[redzook91]

Gonna get this done properly by a mechanic - got quoted at approx. $400 by Suzuki Auto Services. Does that sound about right or am I getting stooged? Wouldn't expect it as I've heard good stuff about them, but ya never know.

[losfer]

sounds about what i would quote , hehe

[DMAC]

Did this myself, then took the diff centre to a diff shop for it to be setup correctly. They didn't even charge me. Hart's Transmissions Brendale.

The install is pretty straight forward. Took me about 4 hrs with 2 people.

[dominator]

i installed mine myself. they are pretty easy. the instructions are easy to follow. took me about 4 hours by myself. if the backlash is set right when you start then it tells you how to reset it your self.

[skitzlux]

i did mine myself aswel they are really easy and if your talkin about suzi auto at near moss street they are really good there great guys and they wouldnt rip you off

[matfan]

I usually get the boys at suzi auto to do the stuff that i couldn't be buggered doing (that is the stuff I can't do). They do tend to be a bit on the expensive side, but you know what you are paying for.

Saying that, i installed my lockrite myself and it seems to work, the instructions are pretty simple, just follow them and you'll be right. After doing that it gave me the confidence to tackle the transfer rebuild which worked out for the best. At the end of the day, when you simplify things, you're just undoing stuff, pulling stuff out and putting other stuff in.

[redzook91]

matfan wrote:

I usually get the boys at suzi auto to do the stuff that i couldn't be buggered doing (that is the stuff I can't do). They do tend to be a bit on the expensive side, but you know what you are paying for.

Saying that, i installed my lockrite myself and it seems to work, the instructions are pretty simple, just follow them and you'll be right. After doing that it gave me the confidence to tackle the transfer rebuild which worked out for the best. At the end of the day, when you simplify things, you're just undoing stuff, pulling stuff out and putting other stuff in.

More opting for the easy way out due to lack of time/tools/know-how/technical confidence, but I'm not doing it right away so if i can gather the cojones to do it myself in the next month or so I'll have a crack. Go in armed with a hammer and WD40 and what's the worst that could happen

[matfan]

Look give it a crack, you'll be fine. Worst case scenario, it doesn't work. Disconnect the tail shaft, pull out the diff centre, whack her in 4H and drive your front wheel drive zook down to suzi auto.

Oh and one other thing, graeme will tell you that you should put the locker in the front, I'll wait until you speak to him to hear why. Lets just say he knows suzuki's but skipped physics in high school.

I put it in the front of mine so my missus wouldn't hang the ass out in the wet and end up upside down in a ditch. I wheel on the weekends and she takes it to the bus stop during the week. If it were just my play car I would've whacked it in the back for sure (the locker that is... not the mrs).

[matfan]

redzook91 wrote:

Go in armed with a hammer and WD40 and what's the worst that could happen

I forgot to mention, that's pretty much what I used to install mine. I think the socket set may have come out... but I definetly remember the hammer.

[redzook91]

matfan wrote:

Look give it a crack, you'll be fine. Worst case scenario, it doesn't work. Disconnect the tail shaft, pull out the diff centre, whack her in 4H and drive your front wheel drive zook down to suzi auto.

Oh and one other thing, graeme will tell you that you should put the locker in the front, I'll wait until you speak to him to hear why. Lets just say he knows suzuki's but skipped physics in high school.

I put it in the front of mine so my missus wouldn't hang the ass out in the wet and end up upside down in a ditch. I wheel on the weekends and she takes it to the bus stop during the week. If it were just my play car I would've whacked it in the back for sure (the locker that is... not the mrs).

Deja vu. I think we've had this conversation

Mainly went rear cause mud holes in 2wd will be heaps more fun and it was cheaper. and i didn't need a steel diff. and they're interchangable with sierra ones so parts are probably less of an issue.

Oh and the less i hear about you whacking anything in the back the better...