'94 YJ 8.8 OX LOCKER TEST -- TURKEY HILL -- STONY LONESOME OHV

[@dpla9752]

What size of tires are those? Any lift? setup looks perfect

[@tself77]

dpla9752 4.5in spring under lift with 33x12.5x15s. Thanks

[@natewilliams3759]

i am in the same situation that you were in. i blew up a spider gear or two last weekend in my Dana 35 and it now sits at the mechanics. thinking of just buying a brand new G2 dana 44 with ox locker. and having him install that. any advice??

[@tself77]

Nate Williams Sorry missed your comment. I bought a complete 8.8 assembly from East Coast Gear Supply. Great people to deal with.

[@zxtuner4lyfe]

tself77 what did it run you shipped?

[@Ken19700]

How do you like ox lockers? They seem to work well in this test but how are they holding up over time?

[@tself77]

+Ken MacMillan Excellent. Mine is the electric actuated version although you can set the same locker up to run via air like an ARB or the manual pull of a cable. Probably the most durable locker out there. It's up to you to setup your actuator to be reliable.

[@Ken19700]

I've read up on them but never used them. I'd probably use the cable on a short wheelbase vehicle and electric on a full size pickup.

[@joshpoquette2584]

Nice jeep man! I'm also putting an ox locked 8.8 in my 94 YJ haha. What pressure do you run your tires at?

[@tself77]

Thanks! I typically run them down to about 12psi without any problems.

[@VRJensen1]

Is it just me or does that jeep sound like it has a diesel engine?

[@tself77]

VRJensen1 Haha. No just a good ol reliable gas 4.0L run at really low rpm thanks to the 4.56 gears.

[@VRJensen1]

ooooohhh....that makes sense. I think they should make a small diesel for these jeeps.

[@TheRowdyJ]

tons of diesels conversions for jeeps. volkswagen tdi swap, mercedes om617, cummins 4bt, cummins 2.8 repower, john deere swap...just do a small bit of research and youll find a ton of info.

[@VRJensen1]

Does jeep sell these with diesels to the rest of the world, and keeps all of us in the states in the dark about it?

[@tself77]

VRJensen1 Pretty much. Diesels never caught on in the US until recently.