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Post by Forgotten on Jun 11, 2005 22:32:30 GMT -5
I'm looking for more traction in the offroad dep. I have 32" MasterCraft Courser MTs on and I was thinking of adding a Hobart locker in my rear end (lincoln locker) would the axles, third member, gears, and stock carrier hold up to this? I have an 8" rear and this is also my daily driver and turning radius isn't going to be too bad and tire noise doesn't bother me
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Post by David1987 on Jun 13, 2005 21:18:37 GMT -5
that certainly is the cheaper way to go and yes, your stock carrier will hold up... i run 33" tires and beat the crap out of my truck.. if you decide to weld the rear, make sure the person doing the welding knows what they are doing.. i would not let just anyone weld it.. make sure they have done this before and make sure you trust their work...
now since this is your daily driver, are you sure you want to weld it.. you have to be extremely careful when the roads are wet... can get out of control in a minute... your truck will handle completely different on the road... i would not weld my daily driver... i would only weld a trail truck...
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Post by Forgotten on Jun 14, 2005 23:05:29 GMT -5
would it still totally act differently just going in a strait line? Almost every turn we have here you have to stop for
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Post by David1987 on Jun 15, 2005 8:20:19 GMT -5
with a welded rear, there is NO play.. so both tires always turn at the same speed.. if one tire slips for whatever reason, you could get out of control.. the other day i left my house on my street and got on it as hard as you can get on a toyota (LOL!!) and started up a little hill and the right tire lost traction in some gravel and spun the entire truck around... almost crapped my pants... now is it mostly predictable, yes.. but i dont drive mine enough to tell you how it reacts to everyday driving... mine only gets used once or twice a month but i do drive it to the trails about 30 miles one way... for the most part it does fine there and back...
if you weld your dd i dont think you will like it... will wear out your tires quicker.. you will get a lot of stares when you pull into a gas station.. when turning it will drag one tire.. but thats kind of funny though
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Post by 86michigan4x4 on Oct 18, 2005 9:20:53 GMT -5
I run a welded diff in my 86 with 33x15.50 swamper sx's and have found that after practice it is even more predictable than a limited slip because it always kicks out the rear when it is slippery. extended highway miles on ice or snow will wear out your nerves (constant corrections) but slipping in 4-hi makes it a little easier. If you wheel at least once a week the added traction is more than worth it. You will never break the factory parts. The big thing with welding the diff is only weld the side gears to the diff and not to weld the gears to eachother as this can lead to cracking because of the excessive heat. Make sure you clean out the diff real well before doing this. When I weld a diff for someone I make them bring me 3 cans of carb cleaner just to make sure the oil is out. Also spend an hour or so clean the slag and gunk of the gears when you are done. It sucks to waste all this time welding the diff and then smoking the gears the first time out. Don't ask how I know but Yukon has gotten plenty of my money for this one.
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Post by Shibby24 on Oct 19, 2005 14:42:02 GMT -5
I got a detroit in the rear, I know it is not welded, but the way I drive it might as well be... Anyway When It is dry out I found driving it no problem. I DD it in Phoenix for a little over a year. When I moved back to WA I DD it in the summer, but once it started raining I decided to park it because curvey roads and wet pavement become very interesting. It is now pretty much a trail only truck so I just drive it to trails, and go slow when it is wet. So if it rains a lot I wouldn't weld my DD, but if it is a dry place such as Phoenix I would see no problem welding. Just my 2 cents
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Post by rockcrawlintoy on Oct 19, 2005 16:28:11 GMT -5
i dont see why so many people have problems driving with a locked rear end. i have been diving mine like that for years and i have never had any problems. i would rather have a welded rear end cuz they are more predictable u know that they are locked all the time so u dont have to deal with them locking up.
DRew
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Post by Forgotten on Oct 20, 2005 21:44:33 GMT -5
My truck is getting ready to see plenty more of offroading lately(hunting season), and if i get bored one day or stuck pretty good Ill weld the rear. I do a fair amount of offroading and out here in hillbilly land in oklahoma I can take backroads wherever I please.(by the way which is a good excuse to go muddin. "I was just driving a long, and the road was slippery and the truck started to sink so I just popped er in 4wheel and gave er hell"
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