Painkillerspe
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As I mentioned in another thread, I had gears and a locker installed this week. Problem is, the shop installed the locker on the rear axle instead of the front like I had asked. I had a lsd in the rear, so I figured the front would benefit most. The service writer forgot to specify which axle to install the locker in, so they just went with the rear as that's what people normally do. I'm not terribly upset about it, as rear lockers get used more than fronts anyway.
To make it right the shop has proposed installing a locker in the front for over half off with no labor during the 500 mile service. That would save a couple of grand but involve opening the diff up again and pulling Axel shafts.
I also need some work done to dial in my suspension and caster (it's off by a few degrees but straight). So I'm kicking around the idea of seeing if they would throw that in for free instead and forgo the front locker.
Obviously the locker deal is the best on paper, but having the caster correctted has it's benefits as well and I keep hearing that front lockers are not used much. So I'm torn on what to do.
Any advice?
To make it right the shop has proposed installing a locker in the front for over half off with no labor during the 500 mile service. That would save a couple of grand but involve opening the diff up again and pulling Axel shafts.
I also need some work done to dial in my suspension and caster (it's off by a few degrees but straight). So I'm kicking around the idea of seeing if they would throw that in for free instead and forgo the front locker.
Obviously the locker deal is the best on paper, but having the caster correctted has it's benefits as well and I keep hearing that front lockers are not used much. So I'm torn on what to do.
Any advice?
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