How do I choose between Detroit Locker and Powertrax?

NOSstang89 · 05-30-2001, 11:20 PM

TOOO MANY CHOICES!! Ok, well I've heard that the EZ locker and the Powertrax equivalent aren't very strong, so I would be getting a full size unit, whichever that may be.

Another question, are 31 splines enough? Will 33 or 35 be better for me, or can I get by with 31?

red82GT - was the Detroit Locker car DIFFICULT to drive?? I'm getting all the different descriptions and I'm trying to piece them together... I'm not really worrieda about noise, but I don't want to go spinning off the road if I have to drive in the rain for some reason (there's no snow down here in Tejas thank God!!).

LX XLR8R - How did the Detroit and the Powertrax do on the street? I'm not really worried about noise, the car is loud enough.. hehehe. How was tire wear compared to a regular diff? I can get the axle tubes welded to the carrier housing and a diff cover to at least help eliminate flexing. Thanks for the info about the Powertrax being durable for 1000hp. That's a few days... weeks... months... years.. away from my car! My car is definitely a 1/4th car, not an autocrosser..

K-9 - My tranny is a T-5 (for now at least

) and will be some kind of manual until I take it off the street (~4-5 years). I am more careful than the average driver (most of the time), but then again, I am a 20 year old with a Mustang, so I can only be so mature with this thing.

Ease of install isn't an issue, so I'd go with a stronger unit even if it is harder to put in.

Anyone know anything about the ARB Air Locker?

Any and all suggestions are appreciated! Thanks!

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'92LX hatch, 302 w/TFS Street Heats, Performer RPM intake, Crane cam .499/.510, Crower 1.6rr, 70mmTB/EGR, Pro-M 75mm Maf, SVO 30lb injectors, BBK underdrive pullies, 255lph intank pump, BBK short headers, MAC 2.5" off road X pipe, FMS King Cobra clutch, 3.73 gears, SVO upper arms, HPM Megabite Jr. lowers, Moser forged axles, lakewood driveshaft loop, air pump removed

279.1 rwhp / 303.5 rwtq N/A
395.7 rwhp / 496.5 rwtq NOS

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NOSstang89 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 1999 Location: Dallas/College Station, Texas Posts: 143	TOOO MANY CHOICES!! Ok, well I've heard that the EZ locker and the Powertrax equivalent aren't very strong, so I would be getting a full size unit, whichever that may be. Another question, are 31 splines enough? Will 33 or 35 be better for me, or can I get by with 31? red82GT - was the Detroit Locker car DIFFICULT to drive?? I'm getting all the different descriptions and I'm trying to piece them together... I'm not really worrieda about noise, but I don't want to go spinning off the road if I have to drive in the rain for some reason (there's no snow down here in Tejas thank God!!). LX XLR8R - How did the Detroit and the Powertrax do on the street? I'm not really worried about noise, the car is loud enough.. hehehe. How was tire wear compared to a regular diff? I can get the axle tubes welded to the carrier housing and a diff cover to at least help eliminate flexing. Thanks for the info about the Powertrax being durable for 1000hp. That's a few days... weeks... months... years.. away from my car! My car is definitely a 1/4th car, not an autocrosser.. K-9 - My tranny is a T-5 (for now at least ) and will be some kind of manual until I take it off the street (~4-5 years). I am more careful than the average driver (most of the time), but then again, I am a 20 year old with a Mustang, so I can only be so mature with this thing. Ease of install isn't an issue, so I'd go with a stronger unit even if it is harder to put in. Anyone know anything about the ARB Air Locker? Any and all suggestions are appreciated! Thanks! ------------------ '92LX hatch, 302 w/TFS Street Heats, Performer RPM intake, Crane cam .499/.510, Crower 1.6rr, 70mmTB/EGR, Pro-M 75mm Maf, SVO 30lb injectors, BBK underdrive pullies, 255lph intank pump, BBK short headers, MAC 2.5" off road X pipe, FMS King Cobra clutch, 3.73 gears, SVO upper arms, HPM Megabite Jr. lowers, Moser forged axles, lakewood driveshaft loop, air pump removed 279.1 rwhp / 303.5 rwtq N/A 395.7 rwhp / 496.5 rwtq NOS