Weld or locker?

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01-24-2008, 08:41 PM

k5on39s

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Weld or locker?

Which is better welding the spider gears or lockers? Don't really care about it being horrible to drive on the road.....

01-24-2008, 08:44 PM

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RE: Weld or locker?

arnt mini-spools pretty cheap, and much safer than just welding an open diff together?

01-24-2008, 08:49 PM

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RE: Weld or locker?

A locker is much better than just welding the gears together. A locker will still allow for the wheels to turn at different rates when necessary, but lock up when necessary.

Welding the gears or installing a spool will be very bad for on road use. Excessive tire wear will be a big problem.

01-24-2008, 10:59 PM

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RE: Weld or locker?

I'm looking at lockers for mine.

01-25-2008, 04:20 AM

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RE: Weld or locker?

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ORIGINAL: swartlkk

A locker is much better than just welding the gears together. A locker will still allow for the wheels to turn at different rates when necessary, but lock up when necessary.

Welding the gears or installing a spool will be very bad for on road use. Excessive tire wear will be a big problem.

Plus tire spin around corners.