I have had an arb in the front for years. When i would use the locker it was a royal pain to turn in the rocks and such. SO I vote no against spooled front. With that said... I know a bunch of people who have spool'd front rigs with hydro assist and they say it isn't a problem at all. I plan on going hydro assist soon. With that said, i spent the money on another arb for this dana60 i just put in, just beacuse i don't want to deal with a locked front end on the road when it snows. Just my thoughts on the matter.