Detroit Locker - how much improvement?

F8L GT · January 10th, 2012, 06:11 PM

Originally Posted by saxmanJJ

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gotta be some more guys here using the locker ...

the locker will give you better 60' times due to the fact that the clutches do actually slip a little. I just got off the phone with my dad and he said that the locker will indeed net you better 60' times. Its the closest thing you can get to a full spool but yet be streetable

saxmanJJ · January 10th, 2012, 07:05 PM

Yes, I remember some launches where I could actually feel one wheel turn over/spin maybe a half a turn or 1 turn and then the car hooked and picked up the front tires. I guess the stock differential was switching over the torque to the non-spinning wheel - it seemed like it took a couple of tenths of a second - but you know how time slows down on the dragstrip!.

F8L GT · January 10th, 2012, 07:47 PM

A locker will def help cut down on your 60' times

F8L GT · January 10th, 2012, 07:51 PM

You will also want to screw your tires to the wheels

bigboy05 · January 10th, 2012, 07:52 PM

how bout the trutrac? not sure if its the same as the same kinda thing as the locker but im curious because i was gonna get that instead of the locker

F8L GT · January 10th, 2012, 07:53 PM

Originally Posted by bigboy05

how bout the trutrac? not sure if its the same as the same kinda thing as the locker but im curious because i was gonna get that instead of the locker

trutrac isnt as good as the dlocker but is better than the clutch type rear diff. The trutac is a little more streetable as it doesnt make a ratcheting noise around corners like the dlocker does

Scott2001GT · January 10th, 2012, 08:15 PM

Wavetrac?

bigboy05 · January 10th, 2012, 08:24 PM

Originally Posted by F8L GT

trutrac isnt as good as the dlocker but is better than the clutch type rear diff. The trutac is a little more streetable as it doesnt make a ratcheting noise around corners like the dlocker does

thats exactly what ive been told, trutrac makes more sens for what i use the caar for and its cheaper, but as long as its better than what i got now

F8L GT · January 10th, 2012, 08:26 PM

Originally Posted by bigboy05

thats exactly what ive been told, trutrac makes more sens for what i use the caar for and its cheaper, but as long as its better than what i got now

It will be. For a mostly street cat, trutrac is the way to go. But for a bracket/ mostly drag car a dlocker is the only way to go.. full on drag, should have a spool

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bigboy05 · January 10th, 2012, 09:25 PM

Originally Posted by F8L GT

It will be. For a mostly street cat, trutrac is the way to go. But for a bracket/ mostly drag car a dlocker is the only way to go.. full on drag, should have a spool

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makes sense thanks

REPS man

95mustangGT/SVT · January 10th, 2012, 10:28 PM

I used to do a lot of rockcrawling in highly modded jeeps and buggies. Why not run an ARB air locker? You can flick the switch when you want the locker and then turn it off ro street use.

mrbigjeep · January 10th, 2012, 10:33 PM

they are pretty expensive ^^

but great if you got the cash

F8L GT · January 10th, 2012, 10:34 PM

plus you have the added weight of the air compressor or air tank for it, and what if you end up breaking or tearing a hose? then you would be down to a 1 wheel peel

95mustangGT/SVT · January 10th, 2012, 10:38 PM

Originally Posted by F8L GT

plus you have the added weight of the air compressor or air tank for it, and what if you end up breaking or tearing a hose? then you would be down to a 1 wheel peel

The compressor weight would not be much, but when you are watching the ounces it weighs a couple pounds. As far as breaking or tearing up a line that is not really an issue. Once the line is run it will not be doing any work. As long as it is run where it will not be bound in a control arm or something dumb you will be fine. I ran a number of them and like I said every part of my vehicle came in contact with rocks....

F8L GT · January 10th, 2012, 10:48 PM

For a car that mostly sees strip I wouldn't put one in. That's just my experience from building drag cars

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stal94gt · January 10th, 2012, 11:06 PM

I would run a mini spool which can use a stock diff and not require c clip eliminators. For a car that sees the street a trutrack is a great diff. I run one in my car and it locks every time. They open up during turns with vary little noise and are extreamly sensitive so they feel like a locked up rear off the line

number1gt · January 11th, 2012, 12:52 AM

I was considering the trutrack, I actually thought that's what the thread was about but I was wronng

January 10th, 2012, 07:05 PM	#22
saxmanJJ Hardcore Enthusiast 2004 Mustang GT 11.463@121.50 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: SE PA Posts: 1,644 iTrader: 1 reviews	Yes, I remember some launches where I could actually feel one wheel turn over/spin maybe a half a turn or 1 turn and then the car hooked and picked up the front tires. I guess the stock differential was switching over the torque to the non-spinning wheel - it seemed like it took a couple of tenths of a second - but you know how time slows down on the dragstrip!. __________________ MM Bracket Racing Crew Member #5

January 10th, 2012, 07:47 PM	#23
F8L GT !FACEPLATED! 2002 Mustang GT 7.84 @ 86.01 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Upper Michigan Posts: 12,917 iTrader: 13 reviews	A locker will def help cut down on your 60' times __________________ MM Bracket Racing Crew Co-Founder ~Its a Drag Car, Not a Show Car~ LINK-->Custom Race Transmission Build<--LINK

January 10th, 2012, 07:51 PM	#24
F8L GT !FACEPLATED! 2002 Mustang GT 7.84 @ 86.01 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Upper Michigan Posts: 12,917 iTrader: 13 reviews	You will also want to screw your tires to the wheels __________________ MM Bracket Racing Crew Co-Founder ~Its a Drag Car, Not a Show Car~ LINK-->Custom Race Transmission Build<--LINK

January 10th, 2012, 07:52 PM	#25
bigboy05 Enthusiast 2003 mustang gt Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Long Island Posts: 692 iTrader: 0 reviews	how bout the trutrac? not sure if its the same as the same kinda thing as the locker but im curious because i was gonna get that instead of the locker __________________ 386/385 Kenne Bell powered 11.44@121.9 1.59 60 foot

January 10th, 2012, 08:15 PM	#27
Scott2001GT BYAHHHH! 2001 Mustang GT 13.874 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Missouri Posts: 14,793 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 3 reviews	Wavetrac? __________________ Precision Turbo\|TurboSmart\|TeamZ\|Strange\|Hellion\|BBK\|SCT\|Edge Converters\|Fairbanks\|CG Fabrications\|Treadstone

January 10th, 2012, 10:28 PM	#31
95mustangGT/SVT Enthusiast 2001 Gt Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: PA Posts: 915 iTrader: 0 reviews	I used to do a lot of rockcrawling in highly modded jeeps and buggies. Why not run an ARB air locker? You can flick the switch when you want the locker and then turn it off ro street use.

January 10th, 2012, 10:33 PM	#32
mrbigjeep I Post Entirely Way Too Much 04 mustang gt 7.21 @ 98 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: upstate sc Posts: 5,923 iTrader: 1 reviews	they are pretty expensive ^^ but great if you got the cash __________________ cams + 150 shot

January 10th, 2012, 10:34 PM	#33
F8L GT !FACEPLATED! 2002 Mustang GT 7.84 @ 86.01 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Upper Michigan Posts: 12,917 iTrader: 13 reviews	plus you have the added weight of the air compressor or air tank for it, and what if you end up breaking or tearing a hose? then you would be down to a 1 wheel peel __________________ MM Bracket Racing Crew Co-Founder ~Its a Drag Car, Not a Show Car~ LINK-->Custom Race Transmission Build<--LINK

January 10th, 2012, 10:48 PM	#35
F8L GT !FACEPLATED! 2002 Mustang GT 7.84 @ 86.01 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Upper Michigan Posts: 12,917 iTrader: 13 reviews	For a car that mostly sees strip I wouldn't put one in. That's just my experience from building drag cars Sent from my HTC Wildfire using AutoGuide App __________________ MM Bracket Racing Crew Co-Founder ~Its a Drag Car, Not a Show Car~ LINK-->Custom Race Transmission Build<--LINK

January 10th, 2012, 11:06 PM	#36
stal94gt I Post Entirely Way Too Much 2003 mustang v6 ;) slow Join Date: May 2010 Location: eglin afb florida Posts: 10,197 iTrader: 2 reviews	I would run a mini spool which can use a stock diff and not require c clip eliminators. For a car that sees the street a trutrack is a great diff. I run one in my car and it locks every time. They open up during turns with vary little noise and are extreamly sensitive so they feel like a locked up rear off the line __________________ bone stock from the factory!

January 11th, 2012, 12:52 AM	#37
number1gt Hardcore Enthusiast 2002 mustang gt Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,896 iTrader: 1 reviews	I was considering the trutrack, I actually thought that's what the thread was about but I was wronng __________________ Rock stock

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