welding gears
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Originally Posted by crack
basicly limited slip sucks...so is welding the gears the simplest way to fix this problem...
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i have my front and rear welded and i wouldn't trade it for nothing (except of course free Detroits or ARB's 
) course this is on my trail rig that sees as much pavement as a squirrel sees the inside of a volcano! (that means never)
if it is a street driven truck you can do it but you will need to constantly rotate your tires and have an extra set of tires at home so when they go bald you can swap them out. i had my rear welded for a while on my DD and i loved it but it goes through some tires. also remember i am running 1 ton equipment, i dunno how hard it is on 1/2 ton trucks but i can imagine it ain't good!
regarding your question....that is relative to your axles! if it is a corporate 14 bolt of a Ford 9" (or any other carrier that is hard to get to) then you are better off buying the $30-$50 spool and saving your carrier. you can't get in to weld good with those axles b/c of tight spaces and small holes. if it a sterling 10.25" or Ford 8.8" axle then ya it is way easier b/c it is mostly open and you can weld a good bit.
so it really depends, throw some more info at us and let's see what we can do.
-cutts-
) course this is on my trail rig that sees as much pavement as a squirrel sees the inside of a volcano! (that means never)if it is a street driven truck you can do it but you will need to constantly rotate your tires and have an extra set of tires at home so when they go bald you can swap them out. i had my rear welded for a while on my DD and i loved it but it goes through some tires. also remember i am running 1 ton equipment, i dunno how hard it is on 1/2 ton trucks but i can imagine it ain't good!
regarding your question....that is relative to your axles! if it is a corporate 14 bolt of a Ford 9" (or any other carrier that is hard to get to) then you are better off buying the $30-$50 spool and saving your carrier. you can't get in to weld good with those axles b/c of tight spaces and small holes. if it a sterling 10.25" or Ford 8.8" axle then ya it is way easier b/c it is mostly open and you can weld a good bit.
so it really depends, throw some more info at us and let's see what we can do.
-cutts-
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Hey Cutts, since you have done it, which is the strongest way of welding a diff, welding the spiders themselves or the carrier way? I've come to determin that welding the spiders is stronger, but more work intensive as the whole carrier must be dissamsembled.
I'm asking this cause this is what i want to do to the rear on my 81 when i swap in the dana 70 that i'm planning on getting (or the 60 if I don't get the donor truck as it will be in a neighbors auction).
I'm asking this cause this is what i want to do to the rear on my 81 when i swap in the dana 70 that i'm planning on getting (or the 60 if I don't get the donor truck as it will be in a neighbors auction).
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I dont have much more info really...me and dad went for a hack in the 95 the otehr night...and its all stock and we couldnt make it up this hill cuz only one side would spin and I didnt want that to happen to mine..so I was wondering if weldign them up would be the easiest way around it
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I had a '71 GM 3/4 4x4 with a factory spool in a 14 bolt. Man would it go in the mud. Terrible on the street.
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i would buy a spool then if it breaks you can't blame your welds i doubt you will break the spool anyways
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From: Senoia, GA
Originally Posted by mustange70
Hey Cutts, since you have done it, which is the strongest way of welding a diff, welding the spiders themselves or the carrier way? I've come to determin that welding the spiders is stronger, but more work intensive as the whole carrier must be dissamsembled.
I'm asking this cause this is what i want to do to the rear on my 81 when i swap in the dana 70 that i'm planning on getting (or the 60 if I don't get the donor truck as it will be in a neighbors auction).
I'm asking this cause this is what i want to do to the rear on my 81 when i swap in the dana 70 that i'm planning on getting (or the 60 if I don't get the donor truck as it will be in a neighbors auction).
i've had 2 welds break in a welded diff but it didn't matter b/c it still didn't go anywhere. i just removed the chunk and re-welded!
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What is involved with welding on a LSD? Isn't there more to deal with since you have the clutches vs just the open carrier?
I believe you mentioned something about this before Fishy.
I believe you mentioned something about this before Fishy.
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when I welded up the 9" in my Bronco, I just welded everythingto everything, w/o geting any slag in the splines for the axles of course, I've fed it a hot supper or too and she's still holding good w/ that 390 raw power!...lol....but it's SOO fun, the rear end will come around effortlessly on rainy roads, and it will come around w/o warning on icy/snowy roads :/ .......but overall, it's FUN!
