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Well, bought an 81 CJ7 with 3 1/2" lift and 33" tires last month, haven't had it out because transmission is shot, ( new one sitting in garage ) drivable, but bearly. Anyway daughter wanted to go take a freind up a trail in her 95 YJ, 3 1/2" and 31"s, didn't want her to go by herself so decided to take out my CJ, at least if trans goes now I have the replacement. Well I can tell you, we've been to a Jeep Jamboree, and done other trails, so have seen a few, but this one was by far the best trail I've been on, it had eveything, mud, hills, sidehills, lakes to drive through, but at the end it off is a hill about 300' long, or should I say down, bolders, solid rock, gravel, and straight down, now I know you are supposed to use compression, not brakes, ha, not a chance, daughter in front of me, bet she hit her front bumper when her back wheel was 2' off the ground. Anyway, deffinately a test for any jeep, and ears, ( wife screamed all the way down ) would like to try the other way, but would deffinately need lockers front and back before that. So just had to share my first in my own jeep, not as a passenger in my daughters. Greg

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L.W.(ßill)

My family and I Jeeped together last night. We went out for a trail ride at dusk to watch the eclipse, and ended up leaving Jeep stuck in a ditch and walking home. Had to get the Chevy out this morning and go pull Jeep out. It was a nice walk, though, about 3 and a half miles. No sarcasm intended, it really was a nice walk. I mentioned to wifey that there were a number of ways that I could have avoided being stuck: being equipped with locking differentials (which are on the shopping list), being equipped with a winch (which is on the shopping list), taking somebody else with me trail riding, or simply listening to the 10-year-old's advice about going over the fallen tree instead of around it. :-)

Looks to me like the No Slip and the Lock Right are pretty much the same thing, why the big difference in price?

Jerry

compression,

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belowme

While they're both made by Powertrax, the No Slip is a MUCH smoother operating locker than the Lockrite is. The No Slip is a much more evolved and refined locker, probably a bit stronger too from what I've read. For a rear axle installation, I wouldn't choose the Lockrite over the No Slip, that's for sure.

Jerry

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L.W.(ßill)

Daughter with Jeep better than mine?? Send pictures. ;)

Josh '90 YJ - 1.5", 31 Roughriders, Alpine, Tuffy, Sony

Anyway daughter wanted to go take a freind up a trail

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dirkson

...of daughter or of jeep? LOL ;-)

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TJim

Daughter *IN* jeep, preferably...oh, and with top down. ;)

Josh '90 YJ - 1.5", 31 Roughriders, Alpine, Tuffy, Sony

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dirkson

Which top? :)

Chris

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c

LOL! That's the next question *I* was going to ask... This is going downhill fast! :-)

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TJim

Again...both, preferably. ;)

*ducts and hides waiting for Greg to respond*

Josh '90 YJ - 1.5", 31 Roughriders, Alpine, Tuffy, Sony

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dirkson

If he sends one with both tops down, you have to share. It's an unwritten newsgroup rule. :)

Chris

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