ARB Locker in front axle
Hi All, My 2013 RAM 3500 4x4 DRW has an American Axle 235mm (9.25") front axle that by all accounts is open. The rear has limited slip. According to the ARB website, their RD197 will fit my fro...
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I doubt you will get any place with a dually and heavy camper that a front locker will make a difference. If you are picking up a front wheel off the ground enough to loose traction, than you will be in a real pickle when the rear gets to the same spot and leans the camper over a lot.
Biggest problem you have is articulation because with the heavy camper you will need to keep your sway bars engaged especially the rear.
All that said, if ARB sells a unit for a 9.25" axle, I would trust it. Have heard of air leak problems with the ARB, but never the locker failing unless being really trashed on by a heavy footed rock crawler. Problem isn't the wieght, but the torque of the diesel that will give the locker a fit.
Biggest problem you have is articulation because with the heavy camper you will need to keep your sway bars engaged especially the rear.
All that said, if ARB sells a unit for a 9.25" axle, I would trust it. Have heard of air leak problems with the ARB, but never the locker failing unless being really trashed on by a heavy footed rock crawler. Problem isn't the wieght, but the torque of the diesel that will give the locker a fit.
