That is not what it says. It says that the vehicle must be traveling under 10 MPH to engage the lockers. You can drive them at any speed once locked.
Rubicon locker mod
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You are right. I'm going to my room. I'll be quiet the rest of the day.
No I have not. But, lets say for some reason the rear is not working (pump is bad, wiring has issues, air line compromised) I don't think the front will ever lock with factory setup because rear has to be locked first. With my setup I could lock the front to maximize available traction even though the rear does not work.
Yup. Doing a front dig. But that does require an extra shift lever on the case.
I bought S-tech's complete kit. There's a single group of wires in wire loam that pass through the firewall and up the drivers A-pillar behind the plastic trim. The first three witches (locker power, front locker and rear locker), I disconnect the leads back to the S-Tech control module and I ran new wire along the Passenger A-pillar to control the locker mod relays connected to the three switches.
The 10mph is for engaging the factory lockers. I believe they are limited to 45mph in factory configuration but I need 4 Hi wheel speed for some stuff and the factory settings combined with the 4 to 1 low range does not cut it.
My Rubicon lockers have never disengaged, so I'm not sure what the 45 MPH deal is.
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I don't see the need to engage lockers in 4hi for my use case. I did however split the front and rear switches into independent ones from the multiplexed factory switch.
Here is how I did it - this version will ensure that your dash indicator lights still work just like stock. Only thing different is two switches instead of one compared to factory setup (all other safety settings retained).
Here is how I did it - this version will ensure that your dash indicator lights still work just like stock. Only thing different is two switches instead of one compared to factory setup (all other safety settings retained).
That must be tough steering at high speeds on dry pavement.
Why would I be locked on dry pavement?That must be tough steering at high speeds on dry pavement.
It was a joke because you said " Mine Rubicon lockers have never disengaged".Why would I be locked on dry pavement?
Push buttons that won't get accidentally bumped by a passenger or novice driver.
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It's a simple job, but you might have to pay their minimum hourly rate for their minimum 1 hour of labor.
Also, they might not do it at all since it's considered bypassing a safety feature.
A stereo shop (do they still exist?) might be a cheaper and quicker route. It's a simple wiring and switch that these guys do all day, every day.
On Slickrock Trail earlier this year with @Plumber1 and @Lonewolf, there was a Rubicon that had dynamited his rear yoke I believe, he tried driving with the front axle locked but with the rear locked it would bind up so they towed him. If he could have switched the rear off it could have driven most the way out except for the last obstacle...The Gauntlet, We watched as they painfully winched him up, I believe he broke a front axle in the process. on my rig I have independently switched lockers and I use them separately as much as together.
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