This may be old news to some, but i finally got the email I've been waiting for from ARB head office in Melbourne, Australia. They plan to release an air-locking diff for the Chrysler 9 1/4 August of 2007. They said to start sniffing around their website around that time and there should be more info. Finally, a selectable locker for a half-ton Dodge!

 

if so that awsome!

 

Here's the email I sent to the ARB guys and the response I recieved:

From: Aidan Kyne [mailto:akyne@hotmail.com]
Sent: Friday, 29 December 2006 12:21 PM
To: exports@arb.com.au
Subject: Information Request from ARB International Web ...[/align] To Whom it May Concern:[/align] [/align] I am inquiring to see if there were any plans for developing an air locker for the Chrysler 9 1/4" Corporate axle as there are virtually no selectable lockers currently in production for this axle. Iown a 2001Dodge Ram 1500 andI am either limited to a Detroit style locker or thefactory limited slip, neither of which really suit myneeds in terms of versatility/capability. I made an inquiry to the US office but recieved no reply.[/align] [/align] Regards[/align]

and the response I recieved...

Hi there We hope to release the 9.25 diff late august of this year 2007, please have a look on our site around that time for further release details www.arbusa.com Regards buddy[/align]

I know I'm excited!


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I put a lock right or (LA locker) in my old 85 toy (front...detroit in back). They make them for the 9.25 Dodge axles as well. Much cheaper and easy to install yourself. It turned my little toy into a tank in 4-low. For way less thanthe price of one ARB axle installedyou could do both yourself.

 

A lock rite isn't a selectable locker. I drive my truck on a daily basis in a variety of conditions/configurations and need the versatility of a selectable locker.

 

i dd my truck with the detriot and hardly notice its there. the lockright type lockers though are weak and can ( and do) gernade easily in the 9.25 axle. in the front there fine