I got my numbers messed up. They have the E-Z locker for the D-35 too, but after thinking about it, I doubt I want the ratcheting noisy thing, plus with the windy hilly roads around here it would probably drive me nuts! Mark Price mpriceAtwestco.net Morgantown, WV 69 AMC rambler, 4.0L, EFI, 5 speed 65 Ambassador Conv, 327 AUTO, Basketcase 01 S-10 CREWCRAP 4X4 ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Geoff Harrison" <geoff_h@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Reply-To: mail-From-mprice-westco.net@xxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2005 23:27:36 +1000 >The Detroit Locker is noisy on tight turns. I thought I'd broken the diff on >my mates GT Falcon >when I heard it the first time. You are right about the ratchet concept. Its >more like a dog clutch >between the axle halves. IIRC a spring engages the clutch, which has angled >dogs, so they can push apart under high load. I don't know about the off >road use, but they were options on Hi performance Ausie Fords for quite a >while. The norm on saloon racing in those days, on Fords >in a 9". Good on dry roads in a straight line. Can be unpredictable in the >wet if your pushing it a bit. For normal road use I stay with the Twin Grip, >which is similar to the PosiTraction, I think. > >Geoff > > > > > >