found this DIY on CAD to make posi

[comanche13]

I'm going to be doing this set up once i get my new fork i'll do a write up also on it

 

http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f12/home ... up-595515/

[wranglercory]

Ill have to do this soon so thanks for the write up . It will really help.

[Pete M]

orrrrrr...... you could simply lock it over and never have to think about it again... :dunno:

[james750]

I ran this setup while I had a front CAD, works well, easy to make work, and fairly cheap too. If you want to run a non selectable front locker and still be able to drive it in the winter, you need a selectable CAD.

[Pete M]

james, what did you have in your front diff at the time?

[james750]

It was open at the time, I was planning on putting an Aussie in the front and rear, and just turning off the CAD when on the street in snowy weather. A few months after installing it the carrier bearings in my diff gave out and I upgraded to 99 XJ axles with 4.10's. My setup was based on that Jeepforum writeup, with a few minor changes to guarantee that the fork returned to unlocked when I released the cable. I ran the cable through the fork, and then back through the other side with a cable clamp on both sides so that the cable would both pull and push the fork. I also put a spring on the cable against the housing and the fork to push the fork back.

[Pete M]

turning off the CAD with a locker inside the front diff may have some very bad consequences to the locker. Even if it worked as you plan, the torque steer is immense. I do not recommend it. :(

[james750]

turning off the CAD with a locker inside the front diff may have some very bad consequences to the locker. Even if it worked as you plan, the torque steer is immense. I do not recommend it. :(

I don't see how the locker would have any problems, it is still engaged to an axle shaft on both sides, one side just doesn't have a load. I know that there would be some torque steer though. I know guys with detroit's front and rear that just unlock the hub on one side when in the snow. wouldn't it basically be the same thing to unlock the CAD?

[Pete M]

don't know how they get by. :dunno: I have a minispool up front (in my ford 44) and have run 3wheel (and one-wheel) before but never more than short distances. giving it gas turns the steering wheel one way, letting off the gas turns it the other. I'm not talking about a gentle lean, I mean it turns the wheel. there's no way I'd do that on a street with traffic.

 

but I guess results may vary.

[pingpong]

I think with a lunchbox locker it would cause wear on the drivers side. therre would never be any ratcheting on the passenger side with a cable setup disengaged. I have run loc-rights in the front of all my rigs, and have had zero issues with them.. I also swap in a one piece shaft on the passenger side