put a locker in the front or rear

[85 Jimmy]

i just ordered a lock right and want to know what you guys would do, put it in the front axle or the rear axle.

just what i've been thinking. i have to pull one of the axle shafts in the front to replace a seal, so i might as well pull the other one and put it in the front. but it will probably do me better in the rear, don't ya think? i also plan to get rid of the 10 bolt in the rear and go 3/4 ton, so that's another reason i want to put it in the front.

 

[Chaddy]

Front.

 

[01maroonz71]

absolutely front if your gonna go 3/4 ton. if not, rear. it makes or breaks it IMO.

 

[BILTIT]

Get one for both. That being said i run a lockrite in the front and a gov-lok in the rear.

 

[mudboggink5]

Front if your going to swap out the rear.

 

[obijuan]

install it in the back for now and put it in the front when you swap axles.

 

[noJeepshere]

install it in the back for now and put it in the front when you swap axles.

boy thats alot of work. id put it up front if your going 3/4 ton in back, then get a locker for the back.

 

[obijuan]

all in a days work in my driveway. how soon will you swap rear axles?

 

[pauly383]

I don't know your local terrain . In mine ( rocks ) we do the rear first and the front as soon as possible after that .

Put it in rear , and swap it to front the weekend you go 3/4 ton .

 

[Dafey]

Another vote for the Rear,then swap to front when you go 3/4.

 

[sope]

Another vote for the Rear,then swap to front when you go 3/4.

and another

 

[blasphemous]

Put it in the front and weld the rear!

 

[85 Jimmy]

i'll be going 3/4 ton when i get a 14ff, the stuff to conert the front to 8 lug, and wheels. no telling how long that will be from now.

the only riding that i'm going to be doing is mud and trail rides, i climb in and out of ditches and sand pits

 

[blazin_blazer]

in the rear til you swap it up front and put a gov-loc in back(rear axel swap)...truck will amaze you goin from open/open

 

[mxfireman]

Use it as a book end to hold books up.

or

I did mine in the rear and did not regret it.

 

[85 Jimmy]

well i found another one on ebay for $100, but it has 2 more days on the bid