Alex 400

o well that sucks.

I have heard that they are almost identical off-road, except the on-road characteristics of the no-slip are better. They are supposedly smoother and quieter than the LockRight. I saw on a website, the lock right and the no-slip parts laying next to each other and it appeared that the no-slip had extra pieces in side of it to help smooth it out.

904_runner

I like my lockright. Now its only been in a month or two, maybe less. But so far it is completely street able, off road able. It takes a little getting used to at first, and by little, i mean LITTLE. It just makes you more aware of how you shift and accelerate from stops. Overall, i feel its worth it, not sure about the longevity with them, but from what i read, they last quite a bit(thats what i hope!!!!)

Crawdad

Here is my reply from Bill at Aussie from today when I asked if he had any info on the production status of the V6 Aussie:

"Not really. A discussion with the factory a few days ago indicated that they had the Chrysler 8.25 through production and New Product Manufacturing was now focusing on getting the V6 done. We suspect that they have the turning complete and are now making the axle gears and then will do the cam gears. So, if we are right, we are looking at 4-5 weeks."

SO - hopefully, it will actually happen. I'd really prefer an Aussie over a LockRight, so I am going to give it another month or two before I go with another option. I will say this, they have been REALLY quick about answering e-mails, and I haven't gotten a canned form response yet.

My experience with Lockrights has been pretty limited, and only with domestic trucks. I know a few people who have them and couldn't be happier, and I have a friend who went through 3 that broke one after another. I think that they may have been failures due to the installer, though, he was installing them himself and wasn't the most mechanically inclined.

just a 22re

i say suck it up and weld it man cant beat it i love mine

Crawdad

Oh, I've run welded/spooled diffs many times, and it ain't too bad. It's definitely an option, but I'm not too keen on welding up this new diff, and if I'm going to spend $150 on a spool, I might as well spend $220 and get a lunchbox locker.

snowshredder555

So is there a difference between the lockright and the powertrax...? I'm trying to get one of these on ebay right now....total cost is $246.00 new in the box.

-Ted

Matt16

Powertrax is to Lock Right as Toyota is to 4Runner.

Powertrax makes the LockRight and the No Slip. No Slip is smoother, quieter and better-mannered but more expensive and only available for the 4 cyl diff.

snowshredder555

Great. Thanks for clearing that up. The seller from ebay emailed the paypal invoice so this is going to be a Christmas present to myself.

Dont mean to hijack the thread...

-Ted

Matt16

No.

Here's the visual difference between 4cyl and v6. Determine the axle ratio with the axle code on the door jam/ bulkhead.

http://home.4x4wire.com/erik/diffs/

91 4Runner

Allthough I don't disagree with you, I have to add that reading the door jams may not be correct either. The only true way is the pinion paint. You could goto the pick n pull and get what you think (according to the ID tag) is a "4.10:1" and may be a 4.56:1. So what I am saying is confirm....

Matt16

I don't think the pinion paint is all that reliable either. Lifting a tire, spinning the driveshaft and counting tire rotations is the most reliable method, other than counting teeth.