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Highatop

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I have 06 Base, I want rear lockers...I do not have a place or know how to do it myself. I did contact the dealer and really got nowhere besides, it would cost alot more then aftermarket. A 4x4 shop said ARB would be about $2200. I was wonderin if I had any other options or ideas from any of the members here.

I am wheelin w/ my rig and not afaid to use it. I think at least a rear locker will help me climb. I have been wheelin around my place alot and went to Moab over the Fourth. What a great place to play. I am enjoyin my rig and want to do more and also show the nay sayers. I have put myself in places where I had to take a short cut to get out of it, New custom pinstrips on side an roof. It was all me that did it cause I did not prepare myself before hand. School of hard knocks, your never done learnin.


Thanks for any input and will post Moab pics when I put them on my PC. We are havin a blast w/ our rig. :)
 
alrock

alrock

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Highatop - PM Timgco. He's in the Denver area and can point you out to a good shop. Generally the most affordable option for the H3s is an Eaton electric locker. There are some affordable options for buying them on eBay and there are threads here on the forum. Look in the H3 section and/or search for "Locker"

Digg, yes a 4:1 is a direct swap.
 
SuperBuickGuy

SuperBuickGuy

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detroit locker and Eaton Trutrack are both good options instead of an e-locker (stock) or an ARB

Randy's ring and pinion has a pretty good price on it... your rear differential is an 8.6
 
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4speedfunk

4speedfunk

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Screw all that! Save yourself a bunch of money and headaches....

Just go find a wrecked Adv. Pak. (ZM6 code) and swap the entire axle for your single-track (Z85 code). You can find them for $700-$1200, and it requires no special tools or knowledge. Just unbolt your single-track housing from the leaf springs....kick it aside...and bolt-in the one with the locker. Mount a typical relay/switch to hook it up...and your done. This can be done in your driveway on a Saturday afternoon. Make sure you get the correct gearing for your truck....5-cyl = 4.56 and V8 = 4.10.

Quick, easy, cheap. Done.

:)
 
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skeptic

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If it were me I'd just go find a newer H3 Adventure, maybe even an Alpha w/offroad. Picking up an '09+ gets you front and rear lockers, but even an '07+ gets you a 3.7 and possibly moved window controls.
 
Timgco

Timgco

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A rear ARB locker is a reliable way to go. Pricey though. $2k is about the going price too. Compressor, electrical, locker, 10 hours labor +/- Rear Eaton locker would be a better fit, easier install though. IMHO, that locker will only get u so far. Have the 4/1 t case will give u a better crawl ratio and would do that mod first or at the same time if $ allows. U can always pm me or give me a call and I can get more info in front of u.
 
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kitty

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SuperBuickGuy said:
detroit locker and Eaton Trutrack are both good options instead of an e-locker (stock) or an ARB

Randy's ring and pinion has a pretty good price on it... your rear differential is an 8.6
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I run a detroit locker in the rear and a eaton trutrack in the front both are awesome and I really don't notice them while daily driving. both companies are owned by the same umbrella
 
digglesworth

digglesworth

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What are the numbers? There's an 1193 and 1194 or something like that that. The 1193 is the 2:1. The 1194 is the 4:1. My numbers may be off but it's something like that.
 
Schwarttzy

Schwarttzy

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Just my 2 cents, go junkyard like 4speedfunk said. As for the transfer-case, you really don't need it comparatively to the rear locker.
 
digglesworth

digglesworth

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So for money spent, it'd be better to retrofit a rear locker than replace a 2:1 case for a 4:1 case? What's the real difference in a base case vs the adv case? Speed vs RPMs?
 
4speedfunk

4speedfunk

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I guess I'm on the other side of the fence. Given the choice between the two (rear locker or 4:1 t-case), I feel the t-case is more critical to off-road performance. I currently have front and rear lockers, and while they are nice to get out of a jamb...I rarely use them. The 4:1 low range however, is what really makes the H3 able to creepy-crawl over some pretty harsh terrain. Swapping to a 4:1 t-case is a drastic improvement with any size tire but it becomes more critical if you are running 35" tires, because the tire diameter effectively de-rates that ratio.

I've driven both t-cases several times but, I have no idea what is involved with swapping back & forth between the two. I intentionally bought the AP so, I've never investigated what it takes to swap one.

The axle on the other hand is pretty easy...I'm sure its an easier job than a t-case swap. Hell...if you find the right donor truck, you might be able to score both assemblies for $1500-$2000. Not sure if you need to grab anything else (such as computers?). Either way, they're both worthy mods for off-roading.
 
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06 H3

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T case swap is easy. My adventure package is "homemade" and installed the locker and t case on my own. T case was easier then the locker
 
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