Weld it... i believe spending money on lockers is hogswallow, get a good size handful of rods and go at it
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Weld it... i believe spending money on lockers is hogswallow, get a good size handful of rods and go at it
thanks for all the info, im still undecided because my welding skills arent that great but we will see. And yea, its an auto.
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Really only john didn't like a welded diff. And he's not in texas so he doesn't count.
If you can't weld it, find someone that can. Much more predictable on the street. Air up tires more if you don't like the chirping.
I can weld it in there for you real good. If you want I will do it next time I am down there
if you dont want to weld it put a mini spool in it, I got one off ebay for $0.99. If you go that route though make sure you spend the money on a cromo cross pin cuz when that goes so does everything else. Ask me how i know
As far as tire wear, i've had my MTR's since freshman year and this is my daily driver. I figure i've got around 50% tread left
whats the diff between a minispool and a full spool? and where would i get a chromo cross pin?
A mini spool just replaces the spider and side gears. Sends all the force through the carrier and cross pin. But an amc20 has a strong carrier. Full spool replaces the carrier, so it requires setting up gears, but it is much stronger.
so would a mini spool be strong enough since im just running 33's? would that even be any stronger than just welding the damn thing?
No, not stronger than welding, if its welded right.
that is bs. I would consider myself a above average welder, And I would not trust a welded diff in my own truck much less for someone else's ride. It's half ars at bestQuote:
Originally Posted by eight
Yes but a mini spool is more of quarter ars.
steven if you can get a mini spool for cheap i would do that just for simplicity, cook has one in his ford and he also has the chromo cross pin, im wanting to say he dropped like 60 bucks total or something like that on the spool and crosspin.
also a good thing about the mini spool is if you install it and hate it, you just take it out. If you weld it and dont like it, you are gonna have to find a new carrier and reset your gears, plus buying some other form of traction aid.
The only problem I have with the mini spools, spools, and welding is that its all rigid. With a locker you have some give in the axle. So when you locked it up tight its gonna start to give at some point and it starts to work on the splines on the shafts. In my ole dana 60 rear the splines have taken a beating pretty good and I did not drive it much.
I would pony up the money for a locker. Just my 2 cents