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Old Jun 27, 2010 | 11:39 AM
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whats the best locker for m6 with 9 inch
or do i need to just run a spool
i had a spoll in my last 9 inch car
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Old Jun 27, 2010 | 04:59 PM
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Personally, I prefer a spool over a locker. Bob
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Old Jun 30, 2010 | 04:50 PM
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Lockers suck in clutch cars. I just switched from a detroit locker to a spool and the car is 100% easier to drive. That locker was a royal pain in the ***. Period.
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Old Jun 30, 2010 | 10:23 PM
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thanks that is what i have heard
i have never ran a locker was just wondering what they are like
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Old Jul 1, 2010 | 06:26 AM
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I have a Detroit and it sucks so bad on the street with my m6 that i just ordered a wavetrack. It's fun getting it sideways with the locker though
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Old Jul 2, 2010 | 11:46 PM
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ive done alot of research on a locker behind a 6spd. it seems like some people like it, or dont mind it, and some people hate it. im sure a lockers characateristics would take some getting used too. it sounds like personal opinion
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Old Jul 4, 2010 | 05:49 PM
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have had my detroit locker in since 04 and had zero issues. takes getting used to though. really not that bad after a while
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Old Jul 4, 2010 | 11:11 PM
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I like detroit lockers but I am A4 in this car with 10 bolt, ran a detroit locker in a 427 mustang standard for 6 years back in the '60s allso have a locker in a 9" on the floor ready to go in
as stated I like lockers
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You guys ever get the "what da hell is wrong with your car" when somebody new to lockers drives your car for the first time?
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Old Jul 7, 2010 | 12:16 PM
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Originally Posted by slolt1
whats the best locker for m6 with 9 inch
or do i need to just run a spool
i had a spoll in my last 9 inch car
What axle spline are you running?

Jeff
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If it were me, I would go with a spool instead of a locker. Bob
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Originally Posted by Camaro Junky
You guys ever get the "what da hell is wrong with your car" when somebody new to lockers drives your car for the first time?
It scares people when I back out of a parking space and turn the wheel. Sounds a bit like a garbage disposal digesting a bucket of 1/4-20 bolts!!
Makes me LMAO mostly but gets annoying sometimes. First time my tuner was in the car he asked if I'd taken the panhard bar out of it when it went from lock to unlock. He had a WTF look on his face. For me, knowing what to expect made it ok.
It can be a safety hazard IF you dont know what to expect. The most dangerous IMO is getting onto an onramp that curves and angles down to the highway. In this situation, as you go into the curve on the downgrade, the rear will "twitch" to the right or left as you apply power and the locker locks, and will "twitch" the opposite direction when you let off and it unlocks. Feels just like the panhard bar bushings have an inch of slop in them.
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Old Jul 12, 2010 | 10:13 AM
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Originally Posted by DAVESS02
It scares people when I back out of a parking space and turn the wheel. Sounds a bit like a garbage disposal digesting a bucket of 1/4-20 bolts!!
Makes me LMAO mostly but gets annoying sometimes. First time my tuner was in the car he asked if I'd taken the panhard bar out of it when it went from lock to unlock. He had a WTF look on his face. For me, knowing what to expect made it ok.
It can be a safety hazard IF you dont know what to expect. The most dangerous IMO is getting onto an onramp that curves and angles down to the highway. In this situation, as you go into the curve on the downgrade, the rear will "twitch" to the right or left as you apply power and the locker locks, and will "twitch" the opposite direction when you let off and it unlocks. Feels just like the panhard bar bushings have an inch of slop in them.



I kinda thouht it was the old springs and shocks that was doing that. Gonna see if it still there after the upgrade.
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Originally Posted by Camaro Junky
You guys ever get the "what da hell is wrong with your car" when somebody new to lockers drives your car for the first time?
****, mine used to be loud enough that people in parking lots would ask what was wrong with it.....
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Old Jul 13, 2010 | 09:32 AM
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****, mine used to be loud enough that people in parking lots would ask what was wrong with it.....
LOL yup. Sometimes it still scares the **** outta me.
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