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Dec

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Joined: Sat Jan 28, 2012 8:35 pm Posts: 274
Vehicle: Coily Sierra
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G'day, was offered a spartan locker today at a very reasonable price fitted by a mate who purchased 1 too many.
What i'm wanting to know is what they are like? Am i going to be replacing my tyres regularly?
It's to go into my rear of my SJ80 coily.
Any info would be appreciated.
Cheers Dec
Last edited by Dec on Mon Feb 04, 2013 5:30 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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atari4x4

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Joined: Mon Dec 11, 2006 10:30 pm Posts: 34842 Location: East Radelayed
Vehicle: SV420+SV620 Vitara's
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heaps of discussions on this subject.... some rate them, some hate them.
_________________ You're just hating because you don't understand
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Scales

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Joined: Mon May 30, 2011 9:28 am Posts: 2233 Location: Townsville
Vehicle: 03 Jim M13A no-vvt, Vinyl Spec
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Dec

az supporter
Joined: Sat Jan 28, 2012 8:35 pm Posts: 274
Vehicle: Coily Sierra
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Scales wrote: Heres the last thread i think. I still havent gone ahead with the buy. Let us know how you go viewtopic.php?f=5&t=36867Hi mate, thanks i had a read through that before but still didn't give me the confidence to purchase one.
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jdk81
Joined: Sat Jul 18, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 2372 Location: Ballarat, VIC
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I run an autolocker in the rear of my sierra (for 70k km). I still get more wear on front tyres (from steering and braking etc) It works fine on the road, I go through a lot of roundabouts on my sierra, and its fine. Biggest issue is carparks, but its tolerable.
As I was planning on going twin locked, I bought a spartan to put into the front. Now Im going modified vit rear diff, Ill get an autolocker in the rear, and either use my old autolocker upfront, or try the spartan.
I haven't shimmed my locker, or serviced it etc since. Just changed the diff oil.
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christover1

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Joined: Tue Jul 15, 2008 11:30 pm Posts: 8203 Location: Melbourne
Vehicle: Pajero 91 NH 3.0 SWB
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I love my Spartan in the front. (Trouble free for around 2 years) I have lock rite rear, love that too, but will get it a Spartan if it ever fails. (Trouble free for 5 years so far)
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masterA

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Joined: Tue Jan 18, 2011 3:24 am Posts: 976 Location: Perth
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Locked both front and rear by the previous owner and i don't find it too difficult to drive
When you're coming to a roundabout and you're half way through..... if the car starts jumping/jerking forward then press the clutch slightly....this will unlock the locker and then simply drive away/accelerate
Value for money you can't beat them and sierra's are so light that you shouldn't have too many problems with tyre wear
I would never have another sierra without a locker/s
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