Another happy Powertrax no-slip owner

xXDavidCXx · May 12, 2025

First, no trimming required for this 3.55 up carrier, but had to remove the ring gear to take out the spider gears.

Even found both front brake lines installed wrong causing interference at full lock and the outer rubber hose was torn, so new brake hoses up front.

After about 35 miles, no noises or otherwise any indication of a front lunchbox locker.

31s & stock axles up front.

mudhog55 · May 13, 2025

Good catch on the brake lines, possible prevented an accident. This is going to be my next upgrade for my front end, but it has 486s so not sure how easy it will be to add.

GregBelleville · May 13, 2025

I installed mine a couple months ago, mine required a lot of grinding on the carrier housing to clearance the locker.

I will say though that this locker is unnoticeable in a front axle, I've never heard or felt so much as a single click out of it. I'm on 33s with stock axles as well so I eventually will upgrade to chromoly shafts.

JMT · May 13, 2025

I’ve been running my Powertrax no slip for 7 years. Good 2 Go.

TheBoogieman · May 13, 2025

GregBelleville said:
I installed mine a couple months ago, mine required a lot of grinding on the carrier housing to clearance the locker.

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I will say though that this locker is unnoticeable in a front axle, I've never heard or felt so much as a single click out of it. I'm on 33s with stock axles as well so I eventually will upgrade to chromoly shafts.

What are these strange creatures?

GregBelleville · May 13, 2025

TheBoogieman said:
What are these strange creatures?

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That's where my carrier needed to be clearanced so the locker could freely rotate. Used a rotary tool with a carbide bit on it.

Zorba · May 13, 2025

GregBelleville said:
That's where my carrier needed to be clearanced so the locker could freely rotate. Used a rotary tool with a carbide bit on it.

I remember when you did this - I'm under the impression that this is VERY rare?

JMT · May 13, 2025

Zorba said:
I remember when you did this - I'm under the impression that this is VERY rare?

Yeah, I remember him doing that too. Never seen anyone else have to do it.

There was the crack debacle where one guy got like 3 cracked units. That was a big scare and people started looking at and buying other auto lockers.

Obi-Wan · May 13, 2025

I've been running my No-Slip for years without issue. I can genuinely say that I cannot feel or hear it in the road. Install was a breeze. No grinding was required.

@Zorba , did you ever get yours installed?

GregBelleville · May 13, 2025

Zorba said:
I remember when you did this - I'm under the impression that this is VERY rare?

There was another member on here that had this clearance issue as well when I posted a thread about it, I also found a YouTube video of another guy showing me how he cleared his, so it does happen, but seems to be relatively rare.

Zorba · May 13, 2025

GregBelleville said:
There was another member on here that had this clearance issue as well when I posted a thread about it, I also found a YouTube video of another guy showing me how he cleared his, so it does happen, but seems to be relatively rare.

That's good - I'm going to be installing one that I've had for 3 fucking years^H^H^H^H^H^H^H awhile this fall when the weather cools off, I'd just as soon not have to deal with this, but its good to know about just in case...

GregBelleville · May 13, 2025

Zorba said:
That's good - I'm going to be installing one that I've had for 3 fucking years^H^H^H^H^H^H^H awhile this fall when the weather cools off, I'd just as soon not have to deal with this, but its good to know about just in case...

Even if you have to grind it like I did, it wasn't too difficult. It's intimidating to pull the axles and carrier if you've never done it before, but it's really not that complicated.

OkieJoe · May 13, 2025

Good to hear the positive reviews because it’s my next planned upgrade.

GregBelleville · May 13, 2025

For $300 you're not going to find another upgrade that improves your jeeps capabilities more.

DuckNut · May 13, 2025

Are these any better than a torsen? (Eaton and others). How do the differ when engaged/not engaged?

Zorba · May 13, 2025

GregBelleville said:
Even if you have to grind it like I did, it wasn't too difficult. It's intimidating to pull the axles and carrier if you've never done it before, but it's really not that complicated.

Yea, I've been studying up. Going to replaced damn near everything in the front end while I'm at it: knuckles, steering, ball joints, bearing assys, U-joints (axle), blah, blah. I was going to do it right after Jeepin' with Judd, but it started getting hot right afterwards, so I'm doing it this fall instead.

GregBelleville · May 13, 2025

Zorba said:
Yea, I've been studying up. Going to replaced damn near everything in the front end while I'm at it: knuckles, steering, ball joints, bearing assys, U-joints (axle), blah, blah. I was going to do it right after Jeepin' with Judd, but it started getting hot right afterwards, so I'm doing it this fall instead.

I went through most of the same maintenance on my front end last year as well, I learned a ton in the process and have several new tools to show for it.

Zorba · May 13, 2025

GregBelleville said:
I went through most of the same maintenance on my front end last year as well, I learned a ton in the process and have several new tools to show for it.

I "think" I have all the needed tools, but I'm allowing plenty of time to do this job so I have time to go buy the tools I needed but didn't know it!

xXDavidCXx · May 13, 2025

mudhog55 said:
Good catch on the brake lines, possible prevented an accident. This is going to be my next upgrade for my front end, but it has 486s so not sure how easy it will be to add.

The gear ratio does not matter as long as you don’t change any shims, which if they are pressed between the carrier and the bearing, won’t fall out anyway.

GregBelleville · May 13, 2025

Zorba said:
I "think" I have all the needed tools, but I'm allowing plenty of time to do this job so I have time to go buy the tools I needed but didn't know it!

I didn't have to, but I bought a ball joint press. I also bought a beefier torque wrench that can do the 175 ft lbs on the axle nuts.

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