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Lockrights and Detroits are like comparing apples to oranges. Lockrights are lunchbox lockers, and while they work good for what they are, they cant match up with a detroit in strength. Huge difference in design. I have both a lockright (front axle) and a detroit (rear 14ff) in my truck and they both work well. For all out strengh....I dont think any locker can touch the detroit.
-Harrison
In a 14FF a detroit is a lunchbox locker also . Between ARB and Detroit like the original poster asked I would say Detroit for cost reasons. If you remove the solenoids, air lines, and oring issue possibilities I feel they are equal strength wise. I run a detroit and do not know much aboot ARBs but I do not when unlocked they are open and most of the issues with them can be traced back to improper installation.
Detroit would be my choice or if offroad only I would weld it up.