Rear diff lock for Jimny

frede.gv1 wrote: it has been there for 2x trophy. he broke his axel and the locker still works.
i know of 2 nissan patrol gr y 60 with theese lockers. they have been using them for a year aprox. seems to work fine.

i would by one if they made them to the front axle.

they do have them for the front & rear of the jimny

I have seen these arb rip-offs and I have seen the ARB comparison on you tube and to be quite frank I think that the arb video seems to be abit miss leading. as at 3.32 you can see the smudge affect that covers the the cracked half shaft when testing the copy. These forces way exceed the forces generated off road..


But as for longevity I would learn towards the original arb but I may change my mind if more good reports come regarding the chinese copy.
The air pump from china looks better built.
ARB does have a good track record and the prices reflect that
KAM is making some sweet stuff for 2012 worth a check.

personally i'd save up and get an arb instead. i see plenty of Chinese rubbish coming into work (tool maker) we get given jobs to repair and make the tools work. and seeing the quality of the stuff we get i'd never go for a cheap Chinese thing even though its cheaper. looking at the video the arb's gears are machined and the other ones are cast. i don't know what materials are used but this could suggest that the arb ones uses a higher grade better, stronger material. just my thoughts anyway

Ed

jo king wrote: I have seen these arb rip-offs and I have seen the ARB comparison on you tube and to be quite frank I think that the arb video seems to be abit miss leading. as at 3.32 you can see the smudge affect that covers the the cracked half shaft when testing the copy. These forces way exceed the forces generated off road..

But as for longevity I would learn towards the original arb but I may change my mind if more good reports come regarding the chinese copy.
The air pump from china looks better built.
ARB does have a good track record and the prices reflect that
KAM is making some sweet stuff for 2012 worth a check.

Do tell Jo King? What they got in store for this year?

Well kam have improved there rear shafts this year and are now looking into the a front diff for the jimny as we speak with hd front shafts and cv's. But these lockers will be subject to size of tyres.
Man I wish I had more money..

Buy the real deal, or don't buy one at all that would be the best optoin, epically in the long run