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Old Dec 10, 2009 | 06:51 PM
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New 9.75" locker from ARB... Finally!

Just announced by Petersen's 4-Wheel & Off-Road... pretty sweet and about time!

http://blogs.4wheeloffroad.com/65853...ker/index.html

 
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Old Dec 10, 2009 | 07:45 PM
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nice, thats goin on my wish list haha
 
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Old Dec 10, 2009 | 07:47 PM
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scared to click on link and look at price....but I'm diggin it.
 
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Old Dec 10, 2009 | 07:49 PM
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wow...sounds promising and not as much as I expected...since this is the first air locker for our rear ends...I honestly expected the price to be about double the retail of $1100....nice.
 
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Old Dec 10, 2009 | 08:53 PM
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Awesome I want one
 
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Old Dec 10, 2009 | 09:37 PM
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Looks pretty sweet. Can't say I would buy it though with the Detroit Locker costing half as much.
 
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Old Dec 10, 2009 | 09:39 PM
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Anyone know how more much it'll cost to get a air compressor for it
 
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Old Dec 10, 2009 | 09:56 PM
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Overdue and awesome is dead on...but I personally think they will never have the market needed to justify their production.
 
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Old Dec 10, 2009 | 10:47 PM
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Overdue and awesome is dead on...but I personally think they will never have the market needed to justify their production.
Even with the claimed 6million 9.75's on the road you don't think they will have a high enough demand? I'm thinking they will do pretty well myself.
 
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Old Dec 12, 2009 | 01:24 PM
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I read an article i think in four wheeler a while back saying that 9.75 is comparable to a dana 60 so hopefully it should do well
 
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Old Dec 14, 2009 | 10:59 AM
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Even with the claimed 6million 9.75's on the road you don't think they will have a high enough demand? I'm thinking they will do pretty well myself.
Not really, considering the need for a selectable air locker is predominantly for off-road use. However huge the number of stock vehicles were supplied with the axle, I see no real future or demand for them in custom applications, or a real desire for it as a go-to rear axle; especially when you are considering buying such a $$$ unit, most will probably go with different rear axles to start with, or already be at the point of swapping it out.

We shall see.
 
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Old Dec 14, 2009 | 05:50 PM
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Like a Ford 9.0?
 
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