Does anyone have a front locker for their 600 grizzly.
How much harder is the steering on normal surfaces?

 

If you have never expierenced a Diff. Lock front end machine HOOO_BOY
be ready.....Suzuki 250 of 1988 4x4 is one that I'll never forget!
I only used Diff. Lock in the most extreme conditions, and going straight..... forget about turning with the front end locked up, unless you have forarms like POPPYE... next to impossible to steer!
My neibour has the lock-up on his Grizz and it's the same deal......
It'll get you out of a sticky situation but don't think you can run trails while in lock mode, Serious trail RASH will happen.
A good product but on my 1999 Grizz I opyed for a good winch and a good hand comealong.
Good Luck & safe Riding.
1-rogue

 

My 2001 600 Griz is locked and I would never go back to the stock dif! Steering is harder then it was stock. That is true in both 2WD and 4WD. However the added traction is more than worth it to me. When I'm riding at high speeds down flat gravel roads, steering difficulty is minumal. In fact my Griz seems to have more high speed stability in a straight line with the front end locked then it used to with the stock dif. In mud and slippery situations the steering isn't really any harder then it was before, although it has a tendency to swing wide in sharp turns. In the off camber situations where I lift one front wheel or the other of the ground, I make it where I could never have made it before! Long hill climbs will tax your strength somewhat. Traction doesn't stay equal at both front tires when climbing a steep hill, and as a result there is a lot of "back and forth" effort needed to go in a straight line. I ride in the mountains mostly so that is the biggest difference for me. However, I'm not a wimp, and working alittle harder for the reward of getting there isn't even worth a second thought. I don't have a problem with riding a "mans" quad at all![img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] Since I locked my front end, on one has gone where I couldn't make it, and quite often I go where no one else can make it! It was the best upgrade I ever made!

Rick

PS. Its worth mentioning that the after market locker that I tried was worthless and stripped out on the first outing. I tried a second one and had the same problem. After pulling my front dif for the third time in a week, I welded the sucker and called it good! Haven't looked back since.

 

How much do they cost thou

 

the good ones are around 200.00 give or take some!

 

The standard lockers are all the same. Some are just more expensive then others.

The aftermarket locker that Grizzrick is talking about has been revamped and is now made of harded steel and will NOT strip out. If anything you will break CVs or differential parts.