High Lifter will soon market a version of the Detroit Locker, first for Hondas.

Meanwhile, if you want to see a conventional (open, not limited-slip) differential (similar to front diff's on 4X4 quads) working, click below.

Matt's Automotive Differential Animation

Tree Farmer

 

Anyone know when the Detroit Locker will be ready? For which model Hondas?

Diogenes

 

The Detroit locker will be the perfect solution to the limited slip front differential on quads with a 2WD/4WD option. For a full time 4WD however, there isn't going to be that much difference then with a fully locked front differential. A Detroit locker will lock and unlock very nicely when its costing down the road, and not providing any power to the front wheels. But when you engage it, and it is providing power to the front wheels, it acts pretty much the same as a spool does. Which means that its locked almost all the time for the most part. Its a small notch above a fully locked differential for the full time 4x4's. Whether or not you get one will depend on price I would imagine. If you can get a Dirty Howie locker for $65 or a Detroit Locker for $400, get the Dirty Howie Locker! I've had lots of experience with a Detroit Locker in a front end, as I have had one in my F-250 now for about 5 yrs. You can't beat it for traction, but it really only works good if you can disengage the front end, and choose to use it when you need it. If you have to have it all the time, without any choice, you might as well save the money and get a full time locker.

Rick

 

Tree Farmer,
That was a good link, but for those who don't understand how the open differential really works, you should scan the graphics in the manual that came with your Detroit Locker. I would do it myself, but I don't know how to make it available to everyone with a single click. I think those graphics best illustrate the real difference. Then people could make an informed choice.

Rick