Welded Front Diff ?????

taz01 · Post by **taz01** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 6:38 pm

anyone done it and opinion please ie: works or not

Sadam_Husain · Post by **Sadam_Husain** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 7:06 pm

when I turn my front diff lock on I cant steer

Get some bigger tyres Taz :mrgreen:

fweddy · Post by **fweddy** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 7:15 pm

Bro in law smashed his front diff on recent Ashley trip in his MU. So decided to weld it up as nothing to lose.

He certainly noticed the extra traction, but also is noticeably scuffing on hard turning on shingle. He managed to smash that soon after - pulled it out and discovered welds had broken - had it re welded and put back in on sunday and went out for a drive and play - that's the last I heard.

Nothing like a weldwell locker for economy

Chopper01 · Post by **Chopper01** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 7:22 pm

my old crawler had a welded front diff and it was great tratction , the problems with it was hard turning circle and smashing cv's till I bought longs

rangimotors · Post by **rangimotors** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 7:47 pm

weld the rear put the locker in the front

taz01 · Post by **taz01** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 7:49 pm

yep already welded the rear thinking of welding the front as well............

madaz068 · Post by **madaz068** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 7:55 pm

rangimotors wrote:weld the rear put the locker in the front

x 2 here Taz

Pedro · Post by **Pedro** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 8:25 pm

taz01 wrote:yep already welded the rear thinking of welding the front as well............

don't weld front, throws you off hill and off camber tracks in a flash, been there got the rollover to match

Pedro

cool__bananas · Post by **cool__bananas** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 9:19 pm

Pedro wrote:
taz01 wrote:yep already welded the rear thinking of welding the front as well............

don't weld front, throws you off hill and off camber tracks in a flash, been there got the rollover to match

Pedro

you know what happens when going up a hill with 2 locked diffs ae :lol:

spanky · Post by **spanky** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 7:52 am

i welded the front diff on my vitara after running out of spares and thought it would be a temperory thing but i love it , it is now a true 4wd with both welded and it didnt affect my steering as much as i thought it would , it makes it a lot easier to drive slowy over stuff , problem now is dont want to change back but probaly will for summer.
vaughan

tallsam66 · Post by **tallsam66** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 3:13 pm

Im fairly certain its illegal to have a fulltime locked differential for a roading going vehicle.
if its only used offroad its not a problem...but as others have said in the front it makes turning a bit of a problem at times.

fweddy · Post by **fweddy** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 4:49 pm

I think for a selectable 4wd in the front is ok as its not used on road???

KiwiBacon · Post by **KiwiBacon** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 5:52 pm

fweddy wrote:I think for a selectable 4wd in the front is ok as its not used on road???

Only if you've got (and use) freewheeling hubs.

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