As my rover ages I find myself pretty much using it only as a trail vehicle. This year I would like to improve the capabilities by purchasing a locker for the rear axle.

I am looking at the Tru Trac or a Detroit full time locker. I know if I go with the Detroit I will need a set of ashcroft axles to go with it.

If I go with the Tru Trac will the stock axles hold up and will it really improve my traction?

I would rather spend the money on the detroit and axles and know that this will greatly improve the capabilities than to buy a Tru Trac and never really have it fully lock up on off camber situations.

Has anyone had any experience with a Tru Trac in the rear axle and did it really help?

I mostly wheel in hard pack areas with alot of big rocks and hills I at all cost avoid the mud as I hate all the clean up involved.

 

I have a number of friends here in Colorado that run T.T.'s front and rear and swear by them.
I run a Detroit in the rear and t.t. in the front, which works well for me.
What sort of wheeling are you doing to need a locker? Don't put the T.T. down it is a really strong locker and along with a CDL handles itself well off road.

 

I have the Cdl done but all my buddies run jeeps with welded rear diffs and there has been on a couple occasions I couldn't make it up some of the hills they do because of the off camber situations.

What do you think about a T.T with stock axles? what is likely to go first the ring and pinion or an axle I really have no idea how strong the axles in these rovers cause I have always babied it because of the weak pin in the diffs.

Most of terrain are long hills with twist and turns and usually a steep ledge at the top.

 

Tire size is gonna be a big role in this equasion. If your running the tires listed in your signature, those aren't that big. I think they would hold up pretty well as long as you don't raw dawg it.

 

33" tires are still quite a bit larger than stock, and carry quite a bit of rotational mass.