Front: True trac, soft locker, other?

Tom in KY · 07-12-2006, 10:13 PM

Looking for opinions and solid advice. I have solid axles (no vacuum disconnects), D30, FRONT AXLE, 31s on factory wheels.

**Jakemd98** · 07-12-2006, 10:24 PM

don't want to vote, or give you bad advice... I am going to run True-trac in my front and rear, so my vote would go to TT, but i have no experience with any of these except open, so...

olds442 · 07-12-2006, 10:42 PM

if your rig is mostly your DD and you hit the trails once in a while, the true trac would be what i would go with

Tom in KY · 07-12-2006, 10:45 PM

Sorry, forgot to mention, not a DD.

**balloo93** · 07-13-2006, 12:47 AM

If you have wheeled before and not had issues I'd go with a Aussie locker up front. If you aren't that familar with wheeling a TT up front is way more forgiving.

I wouldn't go with a TT unless I was regearing. You'll need a new carrier then anyway.

The Aussie runs around $250 or so. Fairly easy to install and no need to have a shop reshim the carrier. That alone will save you about $300-350.

denverd0n · 07-14-2006, 10:26 AM

I voted for the Truetrac, but then saw that it is not a daily-driver. My XJ is a daily driver, I have Truetracs in the front and rear, and I like it very much. They are way better than open diffs off-road, but not really noticeable in daily driving.

On the other hand, if you rarely drive on the road and want your XJ to have maximum off-road ability then I would either go with automatic lockers in both the front and rear (the lower-cost option), or an automatic locker in the rear and a selectable locker (like the ARB, or OX) in the front.

View Poll Results: Front axle, which diff?
True-trac	3	60.00%
Soft or quicklock	1	20.00%
open	0	0%
other	1	20.00%
Voters: 5. You may not vote on this poll

07-12-2006, 10:45 PM	#4
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07-14-2006, 10:26 AM	#6
denverd0n Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Colorado Posts: 729 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	I voted for the Truetrac, but then saw that it is not a daily-driver. My XJ is a daily driver, I have Truetracs in the front and rear, and I like it very much. They are way better than open diffs off-road, but not really noticeable in daily driving. On the other hand, if you rarely drive on the road and want your XJ to have maximum off-road ability then I would either go with automatic lockers in both the front and rear (the lower-cost option), or an automatic locker in the rear and a selectable locker (like the ARB, or OX) in the front.