Daily driver... Auto locker, or LSD?

[ChiChoAndy]

Opinions? The auto locker is about half the price of the LSD, (200-300 bucks for a locker, and 500 for the LSD), but as it's my daily driver, and used in the winter, I don't want the clickity, bang chirp if it is going to cause wear issues down the road.

So, is the LSD worth the extra? I'm willing to pay it, but need some decent advice before I jump.

[normalbloke]

Which make and on which vehicle?

[ChiChoAndy]

It'll be on a Suzuki Vitara, '98.

LSD will be suzuki's own
Auto locker I'm open to options.

PS, this will be for the rear axle.

[Makila2A]

Google ARB Air Locker. If it's available in the U.K get one

[ChiChoAndy]

I'd rather spend the extra on other bits, than an arb locker. Just after info on auto lockers, compared to the Suzuki LSD.

PS, I'm in Bulgaria, not the UK.

[Sarge 4x4]

When do you get time to work ?

[ChiChoAndy]

What do you mean?

[Hooli]

I used to run a detroit in the back of a modded disco as my daily driver. After it bedded in the clicks & bangs weren't enough to worry about. Plus it made it less understeery in crap conditions as booting it could get the back loose The tru-trac that went in the front at the same time might have helped too.
I still wore front tyres out faster than rears, but as much faster as pre-lockers.

[Caulkhead]

Hooli said:

I used to run a detroit in the back of a modded disco as my daily driver. After it bedded in the clicks & bangs weren't enough to worry about. Plus it made it less understeery in crap conditions as booting it could get the back loose The tru-trac that went in the front at the same time might have helped too.
I still wore front tyres out faster than rears, but as much faster as pre-lockers.

I had a detroit in the back of my 90 and a trutrac in the front. The clicks and bangs people talk about were worse years ago, they seem quieter nowadays. The combination gives excellent performance and requires no compressor, user input or air pipes to damage going to the axles so I prefer them to air-lockers.

Just remember if you get a detroit, they are not a locker, but actually an unlocker. Most people think they are open and then lock when slip occurs whereas they are actually locked all the time and just unlock briefly when you corner which is when they chirp the tyres occassionally.

[Rum Runner]

I think some V6 Vitaras had LSD as standard so maybe worth looking for one being scrapped.

[ChiChoAndy]

Rum Runner said:

I think some V6 Vitaras had LSD as standard so maybe worth looking for one being scrapped.

Yeah, some of the Spanish LWB V6's had LSD, and these are the LSD's I'd be looking at fitting.

So people didn't have any issues running an EZ locker in the rear? No broken diffs, goosed lockers, or incessant chirping, clunking and clicking that would annoy me if it was too much?

Anyone used both the EZ and a lockright?

[JWH]

My experience of a Detroit locker (or unlocker as a previous poster correctly points out) is that 99% of the time, in normal use, you'd never know it was there. Highly recommended.

[ChiChoAndy]

Ah.. Magic... I'll have a look at those.

[normalbloke]

Had a 5.9 CJ7, lifted, etc etc.Quadratrac so permanent 4x4.
Had a full Detroit in the rear and a detroit Trutrac in the front. Silent and "invisible" in operation, on and offroad.