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Have you been smoking something? No seriously.
If the ring gear and other assorted items inside the diff break, the cost of repairs could be more than if you just put a locker or a positraction in the first place.
If the ring gear and other assorted items inside the diff break, the cost of repairs could be more than if you just put a locker or a positraction in the first place.
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oh yea, the point of having spider gears is that so the diff works by allowing one wheel to spin faster than the other one.
By welding the spider gears up your bronco would have a very hard time trying to turn on the pavement. It might be ok for off road uses if kept there.
just my 2 cents.
By welding the spider gears up your bronco would have a very hard time trying to turn on the pavement. It might be ok for off road uses if kept there.
just my 2 cents.
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thats what I like to here I was beginning to think I was talking to a bunch of chev owners. why not if it breaks it breaks right. (***** to the walls)
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is it reliable? sure till you snap an axle, then be glad it is a ford and not a chevy, you wont have to chase down your tire/axle.why not just do it right the first time? and put a posi in it. wouldnt you rather drive your truck than work on it?
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yeah i suppose you are right. it just gets really expensive when you have to have your rearend set up 3 times, cause you went the cheap route the first time.
trust me i know
matt
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Welding the spider gears will NOT make it like factory anything. Without having the spider gears able to turn, you will be able to drive in an absolutely straight line with no problems. As soon as you try to turn, even a little bit, you will start hopping the rear <a href="http://service.bfast.com/bfast/click?bfmid=37919709&siteid=39251846">tires </a>around the corner. I know what I'm talking about. I exploded the spider gears in the rear of my Mustang many years ago, essentially welding everything in place. Straight, fine... corners, NOT fine.
Even true locking differentials (Detroit Locker, etc...) will allow the outside wheel to spin faster around a corner and not have this problem. If this was for strictly off-road use, you'd probably be OK. On-road, you'd be sorry you did it.
And don't EVER call me a chevy owner.
Even true locking differentials (Detroit Locker, etc...) will allow the outside wheel to spin faster around a corner and not have this problem. If this was for strictly off-road use, you'd probably be OK. On-road, you'd be sorry you did it.
And don't EVER call me a chevy owner.
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Originally posted by steve83
You can easily spot the Chevy-owners by their use of the GM term "positraction" for a limited slip diff.
Ford calls L/S "Traction Lock".
You can easily spot the Chevy-owners by their use of the GM term "positraction" for a limited slip diff.
Ford calls L/S "Traction Lock".
Just being a hair splitter.
Last edited by McLeod; Mar 28, 2003 at 09:38 PM.