They're a lot of money!
Unless you're into very serious stuff or competition, they're hard to justify.
I've heard they work well.
have a rear arb locker i know there different but they are an amazing improvment off road would recommend lockers to anyone![]()
The cost of the ARB pump was at the time £140.00, I am unsure if they are cheaper now. It is true you do not have to use the ARB unit as others are available.
I chose the ARB unit because 1, any warranty issues cannot be blamed on a third party unit. 2, the way the pump mount adjusts/rotates/swivels means you can fit it wherever there is a gap big enough. And 3, spare parts are a doddle to obtain, very important to me here in Spain.
Mine is fitted (200 tdi Discovery) between the windscreen washer bottle and the rad header tank.
I also got the tyre pump up kit as well.
Fitment is a doddle as all the connectors/wiring/pressure switches ect come supplied.
Got pics of fitment if interested?
regards
Dave
Fitment is easy as the unit comes already assembled in with the 4.1 ring and pinion set. One of my stipulations to Ashcroft was that if I change my car to a later 300 tdi I wanted to ensure the parts would swap.
This meant straight away that I could not use the 10 spline halfshafts which are in the 200 tdi, the 300 uses 24 spline versions.
So I replaced: Differentials with ARB's (24 spline) and then added hardened: halfshafts, flanges, CV's.
The setup is supposed to be pretty much bullet proof, as of yet I have not broken anything (famous last words).
This will be my first attempt to upload the pictures so here goes.
regards
Dave
The 3 things to make you better off-road (in my opinion)
Good tyres, (aired down when off road)
decent lift (for ground clearance)
Lockers (make you feel invincible)
Fitting lockers was the best thing I ever done, it's like night and day off road.
Only problem is, you have to find harder trails to drive![]()
I have installed lockrite lockers in my jeep wrangler, that was an easy job (I'm not a mechanic) just followed the instructions. I have also fitted an electro magnetic (can't remember the make) locker to my mate's jeep. that was pretty straightforward, I wobbled a bit when drilling the hole for the wire to go through.
ARB is a good company, I'm sure it is a case of just following step by step instructions.
I would rather attempt this stuff myself than let a workshop do it, that way you know whats going on should something go wrong.
One problem I have found with lockers is: You tend to break stuff further down, I have gone through 4 halfshafts now
There are plenty of write ups on the web on fitting lockers. have a good read up then go for it!
is fitting the ARB lockers difficult on the 300? looking at getting lockers for mine but i dont like to pay people to fit things to my baby, id rather try myself but if its a proper hard job i simply wont buy them!!
The paperwork that came with the lockers indicate it is a pretty straighforward job, the only issue I can see is if you get the backlash wrong when fitting your ring and pinion back together then you could end up with a whining differential so spend a little time getting that right and the rest is easy. I replaced a leaky 'O' ring on my ARB unit and it takes just seconds to do once the diff is out. The 200 and 300 fitments are the same IIRC.
Rigging my car with ARB's F & R was the best thing I ever did and the only issue I have is oil creeping up the air line after about a year of use, something to do with 'O' ring alignment which could be my fault, having said that they work perfectly without fail and are used 3 out of 4 weekends and recently proved themselves in competition.
regards
Dave
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