The point I was trying to make is the Dana 35 is ready to go, no fab necessary.
Yes. There are 30 spline lockers and shafts available for the Dana 30.
Yes. Multiple kits on the market or source your own from the local Pick-A-Part. Search for ZJ Grand Cherokee brakes.
I'm not sure where you're finding a Dana 44 with an aftermarket full-case locker and alloy shafts for $1,300?
Paying a little attention to the throttle makes them fairly well behaved. Neutral throttle through turns allows them to unlock during turns so they don't bang/crow-hop, etc.. I had a Detroit Locker in my previous TJ and no one riding with me on the street ever noticed I had a Detroit Locker installed. My old sales manager from Transamerica (owns 4Wheel Parts, ProComp, etc.) used to think the same thing until we rode around together one day and he almost didn't believe I really had a Detroit Locker in the rear. I could make it behave poorly however by accelerating or decelerating through turns.
Paying a little attention to the throttle makes them fairly well behaved. Neutral throttle through turns allows them to unlock during turns so they don't bang/crow-hop, etc.. I had a Detroit Locker in my previous TJ and no one riding with me on the street ever noticed I had a Detroit Locker installed. My old sales manager from Transamerica (owns 4Wheel Parts, ProComp, etc.) used to think the same thing until we rode around together one day and he almost didn't believe I really had a Detroit Locker in the rear. I could make it behave poorly however by accelerating or decelerating through turns.
There you go, that's why yours doesn't have good street manners. But for everyone considering a Detroit Locker, neutral throttle through turns gives them good street manners.
There you go, that's why yours doesn't have good street manners. But for everyone considering a Detroit Locker, neutral throttle through turns gives them good street manners.
45 years ago they WERE very poorly behaved on the street. That was true until it was redesigned with the better mannered "Softlocker" version that has been sold as the Detroit Locker for at least 25 years now.
45 years ago they WERE very poorly behaved on the street. That was true until it was redesigned with the better mannered "Softlocker" version that has been sold as the Detroit Locker for at least 25 years now.
Just noticed this. Only the backlash needs to be checked and possibly adjusted for a Super 35 install. A gear setup is not needed when keeping the same gears for a Super 35 and new carrier installation. The pinion gear is not touched and the same gear is installed onto the new carrier... check/adjust the backlash and you're done.
I'd say yes you can do it. You do need a dial indicator like in the below photo, it's used to set the backlash. Even Harbor Freight Tools (usually) has them, it needs to have a magnetic base. This one has a magnetic base and should work fine, it's like what I used for my last regearing. https://www.harborfreight.com/1-in-travel-machinists-dial-indicator-63521.html You also need a heavy rubber or leather mallet in addition to the tools mentioned in the instructions of the E-Locker at https://www.eaton.com/content/dam/e...ocker_Installation_Instructions_July_2004.pdf You'll also need to press the new carrier bearings onto the locker which is no big deal. If you don't have a press, not many of us do, nearly any 4x4 or automotive shop will have a press who can press them on for you. I've had to do that before, it's no big deal.
I'd say yes you can do it. You do need a dial indicator like in the below photo, it's used to set the backlash. Even Harbor Freight Tools (usually) has them, it needs to have a magnetic base. You also need a heavy rubber or leather mallet in addition to the tools mentioned in the instructions of the E-Locker at https://www.eaton.com/content/dam/e...ocker_Installation_Instructions_July_2004.pdf You'll also need to press the new carrier bearings onto the locker which is no big deal. If you don't have a press, not many of us do, nearly any 4x4 or automotive shop will have a press who can press them on for you. I've had to do that before, it's no big deal.
Backlash is nothing more than how far the ring gear can be rotated back & forth which is how much the ring gear teeth can move between the pinion gear teeth. There needs to be enough "slop" between the gears so the gear lube can get in between them. .005-.008 inch is the factory backlash spec but to avoid the need to set the gears up again, you need to measure your present backlash before removing your old Dana 35 carrier and then shim the new locker left or right with shims until it has the same amount of backlash again. That means the R&P gears will continue meshing where they did before the new carrier was installed which is why no gear setup would be required if you get the backlash set the same as before.
However, it's not uncommon for the new locker to produce the same amount of backlash so it's not even assured you'll need to adjust the backlash.
Good luck with it!
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