Holy crap this is one of the best tutorials I've seen on KZread. Pretty in depth. Not sure what locker solution to go with but this has definitely given a TON of information to take into consideration.

@FortuneOffRoad

Жыл бұрын

Excellent! I'm glad you liked it. I'm probably going to do the same thing with my Dana axles next time!

If you install everything right like he did you will not have any problem both mountain and road thanks for the help you saved me

Awesome install video man, keep up the good work. 🤘🏻😎

Thanks Kyle for posting this video. I put the Spartan Locker in the rear with the stock axles. The traction is great and except for the normal popping a Spartan locker makes I love it. My next move is 26 spline axles in the front with the Spartan Locker! Your videos have made it much easier for me to get these lockers in...much thanks!

@FortuneOffRoad

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback, Terry! I'm glad the video has helped. I'm looking forward to getting mine on the trail soon.

@rubenflores2937

2 жыл бұрын

That popping is normal?? i just installed a lockright in my rear diff on my geo tracker and i feel like its breaking parts in there it pops and clunks loud, people turn and look at my car if something was breaking. I’m afraid to drive it i might have missed a step on the install and ruin my whole diff. Please help me out !

Installed these on my daily driven/ weekend warrior Samurai years ago and been loving the results. I installed them in a similar fashion and after years of use, had no issues. Does take some getting used to on street around corners. Rolling on 33s with chromos front and rear with rear disk and still holds up! Opens up a whole world of possibilities when taking some tough runs through orv parks or technical terrain. Finally got some dana 44s to build, but will keep rolling on these in meantime. These Samurai rigs are a blast! Note: There's a break in period for the lockers. The popping should go away after that period, but could occur on rare occasions upon hard acceleration. Also, learn to coast around corners on the street. There's a noticeable clicking sound, but it's not too noticeable or loud.

@FortuneOffRoad

Жыл бұрын

Good info! Thanks for sharing. The one in this video was used so I figured the teeth would already be rounded a little bit. Mine still clans loundly!

@20tea

Жыл бұрын

@Fortune Off-Road Good point. Used, but maybe not broken in enough? You can also buy a new set of springs if the old ones are too worn out. Hopefully it resolves itself through additional use for ya.

Great video!! I've been wanting to install a Spartan Locker in my Tin Top Jimny, but have been pretty wary of doing it because of the backlash part of it. You make it seem extremely easy and your markings definitely seem to help make reassembly effortless. I'll be tackling this soon!

@FortuneOffRoad

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback! If I didn't have e that issue with the side gears or the broken bolt I probably could've done it in less than 2 hours start to finish. You can too, good luck 🤙🏻

@grippin_aint_easy

2 жыл бұрын

@@FortuneOffRoad @Fortune Off-Road I'm going to order it this weekend! Another thing that kind of stopped me was that they are labeled for 26 spline side gears... but the gears just drop in, so they old ones can still be used. I look forward to tackling this!

Hay Kyle I had the same popping problem with my sparten locks in the rear & front differentials of my samerai until I put 75-140 gear oil & posi-Trac limited slip gear oil additive. My samurai is used for a daily driver and weekends rock crawling and hard trails. This oil mixture has taken care of all the popping and The Binding of the Spartan Locker I installed it over 2 years ago still going strong. Hope this works for you. Thanks for the video Suzuki PA

@FortuneOffRoad

2 жыл бұрын

Cools, thanks for the info, I'll try some of that!

@ButtKoWitz

Жыл бұрын

What additive did you use? My limited understanding is that posi/limited slip additives don't benefit mechanical lockers. My hunch is that a heavier gear oil is all that is helping dampen the noise.

I’ve had my Spartan installed and running bel Rey 80-90 with a lsd supplement . Diff makes little to no noise really only on serious turns . Haven’t broken my rear axle either and I’m stock axles on 35’s.

@FortuneOffRoad

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I think I'm gonna try that lsd sup. Did you use the CRC brand?

@ratedsyt4793

2 жыл бұрын

@@FortuneOffRoad can’t remember the brand but any supplement should work. If it’s still noisy after running the oil and supplement and you also feel it locking up while turning I’d recommend scrapping it back out and re-installing. The guy that did my install did some modification to the spring I believe that made it slightly less aggressive but still work like it’s supposed to. I’ve been running it for years and haven’t had any issues with it. Also holds up well in tough tracks.

I would always recommend doing a dial indicator measurement before and then after you reinstall to match the readings. Setting them up to “speck” from a manual after the fact can be way off what they where before you pulled them out. You want them exactly where they were before because they are worn in in that position and will give the least noise and strongest strength. Yes, you could theoretically push the back lash a little tighter as big tires and lots of load will push the gears apart again in a way they never saw in there previous life. But most will not be able to judge how much more so as it was will be fine.

@FortuneOffRoad

Жыл бұрын

That's a good tip! Thanks 🤙🏻

@dirtmonkey4x435

6 ай бұрын

Totally agree with this. Many people set them up super tight. An old dude at a diff shop who showed me how to setup my first Lock Right, stressed return it to how it was, as long as it's within spec. That auto locker in the front of that HiLux, was awesome. Never really knew it was there, but wow the benefits off-road were huge.

Awesome! I ordered some spartan lockers for my 60!!

@FortuneOffRoad

2 жыл бұрын

Nice! I'm running them front and rear on the Jeep with 38s and they are putting in work!

@brettwidner2153

2 жыл бұрын

@@FortuneOffRoad that is a lot of tire! I will only be running 33" tires. Got one for front and rear as well.

I’m welded front and rear, on 32’s, I daily it. Off road I just keep one hub locked and it’s amazing how far 3 wheel drive will get u

@FortuneOffRoad

9 ай бұрын

With the right drivetrain you can power through spools. I've done it in a 1 ton Blazer, but with these little things, they just want to go straight. Former, selectable in the rear is key. My current build for the Samurai for will have a spool front and detroit rear

@dirtmonkey4x435

6 ай бұрын

Spool front will suck so mcuh@@FortuneOffRoad

@FortuneOffRoad

6 ай бұрын

@dirtmonkey4x435 have you ever ran it? Depends on the rig. I've had several with front spooled and it's awesome. My new build will be dana 60 with spool. Drives The same as a locked ARB

I've got the Spartan locker in my JA11 Suzuki Jimny and it makes the same popping noises like yours did in the video. A friend of mine said to trim the square a little more. Not sure what he meant by that, but maybe that could help.

@FortuneOffRoad

Жыл бұрын

That makes sense. It would probably ratchet easier

Hola amigo que buen video muy ilustrativo felicidades disculpa tengo una pregunta los bloqueos spartan siempre hacen ese ruido en las vueltas o de vez en cuando espero me puedas responderme que ya quiero ponerleblos suyos a mi samurai de aantemano muchas gracias.😊

@FortuneOffRoad

11 ай бұрын

Hola amigo! The Spartan Locker locks under pressure sent by the engine. It clicks very loudly on turns when not accelerating.

Samurai 4 life!!!

Had a spartan in the rear with 32s and went to the beach hit a few trails and it spat the drivers side axle right out of the diff housing, axle splines were intact it just simply hammered it out, spartan seemed way too aggressive. Swapped to an air locker

@FortuneOffRoad

2 жыл бұрын

Dang! Yeah I'm hoping to swap to Toyotas soon so I won't have e to wheel with it for long. Works great in the front though

Did you just grind the piss out side gear? I’m about to do this to my front diff. Thanks man been building my Sami using your blueprint pretty much.

@FortuneOffRoad

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching dude! Yeah because those side gears are aftermarket they had a lip that had to be grinder down. The stock ones work perfectly though. Good luck with your build, gonna be fun! 🤘🏻

When are you going to put a 4th generation LS V8 in that Suzuki, Or build another Suburban that already has one?

@FortuneOffRoad

2 жыл бұрын

As soon as you send me one!

Im exactly same situation as you were.. I have spool in the rear and spartan lockers upfront. I want to replace the spool.are you happy with your new locker. On and off road. Let ne know !

@FortuneOffRoad

Жыл бұрын

Do it! The spartan is way better. Check out my Zukicon 2022 video, it dod way better

I really enjoyed my Spartan locker off road, but as soon as that locker got wore in, it became unbearable on the highway. Began engaging and disengaging around 45 mph. Couldnt stand it anymore and removed it. I hope you guys have better luck then i did

@FortuneOffRoad

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, that's no good. I only drive mine off road and so far, it's been great. Big improvement over a spool on these tight trails.

@simoncarter5951

Жыл бұрын

Same. I had that problem as well. Short wheel base and locker cutting in and out made for some interesting driving in corners. I needed one steering input for accelerating through a corner and another for coasting or braking through a corner. And if you had to change from breaking to accelerating mid corner then you had to be quick on the wheel, especially in the wet.

Hello, how much was the material that I removed from the gear, approximately 1mm or more?

@FortuneOffRoad

11 ай бұрын

I don't really remember, but it just needs to be flush

Yeah right I install my smart locker also to my Suzuki jimny but the weird thing is doing it also to the straight road I drive it normally without turns it is normal ?

@FortuneOffRoad

Жыл бұрын

It doesn't sound normal. It should only be clicking when the tires are spinning at different speeds. I wouldn't be too worried as these are noisy lockers.

@Victor_98_s3

Жыл бұрын

I figure out probably it was the pressure of the tires will see if you think it’s anything else please inform me thanks a lot your video it helped me a lot

I would still recommend checking backlash unless you counted the number of turns for each adjuster, also using old gear oil during setup shame

@FortuneOffRoad

2 жыл бұрын

What do you know, have you ever touched gears in your life? 🤣

@FortuneOffRoad

2 жыл бұрын

I checked the backlash and it was the exact same.at this point I have faith that you could mark the adjusters and send it.

What are those rock sliders?

@FortuneOffRoad

10 ай бұрын

Low Range Off Road

Is that the samurai from TFL?

@FortuneOffRoad

Жыл бұрын

It was from a old dudes back yard.. I knownthebone you're talking about though

@IronwolfXVI

Жыл бұрын

@Fortune Off-Road pretty sure he put the exact same sliders on his too.

Dang you shoulda said something I coulda sent you some 26 spline side gears bro…. 🤦‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️🤣

@FortuneOffRoad

2 жыл бұрын

Aw man!

Ahhh, the beauty of third members… so much easier! 🙋🏼

@FortuneOffRoad

2 жыл бұрын

I know, right! I'll take this over a dana for gear and locker installs any day!

@MrKim-kv2vv

2 жыл бұрын

@@FortuneOffRoad That’s why I like the Tacoma… except the IFS😖

Spools and auto lockers are both garbage on road, i daily drive my Suzuki and put a rear auto locker in, i pulled it out after a week. Save up and buy air lockers don’t waste your time and money. Just my opinion

@FortuneOffRoad

2 жыл бұрын

I'm with you, neither is great. This setup just over $200 for the rear, the spool setup was $100. Hard to beat those prices! The selectable would be great, but I'm going Toyotas soon and don't want to put much more into the Samurai axles.