So I've been hearing a lot about welding up the rear diff. I know how to do it and have everything I need but my question is what do you guys think?
I've heard that it's great for light trucks but that for heavier vehicles it tends to break easily. I am confident that I can weld it and it not break the welds. I have an '84 cruiser with 31' and some add-a-leafs. I have a bone stock 2f and so I don't have a ton of power to even break the tires loose on wet pavement. This truck is my DD but I don't drive all that much because I'm in college and will be going to AK for the summer as well. I do a fair amount of wheeling and really hate my open diffs. I've driven an aussie locked truck and really didn't like it at all. It seemed fairly unpredictable with the locking/unlocking and it was really hard on the driveline too.
So what do you guys think? Weld it and worry about buying a new diff later if it doesn't work or does someone have an old locker they want to throw my way?
I've heard that it's great for light trucks but that for heavier vehicles it tends to break easily. I am confident that I can weld it and it not break the welds. I have an '84 cruiser with 31' and some add-a-leafs. I have a bone stock 2f and so I don't have a ton of power to even break the tires loose on wet pavement. This truck is my DD but I don't drive all that much because I'm in college and will be going to AK for the summer as well. I do a fair amount of wheeling and really hate my open diffs. I've driven an aussie locked truck and really didn't like it at all. It seemed fairly unpredictable with the locking/unlocking and it was really hard on the driveline too.
So what do you guys think? Weld it and worry about buying a new diff later if it doesn't work or does someone have an old locker they want to throw my way?