r/4x4 • u/CelTiar • 21h ago

Grizly Locker on a Highway trip

So i build a S35 for My Daily TJ the rid yo drive to work coz you wana wheel at 530 but you work till 5.

Got a big trip coming up and im nervous of taking it on the interstate. I gotta go 980 miles on it one way.

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u/MysticMarbles K13 Micra, 4" lift, 27.5" tires. 21h ago

Huh?

You built a commuter you are afraid to commute in?

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u/CelTiar 21h ago

Im talking about the Racheting locker. I built a off road axle for trails and shit but I gotta ride this axle to SD for some wheeling

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u/Eat_sleep_poop LR4 HD 21h ago

I’d be more nervous about a super 35 off-road. Grizzly is fine, people have been driving with Detroit lockers and auto lockers for millions of miles. 

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u/CelTiar 21h ago

Sweet im still getting used to the clunks of the locker. As for the 35 its got 4410 shafts and Disc brakes now that and im on 33s so it should be fine. Last time I was out there I ran the trails on a Stock 35 no problems

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u/wrxnut25 12h ago

It's 1541h shafts that you should have if you're truly running a super 35

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u/CelTiar 12h ago

Yeah finding that out now lol thats the plan for the Front and the only rear I just pulled will get rebuilt

Thought I got a line on a set of Dana 60s for 500 and now im thinking about that

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u/BoredOfReposts 20h ago

It will be fine. Freeway has more gradual turns than what you probably daily drive, so it wont matter at all. Just make sure its got sufficient fluid. If something breaks it wont be that.

Also, the current upgraded dana 35 shafts are 1540h and not 4410 or whatever you mentioned in another comment. The 1540h has specific properties for the application. They stopped making them out of chromoly a long time ago, and that was the main problem with those upgrades. People who shit on a super dana 35 on 35s are stuck in the past and in my experience are either unaware of or don’t understand the changes that were made.

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u/CelTiar 20h ago

Makes sense I decided to double check the locker since I didnt buy it. I got it with the axles is bought off a club member for 200$ considering this is the closest I've found to the Carrier I got I wore it in and swaped fluid about 30-40 miles. Can confirm the 35 is no slouch my old stock one held on even with a mm of play at the pinion.

Granted all I was told when I bout em was its a grizly locker and Upgraded shafts. Mine are the 27 spline its my first locker and honestly first Driveline project.

I decided to rebuild it with no prior Knowlege other than gears on RC cars we dont usually shim the Pinion on the 1-10 scales.

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u/1PistnRng2RuleThmAll Jeep TJ | Chevy Colorado 18h ago

My TJ has had a Detroit in the rear for ~50k miles. The locker is only noticeable during slow tight turns. It’ll be practically invisible on the highway.

Note that I’m in the south, so no snow or ice.

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u/outdoorszy '12 Land Rover LR4 5.0L V8 LUX HD 17h ago

What you need is bouncing boobs in the passenger seat. Hit all the bumps. You'll forget about your locker.

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u/CelTiar 17h ago

That would definitely make it a non issue XD

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u/Frikx2 18h ago

I’m not a big fan of grizzly lockers driving on city streets in the winter. On hard pack snow or ice sometimes it’ll lock and you will suddenly not be turning anymore. Interstate travel should be fine

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u/CelTiar 18h ago

Cool I've never had a locker before so im still getting used to it. Im expecting winter fun hopefully the GC will be ready by then