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welded rear diff
Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 9:08 pm
by new2zukes
hi i was going to weld up my rear diff next weekend and was wondering what way people prefer. either weldeding the side gears as pictured or welding the carrier as pictured. would it be alot stronger doing both of these methods? oh and btw my truck will be trailered everywhere so no probs with road handling.
Re: welded rear diff
Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 9:11 pm
by Jafa
Weld the carrier, the gear only method can give to much "backlash" and break axles. I fully welded mine zooks rear, no problems at all, best traction aid it has!
Re: welded rear diff
Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 10:28 pm
by Chopper01
Re: welded rear diff
Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 7:37 am
by rokhound
I have seen gear only weld setups spit the side gears out. ie they break the side gears down and then all the nice bits of metal floating around in the oil do a really good job on the R&P.
Weld it solid.
Re: welded rear diff
Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 12:27 pm
by tpft
heard filling gears with melted alloy works good, doesn,t make the gears fragile
Re: welded rear diff
Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 7:58 pm
by spanky
my diff is welded up and has no movement at all, probaly got about 30m of mig wire in there
, i did my front aswell for winter and it is great.
vaughan
Re: welded rear diff
Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 9:01 pm
by Jafa
Ye-ah! thats the shizzle!
Re: welded rear diff
Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 9:39 pm
by new2zukes
alright so what have you welded there are they the gears that go ontop of the side gears if so do u just take one side gear out and weld the crap outa it? i presume you let it cool after a few seconds of welding.
