Detroit vs ARB

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Which is best, any thoughts?

Anyone know if the detroit lockers affect life of parts/mpg?

Cheers
 
Half shafts take a pounding, if fitted to the front the extra strain with them engaged will do track rod ends and CV joints quicker. Don't know which is best, but I know quite a few people with ARB's fitted...
 
Thass a really good site Ratty, most informative!

Am i right in thinking that ARBs need a whole compressed air system installing in the car as well - or can you get something similar but electronic?
 
So is that it - a full locking diff for £450 for the ARB, 165 for the air and VAT - or is anything else needed? Presumably if you wanted to do both diffs, one pump would cope?
 
odenne said:
So is that it - a full locking diff for £450 for the ARB, 165 for the air and VAT - or is anything else needed? Presumably if you wanted to do both diffs, one pump would cope?
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yep. One pump will do it. You will need to get an extra hose/wiring kit though. Should cost you about £30-£40.

watch out what pump you get though. There is a cheaper pump (around £115) which will not inflate tyres.
 
odenne said:
What do you reckon then?

Noticed they never completed parts 2 and 3, bit of a ****er!
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I rekon I would go for a detroit in my rear axle. The main reason being that if you wanna change vehicles it is quick and easy to remove and fit in your next landy. Also it's fit and forget. Nothing to mess up apart from the diff itself.
 
odenne said:
and then that's only £365 + VAT all in - or is anything else needed? (paddocks prices, not checked anywhere else yet!)
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yeah. they are on special at the moment.:D :D :D

Not on offer for salisbury axles though.:mad: :mad: :mad:

I don't think you need anything else.

The other good thing is if you keep quiet about having em you can blame everybody elses driving when they get stuck and show how much better YOU are when you don't.:p
 
There's quite a lot of info on the nettyweb about NOT fitting Detroits to SWB (90") vehicles as they make too much noise and due to the SWB they constantly lock and unlock noisily, with lots of spinny wheels etc! - any experience of this?
 
odenne said:
There's quite a lot of info on the nettyweb about NOT fitting Detroits to SWB (90") vehicles as they make too much noise and due to the SWB they constantly lock and unlock noisily, with lots of spinny wheels etc! - any experience of this?
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not personally. According to that first site they are noisey (clicky) but not as noticeable with a denzel as a petrol 90. Don't know about the locking up bit though.

Since my landy wuz torched I am thinking about fitting one to my rear axle to cheer myself up.
 
Just seen, ashcroft will supply and fit a detroit for 395 (345 for the diff and 50 to fit it) - which int too bad i reckon - how easy are the detroits to fit? Same principle as the ARB but without drilling holes in the diff i guess?
 
In Luton, Beds,...Ashcroft Transmissions
but there's another company on ebay who will fit the detroit wiithin the hour for £35 which makes me think your local indy down the road shouldn't be much more than that, especially if armed with that info! Need a couple of sets of bearings by the looks of things. Hmmm, just had me bonus, doris din't really need that holiday...hmmm
 
odenne said:
In Luton, Beds,...Ashcroft Transmissions
but there's another company on ebay who will fit the detroit wiithin the hour for £35 which makes me think your local indy down the road shouldn't be much more than that, especially if armed with that info! Need a couple of sets of bearings by the looks of things. Hmmm, just had me bonus, doris din't really need that holiday...hmmm
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It looks like I may not need bearings for my 110 according to their site. You also have the choice of true tac and detroit depending on what you want
 
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