on budget, want to lock the rear but i dont want to just weld it up. so does anyone run LockRight Lockers? how good are they? any opinions?

Set them up right and they will work fine.
I have heard of people having issues with them if the axle housing is bent (from abuse, hard off roading, etc.).  But I run lock rights in my off road samurai and have no issues with bent axle housings.

thank you.

I run LockRights front and rear. Of course the fronts are open on the road. I get road squeal or the ratchet sound on sharp turns and sometimes it wants pull a little to one side on take offs not to mention that sometimes it will sound like the rear end just fell out, but that is close to normal. 

You will love the way they work off road.

Truss your housings, especially the long side.  The prefabed trusses from Sky and Trailtough are cheap and work well.  It really helps with the locker as the housing tends to flex less which means a lot less banging/popping from the locker.

yea i was already thinking of trussing the axle. but that you for the feedback, will probably end up getting one for the rear pretty soon. gotta finish some other projects first. doing a YJ Spring conversion (:

I run Lock -rights in my Ranger(f) and Explorer(F&R). I do wheel some pretty difficult trails and have a 347 in the Ranger. They kind of suck on the street(being locked), but the ratcheting action does help if you get of the gas.

and they would suck worse in the front of a samurai being that it has no power steering lol. but for now im only going with one in the rear. again have to finish up rebuilding my drum brakes, putting my new front and rear bumpers on and doing a YJ spring conversion.

Honestly, I wouldn't run just one.  I think it puts too much strain on a particular axle.  If you put them in both axles, it ensures that the load is spread more evenly.

What size tires are you running?  I've had good luck with Lockrights and 33's with CALMINI axles. Daily driving and wheeling

and they would suck worse in the front of a samurai being that it has no power steering lol.

Actually, it's not that bad until you break the pins and end up having the front end spooled.

That being said, once you run an ARB you won't go back to lockrights. 

Quote from: 86samurai829 on January 16, 2012, 11:42:00 PM

and they would suck worse in the front of a samurai being that it has no power steering lol.

Actually, it's not that bad until you break the pins and end up having the front end spooled.

That being said, once you run an ARB you won't go back to lockrights. 

That is until it does a air line or even worst a stupid plastic retaining clip and you have to pull it out and replace parts.



Any locker is a worth while investment in a suzuki. The 1510 lockright will fit sami, Geo and GV

on budget, want to lock the rear but i dont want to just weld it up. so does anyone run LockRight Lockers? how good are they? any opinions?

I know of several people who have them in the back of their rigs and they seem pleased with them.  I've never personally seen one damaged; but I have broken several Samurai axleshafts driven by a lock-rite.  

Just throwin' it out there...but I'm not a fan of the lock rite in the rear of a Samurai (other vehicles it is OK in).  I have run them in the back of several different Samurais, a Ford Ranger, jeep cherokee and a Toyota Pickup.  It was by far the most noticeable in the Samurai (assuming because of the light weight and short wheelbase).  Any sharp corner under power resulted in a bang and a jerk to the outside of the corner.  It just seemed to lock up with unnecessary harshness.  I also feel that they put rather large shock loads on the axles; often times in the rocks, it would allow most of a complete turn of the tire before locking up, allowing the tire and drivetrain momentum to build up before locking in the "stuck" side.  I broke several Samurai axles this way in a rig I owned a while back.  People may boo and hiss at this; but I really prefer trail tough's mini spool in the rear of a Samurai, daily driven or not.  The light weight allows the inside tire to slip freely on the pavement, it is predictable, smooth, reliable, and tough.  Best of all, it is cheap.  I've had one in 2 (soon to be 3) different Samurai's that I have owned.  
Here is what I recommend (this is what I have done on two of my own personal Samurais, and I will be doing to a friend's sami next month).  It allows you to test out the lock rite in the rear of your rig to see if you can live with it, with the potential for easy future upgrades:

Buy and install the lock-rite in the rear of your Samurai now.  Later on, when you decide to lock up the front axle (after a power steering upgrade or whatever), buy a mini-spool and a set of 26 spline rock assault axle shafts.  Move the rear 3rd member from your sami (containing the lock-rite), up to the front and install the 26 spline shafts (they will slide right into the lock-rite's side gears).  Take the mini-spool and install it in the 3rd member you removed from the front, and then bolt that 3rd member into your rear axle.  You now have a rear axle with a spool, a front axle with a lock-rite and chromoly shafts.  This prevents having to buy something twice, and lets you experience the lock-rite vs. the spool in your own rig...

I also feel that they put rather large shock loads on the axles; often times in the rocks, it would allow most of a complete turn of the tire before locking up, allowing the tire and drivetrain momentum to build up before locking in the "stuck" side. 

I have never had this happen in my dedicated off road samurai that has lock rights front and rear.  I also wheel with a couple of other guys....1 runs lock rights front and rear....the other runs spartan lockers (basically the same thing as a lock right) front and rear....and I have never seen theirs do this either.  I have never seen any of our tires slip more than maybe 1/8 of a turn before the locker engages.  Maybe we are just lucky, maybe we just set ours up right in good straight axle housings.

It also depends on your driving style.  That is why I like the ARB, it's on or off.  And if it's off for some reason I can still drive away all normal like. 

As for the spool, that is what I run in my SJ-410 trail rig but for a DD I wouldn't recommend it.  It will constantly put strain on your rear axles when driving on pavement and sooner or later they will die from axle fatigue.  Also, if you put large enough tires on you get a lot of movement from the rear end loading up and popping loose on pavement, so you probably shouldn't run 37" tires with the stock rear axle.