Well, my quest in finding a 87+ truck continues. I found the 93 with a mini-spool in the rear-end. The guy said the tires will chirp turning in parkings lots and such. My question, will this significantly increase tire wear in a daily driven truck? Even when rolling around curves will it still grind the tires?

Also it has a roller motor out of a 89 Mustang (5.0 HO). It has been rebuilt. I know the cam in the HO motors are slightly better, but has the perfromance really increased compared to the 93 F150 motors?

 

it will increase wear on tires and diff. gears

 

Enough to matter?

 

well Mini spools are a cheap quick way to give a person full positive tracktion. If its a mini spool its not as strong as a full spool. Personaly I feel that limited slip is better because it does allow one tire to turn slightly slower or faster. spools are great for drag cars but on the street they are a little to agressive. They make it very hard to drive in rain or slick conditions because if one tire hits a slick spot The vehicle is much more likely to have the back pass the front or to quickly vear one direction or the other.

 

what is this mini - spool ?

 

On a truck, they are a horrible idea. My advice would be to take it out. Fast.

DJ, a mini spool is a solid link that ties your axles together so they turn as one solid unit.

 

I wouldnt want to drive on the highway in the rain with any kind of spool, I know that much

 

may as well weld up your spiders

 

sounds like a bad idea to use them.

 

The Reason people use them is because they are cheap and easy to install. They just take the place of the spider gears and conect the two axle shafts together so that they turn the same speed no matter what. They make it a pain to try and push the vehicle on pavement with the wheels turned because your having to scuff one tire. As one person already said they are like welding the gears together. Basicly its better than a lincoln locker but no way near as roadworthy as a good locker or limited slip.

 

a friend of mine had one on his ranger...that combined with linelock it burned up the tires pretty quick..even when he wasnt doing a breakstand at every light...after that he put in a new limited slip and it was much better

 

you also have to change your wheel studs to a left had thread on the drivers side rear wheel. if you dont you will loose the lug nuts and of course the wheel can then fall off if you dont check them every day.

 

Good one.

 

whats so funny?? My brother and I learned that one the hard way in is 66 Fairlane 500.

 

No manufacturer I know of puts left hand studs on vehicles with limited slip or locking differentials, and you don't see the wheels flying off vehicles all the time, so how do you explain that.