Sprag or Air **** which is better.

[32degrees67]

As far as Sprag and Air Shift goes which is a more reliable and more user friendly.

 

[maddawg308]

Air shift, hands down. Had heard much more problems with sprag shift than air, and to be honest, there is nothing like sitting in the cab, hitting the air shift button, and knowing you are in 6-wheel drive.

 

[wreckerman893]

What he said.

 

[ida34]

Sprag has to start slipping for it to engage. You have to be somewhat stuck for it to start working.

Airshift can be engaged before getting into trouble to keep you out of trouble.

 

[wsucougarx]

Without a shadow of a doubt....AIRSHIFT all the way!!!!

 

[Capt.Marion]

Air shift. While Sprags work beautifully when properly adjusted, I loathe anything complicated.

The only thing is, if you forget to lock your hubs (don't say a WORD), neither works very well at all...

 

[nhdiesel]

My '62 has the sprag, and it's not working in forward. I can't locate a sprag for an affordable price, so it's going to get swapped out for an airshift. I was hoping to keep this truck as original as possible, but my source for the sprag didn't work out.

Jim

 

[Heavysteven]

My air shift has never failed. Air shift hands down is better.

 

[32degrees67]

So for the most part sprag is very troublesome and could put lots of restraint on off road ability.

 

[nhdiesel]

Sprag- Go into the nasty, get half way stuck, and HOPE it kicks in.

Airshift: Flip lever, it DOES kick in, you don't get stuck.

Except for a historically correct restored truck of a particular time period, for street use, I would go airshift all the way.

Jim

 

[ARDUECE]

air shift if you want to keep your thumbs.

 

[32degrees67]

is there anyway to bypass it and put it in with a lever.

 

[gringeltaube]

Yes, they have been converted... Read this one: http://www.steelsoldiers.com/deuce/31794-sprag-conversion.html

G.