Eaton Front Diff eLocker

Anyone who's got the Eaton front diff elocker have any recommendations/issues with it? I've got 8.75" Nitro 5.29s. Looking to put one in when I replace my gear oil

 

It is well known not to have a locker in the front diff as the CVs are the weak part.

Do you need a front diff?

 

Love mine and would absolutely recommend!! Have mine installed in a 2013 with Nitro 4.56 gears; bought the whole chunk from ECGS and swapped mine out. Silently engages at the flick of a switch. No issues as of yet, love it!!!

 

Plenty of people run a locker up front on these trucks and don't have issues.

 

Awesome! Thanks for the info

 

LSD is better in the front. If you do a locker, you'll want to also get a HD CV Axle Set.

 

Eaton makes a good locker so you shouldn’t have issues. That said you’ll probably never need it. I take enough body damage without one, having one would only get me into worse situations.

 

Your profile says you have an off-road thus you have a rear locker and MTS/A-TRAC. Depending on how you use your truck, you might not notice any difference with a front locker.

 

I feel like I take damage because I don't have one and end up putting the rig into risky spots to get traction to both tires

 

"Feel" like you take damage is much different than dragging body panels in boulder fields, candy caning your drive shaft, or snapping a CV.

 

I think having it will give me the warm and fuzzies when I'm out solo. Got stuck a year ago and the only tire that had grip was the front right....been thinking about a locker ever since paying for that tow

 

If you are concerned about piece of mind while running solo...get a winch.

 

I added a Torsen LSD front when i regeared and an Eaton rear, plowing through snow is effortless in 4wd the LSD helps tremendously.

 

I dunno here's a couple of my many mistakes....

 

Thats a slider issue not a front locker issue.

If you want a locker get one, the eaton is a decent unit.

 

Ill check this out....you know if they make one for the 3rd gen by chance?

 

You mean my non-existent sliders when this happened....you got me

 

I'm assuming they would, it was less than 1/2 the cost of a front E locker and transfers power over automatically. Here's a cool video explaining it all https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEiSTzK-A2A

 

lol ya but if you want a locker and think you need one, then get one. Just trying to save you some bones if you dont need it. I wouldnt hesitate to get an Eaton.

 

Most of the places I wheel are tree-less (Texan desert), and I don't think I'd be able to justify the extra weight/usage ratio