  it has a high in 2 and 4X.  the gearing is really low.  the thing will dig holes and spin tires before it runs out of steam.  works pretty good.  i would reccomend it.
Logged
Pages: [1]   Go Up
« previous next »