Rear Locker Advice Needed

[Igoo65]

I have a 97, 4.0 with a 5 speed. I have already installed a Yukon Zip Locker into the front Dana 30 and I have installed a Ford 8.8 in the rear with a LSD. I would like to install a locker in the rear, but I'm not sure what brand or type to go with. I watched the Currie video where he is using a selectable up front with a Detroit locker in the rear. Does anyone have this set up and how do you like it. How does the Detroit work on the street? Or should I just put in another selectable in the 8.8? I am not stuck on Yukon, so I could go ARB or OX. What are your thoughts on the OX air locker?
Thanks,
Igoo65

 

[Jerry Bransford]

Do your roads get icy in your part of Colorado and do you have to drive your Jeep on them when they're icy?

 

[Igoo65]

Yes we do get a healthy helping of snow and ice every year. I am on the front range, about 70 miles south of Denver. My Jeep is our fun vehicle, so I don't have to drive it unless one of our other primary vehicles are down.

 

[Jerry Bransford]

Yes we do get a healthy helping of snow and ice every year. I am on the front range, about 70 miles south of Denver. My Jeep is our fun vehicle, so I don't have to drive it unless one of our other primary vehicles are down.

It appears you might need the ability to drive on snow & ice so with that, I'd stick with selectable lockers front and rear. I love automatic lockers like a Detroit Locker in the rear and a lunchbox in the front but those are dicey once the pavement gets slick. Personally I'd go with either an E-Locker or ARB Air Locker, both of which are selectable so they can remain unlocked when you're on an icy/slick road surface.

 

[Igoo65]

Thanks Jerry

 

[Blackjack]

If you drive in winter conditions definitely look at a selectable locker.