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Thread: Auburn Ected (sp) locker??
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February 25th, 2006, 12:01 AM #1
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Auburn Ected (sp) locker??
anyone know anything about these or if they are worth a crap?? talked to randys today and they were trying to talk me into one of those instead of a ARB or other selectable locker...
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February 25th, 2006, 12:05 AM #2
I have one on the front of my F-150. It was installed last September. I've never had a locker before, so I can't compare it to other brands. It's worked for me and it's made a heck of a difference on the trail.
I'm looking for a 77 Ford F-250 8ft bed.
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February 25th, 2006, 10:35 AM #3Did it for the LULz
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Its not often youll find someone talking bad about one. Auburns customer service is supposed to be above and beyond expectations....you break it in just about any manner and it sounds like they replace it no questions asked.
What i dont like about it is that when locked, its just a glorified limited slip and still allows slippage as its not a fully locked unit. Not sure how much of a problem that would be with smaller tires and wheelin in the sand/snow, etc, but if you were running 35s or bigger and do alot of rock crawling, i could see it not performing nearly as well as say an ARB or an OX. For the money, id pay just a little more and get a true selectable locker.[B][FONT="Comic Sans MS"][COLOR="Red"]Somewhere in Kenya, a village is missing their idiot [/COLOR][/B][/FONT]
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February 25th, 2006, 04:56 PM #4
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Jeff, I believe it's a limited slip when not locked. When it's locked it's the same as an ARB or OX.
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February 25th, 2006, 05:21 PM #5Did it for the LULz
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Its always a limited slip....it just has a higher lockup rate when engaged.
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February 25th, 2006, 06:34 PM #6
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Off-Road Adventures October 2004 review of this product states:
"When selected ?off?, the ECTED functions as a limited slip differential for street use, and when selected ?on?, it functions as a full locker/spool and ideal for off-roading."
Since I don't own one, I cannot attest to this as fact. Hopefully someone who does will chime in.
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February 25th, 2006, 06:49 PM #7
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I don't have one but I've read in several other places that is only a limited slip at two different levels. It's never a full locker.
Jim2008 Grand Cherokee Overland, Hemi, new to me no mods yet
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February 26th, 2006, 01:27 PM #8
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sounds like i need to give auburn's magnificent customer service tech line and ask them, now you boys place nice in the mean time.... not that they won't be biased or anything
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February 26th, 2006, 03:27 PM #9I've heard the same.
Originally Posted by otisdog
I don't have any first hand experience.
Just what I've heard from netxperts.Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do. Benjamin Franklin
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February 28th, 2006, 11:39 AM #10
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remins me again why i don't want a detroit locker? if its just because of snow and ice on paved roads that doesn't bother me, and i'll just go detroit, if its because i don't want a detroit for snow wheeling then i might look at selectable lockers again.... grrrr
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February 28th, 2006, 03:13 PM #11
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Talk to yjlopes... I think he has one in his rig.
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March 1st, 2006, 05:52 PM #12
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yjlopes.. whattaya say J?
as the previous post says... are there any offroad or snow wheelin drawbacks to a detroit for a moderate wheelin' guy, or is it all just on road manners that kinda suck?? if its just onroad manners i'm not too worried
Simon
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April 13th, 2007, 01:40 AM #13
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93 YJ, 2" SOA, 35/12.5/15, 4.56. Ford 8.8 rear, d44 front. Installed ected in rear and has worked flawlessly, in semi-severe rock situations and steep inclines. No problems with engaging or disengaging. Currently installing ected in front 44. I like it, and the wife can actually drive it on the street. Run Colorado trails.
Last edited by dlottsfeldt; April 13th, 2007 at 02:08 AM. Reason: From Colorado
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April 13th, 2007, 04:48 AM #14
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Drove my rig to moab last week, ecteds front and rear, 4.88's and 35"s with no slipage and good onroad manners...
(a.k.a. 91_heep_wrangler)
WTF...
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April 13th, 2007, 06:14 AM #15
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I have the standard Alburn in the rear of my XJ and so far, it works good.
The ecteds just preload the cone clutches to make for a greater resistance.
These things will pull about 450 Ft Lbs of torque before slipping. What this
means is it will slip before it breaks an axle.
O91 XJ 5.0 lift
