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Ive ARB front and rear and they are great, but like Sniper says, very much on or off. An extra level of complexity having the compressor and air feeds/seals, not one I think I would choose again cause when it goes wrong its back to open diff time (had a seal blow out at a pay-n-play day and no rear locker for the rest of the day, also in turn the seal let the axle case fill with compressed air, which then found its way through the breather system to the gearbox and blew out a bung in that).
I like the sound of the elec one Sniper mentions best, in that it works as a limited slip generally, then can be locked fully if desired. Open diff at the back doesnt really work well for me if im trying to put down the full 130hp on the road and hilarious on a slick surface.
J999 MNY, ULYSSES M18 VVT with ITB's Dyno tested at 130hp
A little confusion Riccy.....
As Busta has mentioned the Quaife ATB has a negative in that you lose drive across the axle if one wheel is lifted. In real world terms, it's not really a big issue, since fitting an ATB (3 years ago) i have never failed a climb or gotten stuck in a cross axle situation.
Quaife have addressed the issue with their new "Wavetrac" differential, it is basically an ATB with constant drive, even with a wheel lifted. Not produced for the jimny as yet..... We can only hope....
I drive on loose ground regularly (at least weekly) but the car still spends 95% of it's time on tarmac. On the road, all of the other types of "locker" give no benefit at all and the cheaper "Lockrite" type units can be a hinderance..... Whereas the Quaife ATB alters the chassis dynamic in a big way if you are an enthusiastic driver. So long as you have tyre grip, more power tigtens your line in a corner and makes the little Jimny behave like an old RWD Escort.....
My Jimny is pretty well set up and can outdrive many saloon cars on tight and twisty B roads, certainly any other 4x4. Drifting is easy to instigate and control, lots of fun....
Dave Marsh Racing have modified an ATB to fit the front diff and as soon as the Wavetrac is available to fit in the rear axle on my car, i will be asking them to do the same on mine and fitting a Wavetrac in the rear axle.....
The Quaife unit is fit and forget, no maintenance and nothing to fail or wear. So long as it has oil, forget about it....
sniper
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sniper wrote: A little confusion Riccy.....
As Busta has mentioned the Quaife ATB has a negative in that you lose drive across the axle if one wheel is lifted. In real world terms, it's not really a big issue, since fitting an ATB (3 years ago) i have never failed a climb or gotten stuck in a cross axle situation.
Quaife have addressed the issue with their new "Wavetrac" differential, it is basically an ATB with constant drive, even with a wheel lifted. Not produced for the jimny as yet..... We can only hope....
I drive on loose ground regularly (at least weekly) but the car still spends 95% of it's time on tarmac. On the road, all of the other types of "locker" give no benefit at all and the cheaper "Lockrite" type units can be a hinderance..... Whereas the Quaife ATB alters the chassis dynamic in a big way if you are an enthusiastic driver. So long as you have tyre grip, more power tigtens your line in a corner and makes the little Jimny behave like an old RWD Escort.....
My Jimny is pretty well set up and can outdrive many saloon cars on tight and twisty B roads, certainly any other 4x4. Drifting is easy to instigate and control, lots of fun....
Dave Marsh Racing have modified an ATB to fit the front diff and as soon as the Wavetrac is available to fit in the rear axle on my car, i will be asking them to do the same on mine and fitting a Wavetrac in the rear axle.....
The Quaife unit is fit and forget, no maintenance and nothing to fail or wear. So long as it has oil, forget about it....
sniper
Thank you for sharing some insights. Keep us posted please as I might be tempted into the wavetrac. Will go google now.
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