The detroit ratcheting was something that would happen alot on the granite and on the slick rock of MOAB or Rubicon. The tight tuning and ability to unlock sure shines when you are balancing on the tips of rocks with tires in the air....Originally Posted by tufcj
I've also found certain lines like wh4 on fordyce where the ability to lock the front and unlock the rear has resulted in this jeep being able to walk lines that others were fighting due to their rears being locks and sliding off the edge of the rocks they were climbing. small example but an advantage none the less
check over on pirate board, for reviews the downside to the OX so far the only downside is the constant adjustments that have to be made.
The bearing isn't that bad now Timkin offers it as do a couple others god they used to be atrociously expensive. use a air over electric solenoid $55 for a HD unit froma big rig shop or buy one from ARB for the same price, put an air regulator in line after teh air tank and before the air solenoid, keep air pressure at or below 60 psi. use the handy dandy stock AMC brackets for a York and get your on board air and air for the ARB.
you'll be the final decision maker go ride or drive some rigs with these pieces of equipment in them. Seat time is what convinced me to spend the extra I was able to do a side by side comparison of my jeep to an equally setup jeep with ARBs on the same obstacle and I noticed a striking difference. you'll experience something too, you may decide for your type of area, driving style and wheeling the detroits are plenty, try out the OX in a rig with one and see the plus's and minus's and then go home and ponder it more, all while consuming more Beer to accumulate more .05 CA can deposits to redeem. Drink more then go onto randy's ring and pinion page, look up the differential off choice, grab credit card and then pleed with wife to forgive you and explain that you intend to save your cans to pay back the joint account