Comments on: Do You NEED Lockers for Overlanding?

By: Do You Need Lockers for Overlanding? – RigForge

Do You Need Lockers for Overlanding? – RigForge — Wed, 20 May 2020 02:34:33 +0000

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By: KarmaSeoul

KarmaSeoul — Thu, 10 May 2018 10:35:43 +0000

Thanks for the post! It definitely was something I was wondering about with my Tacoma TRD Sport. So far been able handle everything we’ve done but will be an addition down the the road.

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By: BajaSurfRig

BajaSurfRig — Wed, 09 May 2018 19:31:32 +0000

I would say yes. We usually travel as a single vehicle and have used the rear locker many times to navigate deep sand, mud and to getting unstuck quickly... That and some maxtraxxs and a shovel and it gets us out almost every time :)

By: DBs

DBs — Wed, 09 May 2018 05:36:19 +0000

[QUOTE="TurboDiesel67, post: 220759, member: 14792"]. Look at those new landrovers what with 22 inch wheels[/QUOTE]

Off-road vehicle equipped with lockers and TC, as those LR, and wearing 22” rim and low profile tires, is a heavy weight boxer wearing stilettos..

They blew tire just by touching the sidewalk.

By: Winterpeg

Winterpeg — Wed, 09 May 2018 00:48:07 +0000

The only other thing I would add is... if you have an e-locker USE IT....

If you have an e-locker and never use it... it may not lock in when you need it. They have a tendency to gum up and/or take forever to engage if you never or hardly ever use it.

By: MOAK

MOAK — Tue, 08 May 2018 23:24:24 +0000

[QUOTE="TurboDiesel67, post: 220759, member: 14792"]No, off road it’s nice to have but an LSD or a good traction control can do 99.9% of anything. Look at those new landrovers what with 22 inch wheels climbing all over Moab with a set of Pirelli p zeros and a Starbucks precariously balanced on the laps of the kids on there way to school. Just a point worth making

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I'e been wheeelin in the Moab region quite often. Most of the time one is either on slickrock, or going to be on slickrock. Lockers engaged on slickrock =s breakage. Instead of traction control I've become quite nimble at turning the locker switch on and off as necessary. LSDs are ok when they are new, but they wear out very quickly. When a traction control module fails, I don't even wanna think of the consequences nor the expense. But hey, I'm old school, give me old fashioned reliability of an on/off switch. cheers!

By: TurboDiesel67

TurboDiesel67 — Tue, 08 May 2018 22:50:55 +0000

[QUOTE="Michael, post: 54982, member: 1"]Michael submitted a new blog post on the main site!

Do You NEED Lockers for Overlanding?

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[URL='https://www.overlandbound.com/need-lockers-overlanding/']Continue reading the Original Blog Post.[/URL][/QUOTE]

No, off road it’s nice to have but an LSD or a good traction control can do 99.9% of anything. Look at those new landrovers what with 22 inch wheels climbing all over Moab with a set of Pirelli p zeros and a Starbucks precariously balanced on the laps of the kids on there way to school. Just a point worth making

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By: DBs

DBs — Tue, 08 May 2018 19:19:41 +0000

I address lockers as safety and insurance when going off-road.

same as off-road worthy tires.

You can overland in an AWD or a 2WD vehicle, and have the time of your life, but your limited by where you can go.

if you overland with a real off-road vehicle, you might as well use it’s added value, and have lockers.

Especially if you travel solo.

It enable you to drive slower, in more controlled manner, with less risk for breakage.

From my personal experience, digging or winching, is not always possible, and often the result of getting stuck where lockers would traverse you safely.

So yes,

If you overland goals go beyond the beaten track, you want lockers.

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By: MOAK

MOAK — Tue, 08 May 2018 19:02:57 +0000

To answer the original question,"do you need lockers for overlanding?" I'd have to say that for us, yes. But that is just us. We go alone, way more often than not. Being alone requires finesse driving techniques be utilized and lockers allow me to finesse my way over, sometimes, extremely rough terrain. With open differentials you end up powering through a lot of terrain which leads to premature breakage of driveline components let alone just beating you and your rig up. Powering through also leads to even more degradation of the unmaintained high clearance 4x4 road. I simply cannot recall the last time I have broken traction except in muddy conditions, and even then the loss of traction was minimal. Automatic lockers, ( ie Detroit lockers or any other brand) are all fine and well until you end up in the ditch after sliding around on a wet or snow covered paved road. Interesting side note: a high clearance two wheel drive vehicle with a rear locker can traverse a lot more trails than a high clearance 4 wheel drive vehicle without lockers. Ask me how I know? My first overlanding rig was one of these..

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By: [DO]Ron

[DO]Ron — Tue, 08 May 2018 17:56:55 +0000

Yea I wouldn't say you would need them, you just need to know what the limits of your vehicle are. So don't go rolling into terrain you can't get out or get your vehicle damaged.