Rubicon locker question

[jjvw]

Until you are trying to spot them and need them to turn, then reality is if you can't get the rig to do what I need it to do, turning off the front locker with the tires bound up isn't doing anything but wearing out the switch.

I watched a YouTube video recently of a guy in a buggy working his way though Sand Hollow. What struck me was his narrative describing when and why he was turning a locker on or off, switching between front, rear and 4wd, using the front and rear steer separately or together. He was operating and controlling the buggy. (And he had an automatic )

 

[Gollywomper]

I watched a YouTube video recently of a guy in a buggy working his way though Sand Hollow. What struck me was his narrative describing when and why he was turning a locker on or off, switching between front, rear and 4wd, using the front and rear steer separately or together. He was operating and controlling the buggy. (And he had an automatic )

He had all the toys and wanted to show them off.

 

[Ken Perkins]

wasn't it brought up in a discussion about the rubicon Dana 44 that the rear limited slip is the weak link and you should alway keep it locked up...so, with one pump down shouldn't you keep air to the rear ?

 

[jjvw]

He had all the toys and wanted to show them off.

Maybe. It could also be the difference between letting the rig and the landscape control the driver vs versus knowing when to use the tools available to operate the rig.

We are already stating that opening the rear makes a turn easier. That is operating and controlling the rig.

 

[jjvw]

wasn't it brought up in a discussion about the rubicon Dana 44 that the rear limited slip is the weak link and you should alway keep it locked up...so, with one pump down shouldn't you keep air to the rear ?

That is a good idea until it becomes a problem.

 

[Gollywomper]

That is a good idea until is becomes a problem.

This where my twin sticks are nice. I can turn off my rear drive line…..