Can I bypass factory locker and sway bar with switch pros?

nbunga

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RockinAZJK said:
I’m confused here then. There are two plugs coming out of the pumpkin with 2 wires each. One is for the indicator, and the top is for the actuator. So the actuator doesn’t have a ground? What’s the second wire out of that plug then?


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As far as I know the actuator is just a 12v coil. So it uses a ground. Mine is just wired up to the ARB wiring harness that came with my compressor.
 
MericaMade

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nbunga said:
Yes, that’s what I did with mine since it’s not a rubicon so no factory locker wiring.

Here’s one on eBay

Part # p5155359

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/143054455090
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To make sure I understand this right. I can purchase two of these run the switch Pros positive 12 volt switch to the red wire and the ground to the black wire with this harness then unplug the factory harness zip it up and plug the new harness into it same place. Then this would allow me to bypass the factory system and engaged the lockers as soon as I click the button?

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OverlanderJK

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MericaMade said:
To make sure I understand this right. I can purchase two of these run the switch Pros positive 12 volt switch to the red wire and the ground to the black wire with this harness then unplug the factory harness zip it up and plug the new harness into it same place. Then this would allow me to bypass the factory system and engaged the lockers as soon as I click the button?

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Yes. It still takes a second like the factory but yes.


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MericaMade

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jdofmemi said:
I would not worry about that. Locking the rear would not be the end of the world. It would understeer on corners, and unless on slick roads it is more of an inconvenience than a hazard.

Locking the front would be hazardous, but not likely if set up right.

I for one would like to be able to use my lockers at my choosing, with the only safety being the sometimes adequate one between my ears.

I like to wheel in 2 wheel drive, and I like to lock the rear and drift on snow, ice, gravel, etc.

You guys know me, I do shit different, and sometimes it works, sometimes it don't, but I'm usually entertaining.



The answer to the concern, for me, is to wire it similar to an ARB air locker. The standard way to wire it is so the rear can lock anytime, and the front is in series with the rear and can only lock after the rear is locked.

Hitting one switch by mistake is possible, but hitting two is not likely
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So rereading what you posted would this all be done by relays? So basically one switch powers the relay to power the rear Locker then that relay powers another relay to enable the front Locker?

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nbunga

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MericaMade said:
So rereading what you posted would this all be done by relays? So basically one switch powers the relay to power the rear Locker then that relay powers another relay to enable the front Locker?

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You could also probably find a relay with two normally open contacts, then just power your rear locker from one set of contacts then feed your front locker switch with the other set. Thus eliminating a relay.
 
MericaMade

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piginajeep said:
Adam is right, the wiring on the factory disco is a bitch. It take two switches and it’s really not fun to deal with at all. If you do it wrong you can burn up the motor easily.


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Thank you. No limits works fine then.
nbunga said:
You could also probably find a relay with two normally open contacts, then just power your rear locker from one set of contacts then feed your front locker switch with the other set. Thus eliminating a relay.
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Ok thanks for the explanation.

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OverlanderJK

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Got my harnesses today. Wish I could find just the plug somewhere so I didn’t need to buy the whole thing.
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OverlanderJK

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MericaMade said:
Oh snaps..... I wasn't able to find just the plug connector either. So you are wiring straight to the axle and not worried about flipping the switch on accident?
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They’ve been straight to the axle for four hours and I’ve never come close to hitting the switch. I only bought these cause I broke the connector on the front axle. I needed one but bought a spare.


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