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ARB

Air Locker Differential - RD81

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$1,091.00

SKU:

ds_BHWQ_RD81

UPC:

00837290004766

Availability:

This part ships direct from the manufacturer, lead times, stock and shipping may vary.

Brand:

291

MPN:

RD81

Usually Stocked:

Add-On:

N/A

Fitment Info 1:

Axle: Ford 8.8 in; Position: Rear; Shaft: 1.32 in; Spline: 31; Ratio: All

LTL:

Note:

Air compressor required for operation (sold separately)

Prop 65 Yes/No:

SupplierOrderID:

222304

SupplierPartNumber:

arbRD81

Title:

ARB - RD81 - Air Locker Differential

Color:

Silver

Material:

Steel

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Air Locker Differential - RD81

$1,091.00

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Description

The world's premier traction aid, an ARB Air Locker keep you moving in all conditions. With the flick of the switch an Air Locker gives instant lock at any moment and its super strong design allows activation at any speed allowing you to tackle the toughest terrain. The advantage of the Air Locker lies in the pneumatically operated locking system inside the differential. When activated, the Air Locker prevents the internal differential gears from rotating and therefore prevents the axle shafts from turning independently of each other. With both wheels tied directly to the rotation of the ring gear, the vehicle maintains maximum possible traction at all times. When unlocked, it operates like a conventional open differential. An Air Locker equipped vehicle can be driven in a slower, safer and more controlled manner, greatly reducing the likelihood of vehicle damage and environmental impact.

This Part Fits:

Year	Make	Model	Submodel
1990-1997	Ford	Aerostar	Base
1990-1991	Ford	Aerostar	Eddie Bauer
1992-1994	Ford	Aerostar	Eddie Bauer
1990-1994	Ford	Aerostar	XL
1990-1994	Ford	Aerostar	XL Plus
1991-1994	Ford	Aerostar	XL Sport
1990-1997	Ford	Aerostar	XLT
1990-1997	Ford	Aerostar	XLT Plus
1991-1997	Ford	Aerostar	XLT Sport
1983-1996	Ford	Bronco
1983-1993	Ford	Bronco	Custom
1985-1996	Ford	Bronco	Eddie Bauer
1990-1996	Ford	Bronco	XL
1983	Ford	Bronco	XLS
1984-1992,1994-1996	Ford	Bronco	XLT
1983,1993	Ford	Bronco	XLT Lariat
1992	Ford	Bronco	XLT Nite
1995-1996	Ford	Bronco	XLT Sport
1984-1990	Ford	Bronco II
1984	Ford	Bronco II	Base
1985-1986	Ford	Bronco II	Base
1984	Ford	Bronco II	Eddie Bauer
1985-1986	Ford	Bronco II	Eddie Bauer
1987-1990	Ford	Bronco II	Eddie Bauer
1987-1990	Ford	Bronco II	XL
1988-1990	Ford	Bronco II	XL Sport
1984	Ford	Bronco II	XLS
1985	Ford	Bronco II	XLS
1984	Ford	Bronco II	XLT
1985-1986	Ford	Bronco II	XLT
1987-1990	Ford	Bronco II	XLT
1989-1990	Ford	Bronco II	XLT Plus
2003-2011	Ford	Crown Victoria
2003	Ford	Crown Victoria	Base
2004-2005	Ford	Crown Victoria	Base
2006	Ford	Crown Victoria	Base
2007	Ford	Crown Victoria	Base
2008,2010-2011	Ford	Crown Victoria	Base
2006-2009	Ford	Crown Victoria	Fleet
2003-2005	Ford	Crown Victoria	LWB
2006-2009	Ford	Crown Victoria	LWB
2003	Ford	Crown Victoria	LX
2004-2005	Ford	Crown Victoria	LX
2006	Ford	Crown Victoria	LX
2007	Ford	Crown Victoria	LX
2008	Ford	Crown Victoria	LX
2009-2010	Ford	Crown Victoria	LX
2011	Ford	Crown Victoria	LX
2004-2006	Ford	Crown Victoria	LX Sport
2003	Ford	Crown Victoria	Police Interceptor
2004-2007	Ford	Crown Victoria	Police Interceptor
2008-2010	Ford	Crown Victoria	Police Interceptor
2011	Ford	Crown Victoria	Police Interceptor
2003-2004	Ford	Crown Victoria	S
2005	Ford	Crown Victoria	S
2005	Ford	Crown Victoria	Special Edition
1983	Ford	E-100 Econoline
1983	Ford	E-100 Econoline	Custom
1983	Ford	E-100 Econoline	XL
1983	Ford	E-100 Econoline Club Wagon
1983	Ford	E-100 Econoline Club Wagon	Custom
1983	Ford	E-100 Econoline Club Wagon	XL
2003-2014	Ford	E-150
2003-2005	Ford	E-150	Base
2006-2007	Ford	E-150	Base
2008	Ford	E-150	Base
2009	Ford	E-150	Base
2010	Ford	E-150	Base
2011	Ford	E-150	Base
2012-2014	Ford	E-150	Base
2006	Ford	E-150	Chateau
2007	Ford	E-150	Chateau
2006	Ford	E-150	XL
2007	Ford	E-150	XL
2008	Ford	E-150	XL
2009	Ford	E-150	XL
2010	Ford	E-150	XL
2011	Ford	E-150	XL
2012-2014	Ford	E-150	XL
2006	Ford	E-150	XLT
2007	Ford	E-150	XLT
2008	Ford	E-150	XLT
2009	Ford	E-150	XLT
2010	Ford	E-150	XLT
2011	Ford	E-150	XLT
2012-2014	Ford	E-150	XLT
2003-2005	Ford	E-150 Club Wagon
2003-2005	Ford	E-150 Club Wagon	Chateau
2003-2005	Ford	E-150 Club Wagon	XL
2003-2005	Ford	E-150 Club Wagon	XLT
1983-2002	Ford	E-150 Econoline
1984	Ford	E-150 Econoline	Base
1985	Ford	E-150 Econoline	Base
1986,1992-1996	Ford	E-150 Econoline	Base
1997	Ford	E-150 Econoline	Base
1998	Ford	E-150 Econoline	Base
1999	Ford	E-150 Econoline	Base
2000-2002	Ford	E-150 Econoline	Base
1983,1987-1991	Ford	E-150 Econoline	Custom
1983-1984	Ford	E-150 Econoline	XL
1985	Ford	E-150 Econoline	XL
1986-1996	Ford	E-150 Econoline	XL
1997	Ford	E-150 Econoline	XL
1998	Ford	E-150 Econoline	XL
1999-2000	Ford	E-150 Econoline	XL
1983-2002	Ford	E-150 Econoline Club Wagon
1984	Ford	E-150 Econoline Club Wagon	Base
1985	Ford	E-150 Econoline Club Wagon	Base
1986	Ford	E-150 Econoline Club Wagon	Base
1992-1996	Ford	E-150 Econoline Club Wagon	Chateau
1997	Ford	E-150 Econoline Club Wagon	Chateau
1998	Ford	E-150 Econoline Club Wagon	Chateau
1999-2002	Ford	E-150 Econoline Club Wagon	Chateau
1983,1987-1996	Ford	E-150 Econoline Club Wagon	Custom
1997	Ford	E-150 Econoline Club Wagon	Custom
1998	Ford	E-150 Econoline Club Wagon	Custom
1999-2000	Ford	E-150 Econoline Club Wagon	Custom
1983-1984	Ford	E-150 Econoline Club Wagon	XL
1985	Ford	E-150 Econoline Club Wagon	XL
1986-1991	Ford	E-150 Econoline Club Wagon	XL
2001-2002	Ford	E-150 Econoline Club Wagon	XL
1984	Ford	E-150 Econoline Club Wagon	XLT
1985	Ford	E-150 Econoline Club Wagon	XLT
1986-1996	Ford	E-150 Econoline Club Wagon	XLT
1997	Ford	E-150 Econoline Club Wagon	XLT
1998	Ford	E-150 Econoline Club Wagon	XLT
1999-2002	Ford	E-150 Econoline Club Wagon	XLT
1983-1998	Ford	E-250 Econoline
1984	Ford	E-250 Econoline	Base
1985	Ford	E-250 Econoline	Base
1986,1992-1994	Ford	E-250 Econoline	Base
1995	Ford	E-250 Econoline	Base
1996	Ford	E-250 Econoline	Base
1997-1998	Ford	E-250 Econoline	Base
1999	Ford	E-250 Econoline	Base
1983	Ford	E-250 Econoline	Custom
1987-1991	Ford	E-250 Econoline	Custom
1983	Ford	E-250 Econoline	XL
1984	Ford	E-250 Econoline	XL
1985	Ford	E-250 Econoline	XL
1986-1994	Ford	E-250 Econoline	XL
1995	Ford	E-250 Econoline	XL
1996	Ford	E-250 Econoline	XL
1997-1998	Ford	E-250 Econoline	XL
1999	Ford	E-250 Econoline	XL
1983-1991	Ford	E-250 Econoline Club Wagon
1984	Ford	E-250 Econoline Club Wagon	Base
1985	Ford	E-250 Econoline Club Wagon	Base
1986	Ford	E-250 Econoline Club Wagon	Base
1983,1987	Ford	E-250 Econoline Club Wagon	Custom
1988-1991	Ford	E-250 Econoline Club Wagon	Custom
1983-1984	Ford	E-250 Econoline Club Wagon	XL
1985	Ford	E-250 Econoline Club Wagon	XL
1986-1987	Ford	E-250 Econoline Club Wagon	XL
1988-1991	Ford	E-250 Econoline Club Wagon	XL
1984	Ford	E-250 Econoline Club Wagon	XLT
1985	Ford	E-250 Econoline Club Wagon	XLT
1986-1987	Ford	E-250 Econoline Club Wagon	XLT
1988-1991	Ford	E-250 Econoline Club Wagon	XLT
1997-2001	Ford	Expedition
1997-1998	Ford	Expedition	Eddie Bauer
1999-2000	Ford	Expedition	Eddie Bauer
2001	Ford	Expedition	Eddie Bauer
1997-1998	Ford	Expedition	XLT
1999-2000	Ford	Expedition	XLT
2001	Ford	Expedition	XLT
1991-2014	Ford	Explorer
2011	Ford	Explorer	Base
2012-2014	Ford	Explorer	Base
1991-2001	Ford	Explorer	Eddie Bauer
2002-2003	Ford	Explorer	Eddie Bauer
2004	Ford	Explorer	Eddie Bauer
2005	Ford	Explorer	Eddie Bauer
2006-2007	Ford	Explorer	Eddie Bauer
2008-2010	Ford	Explorer	Eddie Bauer
1995	Ford	Explorer	Expedition
1993-2001	Ford	Explorer	Limited
2002-2003	Ford	Explorer	Limited
2004	Ford	Explorer	Limited
2005	Ford	Explorer	Limited
2006-2007	Ford	Explorer	Limited
2008-2010	Ford	Explorer	Limited
2011	Ford	Explorer	Limited
2012-2014	Ford	Explorer	Limited
2004	Ford	Explorer	NBX
2000-2001	Ford	Explorer	Postal
2002-2003	Ford	Explorer	Postal
1991-2000	Ford	Explorer	Sport
2013-2014	Ford	Explorer	Sport
1991-1999	Ford	Explorer	XL
2000-2001	Ford	Explorer	XL Fleet
1999-2001	Ford	Explorer	XLS
2002-2004	Ford	Explorer	XLS
2005-2006	Ford	Explorer	XLS
2004-2005	Ford	Explorer	XLS Sport
1991-2001	Ford	Explorer	XLT
2002-2003	Ford	Explorer	XLT
2004	Ford	Explorer	XLT
2005	Ford	Explorer	XLT
2006-2007	Ford	Explorer	XLT
2008-2009	Ford	Explorer	XLT
2010	Ford	Explorer	XLT
2011	Ford	Explorer	XLT
2012-2014	Ford	Explorer	XLT
2004-2005	Ford	Explorer	XLT Sport
2001-2003	Ford	Explorer Sport
2001-2002	Ford	Explorer Sport	Base
2003	Ford	Explorer Sport	XLS
2003	Ford	Explorer Sport	XLT
2001-2005,2007-2010	Ford	Explorer Sport Trac
2005	Ford	Explorer Sport Trac	Adrenalin
2001	Ford	Explorer Sport Trac	Base
2007	Ford	Explorer Sport Trac	Limited
2008-2010	Ford	Explorer Sport Trac	Limited
2002	Ford	Explorer Sport Trac	XL
2003	Ford	Explorer Sport Trac	XLS
2004-2005	Ford	Explorer Sport Trac	XLS
2003	Ford	Explorer Sport Trac	XLT
2004-2005	Ford	Explorer Sport Trac	XLT
2007	Ford	Explorer Sport Trac	XLT
2008-2010	Ford	Explorer Sport Trac	XLT
1983-1986	Ford	F-150	Base
1997	Ford	F-150	Base
1998	Ford	F-150	Base
1999	Ford	F-150	Base
2000	Ford	F-150	Base
1987-1992	Ford	F-150	Custom
1995-1996	Ford	F-150	Eddie Bauer
2000-2003	Ford	F-150	Harley-Davidson Edition
2001	Ford	F-150	King Ranch
2002-2003	Ford	F-150	King Ranch
1997	Ford	F-150	Lariat
1998	Ford	F-150	Lariat
1999	Ford	F-150	Lariat
2000-2001	Ford	F-150	Lariat
2002-2003	Ford	F-150	Lariat
1993-1995	Ford	F-150	Lightning
1999-2003	Ford	F-150	Lightning
1995-1996	Ford	F-150	Special
1983-1994	Ford	F-150	XL
1995-1996	Ford	F-150	XL
1997	Ford	F-150	XL
1998	Ford	F-150	XL
1999	Ford	F-150	XL
2000-2001	Ford	F-150	XL
2002-2003	Ford	F-150	XL
1983	Ford	F-150	XLS
1983-1984,1993-1994	Ford	F-150	XLT
1995-1996	Ford	F-150	XLT
1997	Ford	F-150	XLT
1998	Ford	F-150	XLT
1999	Ford	F-150	XLT
2000-2001	Ford	F-150	XLT
2002-2003	Ford	F-150	XLT
1985-1992	Ford	F-150	XLT Lariat
2004	Ford	F-150 Heritage	SVT Lightning
2004	Ford	F-150 Heritage	XL
2004	Ford	F-150 Heritage	XLT
1997	Ford	F-250	Base
1998-1999	Ford	F-250	Base
1997	Ford	F-250	Lariat
1998-1999	Ford	F-250	Lariat
1997	Ford	F-250	XL
1998-1999	Ford	F-250	XL
1997	Ford	F-250	XLT
1998-1999	Ford	F-250	XLT
2009-2010	Ford	F-250 Super Duty	Cabela's
2008-2009	Ford	F-250 Super Duty	FX4
2004-2005	Ford	F-250 Super Duty	Harley-Davidson Edition
2006-2007	Ford	F-250 Super Duty	Harley-Davidson Edition
2008-2010	Ford	F-250 Super Duty	Harley-Davidson Edition
2004-2010	Ford	F-250 Super Duty	King Ranch
2011	Ford	F-250 Super Duty	King Ranch
2012-2019	Ford	F-250 Super Duty	King Ranch
1999-2002	Ford	F-250 Super Duty	Lariat
2003	Ford	F-250 Super Duty	Lariat
2004-2010	Ford	F-250 Super Duty	Lariat
2011	Ford	F-250 Super Duty	Lariat
2012-2019	Ford	F-250 Super Duty	Lariat
2018-2019	Ford	F-250 Super Duty	Limited
2013-2019	Ford	F-250 Super Duty	Platinum
1999-2002	Ford	F-250 Super Duty	XL
2003	Ford	F-250 Super Duty	XL
2004-2010	Ford	F-250 Super Duty	XL
2011	Ford	F-250 Super Duty	XL
2012-2019	Ford	F-250 Super Duty	XL
1999-2002	Ford	F-250 Super Duty	XLT
2003	Ford	F-250 Super Duty	XLT
2004-2010	Ford	F-250 Super Duty	XLT
2011	Ford	F-250 Super Duty	XLT
2012-2019	Ford	F-250 Super Duty	XLT
1990-2011	Ford	Ranger
1990-1992	Ford	Ranger	Custom
2001-2003	Ford	Ranger	Edge
2004	Ford	Ranger	Edge
2005	Ford	Ranger	Edge
1998-2002	Ford	Ranger	EV
2005-2009	Ford	Ranger	FX4
2002	Ford	Ranger	Postal
1990-1992	Ford	Ranger	S
1990	Ford	Ranger	S Plus
1993-1998	Ford	Ranger	Splash
1991-1993,1997,2006	Ford	Ranger	Sport
2007-2008	Ford	Ranger	Sport
2009	Ford	Ranger	Sport
2010-2011	Ford	Ranger	Sport
1990-1997	Ford	Ranger	STX
2005	Ford	Ranger	STX
2006	Ford	Ranger	STX
2007	Ford	Ranger	STX
2004	Ford	Ranger	Tremor
1993-1996	Ford	Ranger	XL
1997	Ford	Ranger	XL
1998	Ford	Ranger	XL
1999-2000	Ford	Ranger	XL
2001-2002	Ford	Ranger	XL
2003	Ford	Ranger	XL
2004	Ford	Ranger	XL
2005-2006	Ford	Ranger	XL
2007-2010	Ford	Ranger	XL
2011	Ford	Ranger	XL
1995	Ford	Ranger	XL Sport
1990-1998	Ford	Ranger	XLT
1999-2000	Ford	Ranger	XLT
2001-2002	Ford	Ranger	XLT
2003	Ford	Ranger	XLT
2004	Ford	Ranger	XLT
2005-2006	Ford	Ranger	XLT
2007-2010	Ford	Ranger	XLT
2011	Ford	Ranger	XLT
1994	Mazda	B4000
1994	Mazda	B4000	LE
1994	Mazda	B4000	SE
1991-1994	Mazda	Navajo
1992-1994	Mazda	Navajo	DX
1991-1994	Mazda	Navajo	LX

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