Went to Uwarrie Sat. Was fun as heck. Pics will tell the rest...
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SNAP!!
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Cant get it out. Pulled the other side shaft, and made a tool to
get past the crosspin to try and hammer out the broken stub. no
dice. Any other ideas? I am thinkimg I am gonna have to
fabricate a removable cover like on my FJ62 semi-float, pull the
crosspin and beat it the heck outta there?
get past the crosspin to try and hammer out the broken stub. no
dice. Any other ideas? I am thinkimg I am gonna have to
fabricate a removable cover like on my FJ62 semi-float, pull the
crosspin and beat it the heck outta there?
sounds like you twisted the spines on the shaft .
I know Slee and some others have done this and ended up cutting a window in the housing to get it out
But they were the long spline axles on the OEM locked 80s
I know Slee and some others have done this and ended up cutting a window in the housing to get it out
But they were the long spline axles on the OEM locked 80s
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If it's a locker and if it's the RH shaft the splines are probably twisted like Koffer said. Gotta cut a hole in the housing and cut the dog clutch sleeve off of the shaft.
I'm not surprised with 39 inch tires and 5.29 gears.
I'm not surprised with 39 inch tires and 5.29 gears.
I think that is in reference to his bumper. Welding a rear diff is a cheap way to permanently lock your rear end and it would not be streetable.
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Why not? Lots of welded diffs are run on the street.
Probably the same reason most people don't drive their trucks on pavement with the e-locker engaged. It's my understanding that you would get chirps around corners and cause excessive tire wear.
I've seen welded rears driven on the street but they were on hillbilly high school kid chevy's and fords. So it is "streetable" but it seems far from ideal.
Is anyone here actually running a welded rear diff on a DD?
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I know tons of rigs that run welded rears on the street. Kyles is the first 80 i've seen it done on but i've personally seen this truck and heard it on the street and it isn't that bad. Heck lots of people run Aussies all the time on the street.
I used to have a 68 camaro with 500 hp and a welded rear..... wasn't unbareable on the street.
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Kyle I am now knocking on wood that I don't do the exact same thing to my SF rear this saturday when the rest of us head up there.
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It is welded. My GF drives it all the time, and she doesnt even notice. I like it much better than a drop-in locker that pops bangs and ratchets.
I have more pics at home, just gotta re-size and I'll post 'em up later.
I have more pics at home, just gotta re-size and I'll post 'em up later.
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Stay off the vertical rock faces then 
Kyle that sucks. I tried finding a thread by member DanKunz where he twisted up the axle in the avacado but can find it. Ole Greg and I tried that face a couple times with no success (except gouging the top side of an ARB???) ITs a heck of a climb for a big heavy pig but my buddies **** made it finally on 33's but it has very little metal left on the thing and cant weigh half of what your 80 does.
If youre keeping w/ the stock axle and 39's I would redrill the axles and hubs to take 10mm studs from a 100 series and also install more dowel pins to beef up that setup.
Kyle that sucks. I tried finding a thread by member DanKunz where he twisted up the axle in the avacado but can find it. Ole Greg and I tried that face a couple times with no success (except gouging the top side of an ARB???) ITs a heck of a climb for a big heavy pig but my buddies **** made it finally on 33's but it has very little metal left on the thing and cant weigh half of what your 80 does.
If youre keeping w/ the stock axle and 39's I would redrill the axles and hubs to take 10mm studs from a 100 series and also install more dowel pins to beef up that setup.
Did it sound like this?
