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·Just wanted to know if anyone out there has connections or knows of any special pricing for gears and Ox Locker. Dana 30 front and Dana 35 rear.
Best place for Ox Locker and gears
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I could be wrong, but I sorta think OX locker went to the wayside.... I can't get a current hompeage for the guys, and can't find any info on the net about them. Maybe they changed hands or something, I don't know. As for gears, I have both 3.54(OEM) and 4.88(Yukons) for the 30(sell em cheap), I can't help you with 35 though.
I spoke with the Ox-locker guys at the Sema show in early November in Las Vegas.
They said that the company had some financial and product issues they have now worked out and production is again up and running. He said that you should be able to find ox lockers again starting on 1 Jan (they are making them before that it just takes some time to fill the pipes with product). That is straight from the horses mouth.
They said that the company had some financial and product issues they have now worked out and production is again up and running. He said that you should be able to find ox lockers again starting on 1 Jan (they are making them before that it just takes some time to fill the pipes with product). That is straight from the horses mouth.
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yea i was looking too, they apparently had quality problems with the original OX lockers, too many were slipping by that didnt meet spec.
i heard one guy complain that he went to install the ring gear on it....and the ring gear just barely didnt fit over the differential!
they have a great product and i hope they come back strong...otherwise i'll have to buy an e-Locker
i heard one guy complain that he went to install the ring gear on it....and the ring gear just barely didnt fit over the differential!
they have a great product and i hope they come back strong...otherwise i'll have to buy an e-Locker
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·I have had a D30 Ox locker for almost three years, and it has always worked great. About a month ago, I ordered and had installed an Ox "super 35 equivalent" kit in my D35.
The kit is available from 4Wheel Parts Wholesalers: 888-432-7656. I bought mine through my installer, who is a local affiliate of the 4WP.
This kit works great, and while the 30-spline shafts included with the kit are not advertised to be from Superior, they appear to be of high quality:
For example:
1) the spline diameter is greater then the shaft diameter, indicating that it wasn't cut from cheap stock
2) the shafts accept ABS tone rings, if that is important to you (it was to me)
3) the shafts are drilled for multiple wheel bolt patterns
My installer knows the Ox principals personally, and has an interest in the local 4Wheel parts Wholesalers. Here's a summary that I have been able to piece together from what he, and others have told me, about Ox history:
Brat in mind that this is my interpretation of events that I have pieced together in my search for the (finally available) "super" D35 kit.
Initially, in the very beginning, Ox was manufacturing the locker on a prototype basis and were not able to meet demand. At this time, they sold directly to the public.
A distributor and axle shaft manufacturer became interested, and the distributor somehow indicated that they could provide financing for needed espansion. As Ox proceeded, the distributor tried to ghain control of Ox outright. At this time, Ox disappeared from the internet, only providing limited support.
Also, some customers had problems with some of their rear lockers, but I believe that the problems which resulted in actual failure were the result of incorrect installation. However, there were reports of some lockers popping out of engagement at inopportune times, and this problem has been addressed with implementation of "progressive gears" in the current product line.
I personally have never experienced a problem.
If you order a locker, though, request the "old style" cable. My kit came with a "new style" cable that, while it was more flexible and more temperature tolerant, would not shift smoothley in my application (or so my installer tells me). Installation of the stiffer, old style cable, fixed the problem. Make sure that you address this issue with the supplier when ordering your Ox.
Meanwhile ... great product (for me)!
Keith
The kit is available from 4Wheel Parts Wholesalers: 888-432-7656. I bought mine through my installer, who is a local affiliate of the 4WP.
This kit works great, and while the 30-spline shafts included with the kit are not advertised to be from Superior, they appear to be of high quality:
For example:
1) the spline diameter is greater then the shaft diameter, indicating that it wasn't cut from cheap stock
2) the shafts accept ABS tone rings, if that is important to you (it was to me)
3) the shafts are drilled for multiple wheel bolt patterns
My installer knows the Ox principals personally, and has an interest in the local 4Wheel parts Wholesalers. Here's a summary that I have been able to piece together from what he, and others have told me, about Ox history:
Brat in mind that this is my interpretation of events that I have pieced together in my search for the (finally available) "super" D35 kit.
Initially, in the very beginning, Ox was manufacturing the locker on a prototype basis and were not able to meet demand. At this time, they sold directly to the public.
A distributor and axle shaft manufacturer became interested, and the distributor somehow indicated that they could provide financing for needed espansion. As Ox proceeded, the distributor tried to ghain control of Ox outright. At this time, Ox disappeared from the internet, only providing limited support.
Also, some customers had problems with some of their rear lockers, but I believe that the problems which resulted in actual failure were the result of incorrect installation. However, there were reports of some lockers popping out of engagement at inopportune times, and this problem has been addressed with implementation of "progressive gears" in the current product line.
I personally have never experienced a problem.
If you order a locker, though, request the "old style" cable. My kit came with a "new style" cable that, while it was more flexible and more temperature tolerant, would not shift smoothley in my application (or so my installer tells me). Installation of the stiffer, old style cable, fixed the problem. Make sure that you address this issue with the supplier when ordering your Ox.
Meanwhile ... great product (for me)!
Keith
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·Maybe I wasn't clear in my statement, or I don't understand yours. Although I did not measure the shaft with a caliper, it appeared that there was no "necking down."
It was a 30-spline shaft, with the outer spline diameter appearing to be larger than the shaft diameter, and the inner spline diameter the same as the rest of the shaft. That's what it looked like, anyhow.
I had expected the shaft ("Genuine Gear") to "neck down" near the splines, and the splines to not be any wider than the rest of the shaft, but much to my (pleasant) surprise, this was not the case.
Keith
It was a 30-spline shaft, with the outer spline diameter appearing to be larger than the shaft diameter, and the inner spline diameter the same as the rest of the shaft. That's what it looked like, anyhow.
I had expected the shaft ("Genuine Gear") to "neck down" near the splines, and the splines to not be any wider than the rest of the shaft, but much to my (pleasant) surprise, this was not the case.
Keith
I got nothing against ARB or OX lockers. Their both cool in their own ways. I like the simplicity of the OX, but with good air toggle out of a dump truck or odering one from mcmaster or grainger and then getting rid of all thatr elctric crud off the ARB, its pretty simple too.
I just don't like the price....
I just don't like the price....
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