Ddealer

sorry I'm a noob at 4x4...


i got a question... but can some one tell me if it;s ok to drive with your rear axle locked? and is so what are the pros and cons? and should i do it often? and is it ok for the JEEP?



ty for the answers

bodybrdng

you should never drive speeds above 15mph with your axle locked

IGOFSHN

So what if you have an automatic locker????? It is locked at highway speeds????

bodybrdng

no it will only lock when need

Ddealer

on the highway yes,,, around 60 mph? had the rear locked?


what is the lock for???

Renegade

From what I understand, factory electric lockers (if you have them) will only lock when 4wd is engaged and you are travelling under 18 mph. Hopefully you aren't running 4wd on the highway. If you are, it's not the locker you should be worried about... Lockers are for engaging both wheels of an axle for maximum traction while off road.

4EverLSU

The pros are only when you are in 4WD, and only under 15mph. It keeps both wheels spinning independent of the other. Without a locker, if one wheel is in the air, the differential is going to give most power to the wheel without traction...and none to the wheel on the ground. With a locker, both wheels spin at the same time.

There are nothing but cons if you are on the highway. If you're running axles locked, tehspecially on pavement...you can kiss your differential good bye. During high(er) speed turns, each wheel needs to spin at a different RPM to attain the same speed. If you force them to turn at the same speed, you are going to eat up gears, and most likely shear a shaft in your axle. That tends to bring Teh Suck.

IGOFSHN

Not true. A detroit is locked all the time except when turning. Locked any other time.

IGOFSHN

People run spools and mini spools all the time on the street. The only thing that get eaten up are the tire.

Renegade

But this won't happen, because you CAN't lock stock lockers when travelling over 15 or 18 mph.