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Tech Forum => Workshop => Topic started by: ukturbo2000 on April 26, 2013, 09:30:19 AM

Title: Spartan locker 4.0 XJ
Post by: ukturbo2000 on April 26, 2013, 09:30:19 AM
is the D35 up to the job, and secondly what are your thoughts on sticking one in the front axle, various opinions for and against on the net.
Title: Re: Spartan locker 4.0 XJ
Post by: IrishCJ6 on April 26, 2013, 11:22:57 AM
Have no idea about the D35 but yes OK in the front especially if you have lock out hubs, this way you can open it up for on road and lock for offroading, quite popular in the US.
Title: Re: Spartan locker 4.0 XJ
Post by: The Transporter on April 26, 2013, 01:21:08 PM
Green Jeep is the chap to talk to about lunch box lockers.... I have one but I haven't fitted it yet but I anticipate fitting it to the rear
Title: Re: Spartan locker 4.0 XJ
Post by: Charl1e on April 26, 2013, 01:56:02 PM
I got one in the back of my D35 & its awesome  :ace: No problems so far and I wheel mine pretty hard in mountains of Wales!!  :lol_hitting:
I do have a spare axle though, just incase  :icon_winkle: As for the front they rave about them in the US & apparently if you drive in 4wd on the roads the trick is to coast around corners so you don't go in a straight line!!
Title: Re: Spartan locker 4.0 XJ
Post by: Green Jeep on April 29, 2013, 12:40:38 PM
PM's sent...

Well worth fitting, once you've fitted once I'm sure you'll be wanting one in the other end.

Llama 4x4 sell the spartan ones.

Happy days, Maf
Title: Re: Spartan locker 4.0 XJ
Post by: ukturbo2000 on April 29, 2013, 02:53:37 PM
pm's replied to
Title: Re: Spartan locker 4.0 XJ
Post by: demonicwillow on May 08, 2013, 09:58:47 PM
I had a trutrac lsd in my d35, snapped a shaft really easy couple years back, mildly upgraded to a chrysler 8.25 and fitted a spartan (imported mine from the states, didnt know Lamma sold them  :icon_rolleyes:) the diff has to be open though  :icon_winkle: apparently they are awsome in the front too and spartans get good reviews too which is why I went for it.
Title: Re: Spartan locker 4.0 XJ
Post by: ukturbo2000 on May 08, 2013, 10:18:39 PM
still waiting for David to answer my email  :icon_rolleyes:
Title: Re: Spartan locker 4.0 XJ
Post by: demonicwillow on May 08, 2013, 11:24:33 PM
Nothing unusual there then  :hysterical: Phone him ... itl be alot easier, and he will call you back if needed to  :icon_winkle:
Title: Re: Spartan locker 4.0 XJ
Post by: Bulldog67 on May 09, 2013, 06:24:08 AM
 :imwitstupid: I hate phonin as it wastes precious seconds that could be better spent saving the world but even I had to succumb to phonin him
Title: Re: Spartan locker 4.0 XJ
Post by: Green Jeep on May 10, 2013, 07:12:17 AM
Nothing unusual there then  :hysterical: Phone him ... itl be alot easier, and he will call you back if needed to  :icon_winkle:

I once emailed David on a Sunday morning, early, thinking he could pick it up Monday, has an answer in minutes...

... but defo best way is to call him.... he does like a chat...
Title: Re: Spartan locker 4.0 XJ
Post by: ukturbo2000 on May 10, 2013, 09:35:21 AM
Nothing unusual there then  :hysterical: Phone him ... itl be alot easier, and he will call you back if needed to  :icon_winkle:

I once emailed David on a Sunday morning, early, thinking he could pick it up Monday, has an answer in minutes...

... but defo best way is to call him.... he does like a chat...

Don't i know it. Tried a couple of times this week to call him, but he always seems to be on the phone  :hysterical: