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 Lock the Front
#589160
04/05/05 08:22 PM
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Why not just hard-lock the front axle? I mean... if you had a decent set of manual locking hubs... 4WD is really NOT necessary for the vast majority of 'wheeling' unless you're going fast...
I'm the type that likes to go slow. So why not just weld the front up or something?
Change your oil hot and often.
07 Taco V6 4WD 5-Auto
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Re: Lock the Front
[Re: javven]
#589161
04/05/05 08:36 PM
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Maybe its the strep throat, but I TOTALLY didn't understand where this post was going. 4wd isnt necessary unless you go fast? What??? <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Lock the Front
#589162
04/05/05 08:50 PM
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Joined: Aug 2003
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Obviously not.
What reason would there be for NOT locking the front axle vs leaving the diff open? Since there are NO lockers ANYWHERE that I'm aware of for my front axle, why not just get the thing locked permanently? I don't use 4WD unless I'm wheeling, and I mean wheeling pretty hard (not talking dirt roads here) so... what would the harm be? For street driving you just run 2WD with your hubs set to 'free'.
Change your oil hot and often.
07 Taco V6 4WD 5-Auto
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Re: Lock the Front
[Re: javven]
#589163
04/05/05 09:21 PM
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Joined: Feb 2001
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Because it makes your vehicle do unwanted thing:
Crabwalk on side hills and slick rocks.
Difficult to turn on anything but mud.
Hell on your parts in high traction like moab slick rock.
DougH
1997 SR - Current Lawn Ornament
1995 SR - RIP
1993 RS - RIP
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Re: Lock the Front
[Re: DougH]
#589164
04/05/05 09:28 PM
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Joined: Aug 2003
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Hmm. Thanks  that's exactly what I was looking for. Any help for the open front diff situation on a rig like mine?
Change your oil hot and often.
07 Taco V6 4WD 5-Auto
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Re: Lock the Front
[Re: javven]
#589165
04/05/05 09:32 PM
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Joined: Nov 2003
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Trail Leader
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You can swap in an LSD from the rear of a Starion/Conquest.. there is talk about it here and there if you search around.
1999 Mitsu Montero - Crappy Weather
1992 Isuzu Pickup - Zombie Apocalypse
2008 Saturn Sky Redline - Nice Weather
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Re: Lock the Front
[Re: javven]
#589166
04/05/05 09:36 PM
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Joined: Jan 2003
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Body Damage is Cool
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i have welded front and rear axles.it turns like crap on hard surfaces but i love the traction.it just take some getting use to.and you must be willing to deal with the consquences(turning,and bad snow habits).but if you are the traction is amazing.i just point my truck and it will climb almost anything.
87 dodge power ram 50,35" tires,5 1/2" total lift,4.6 gears,lockers front and rear,Rancho RS5000's,custom front bumper,custom rock sliders,cct extended diff breathers,75 amp alt(40 amp stock),thorely header,K&N,wheeled hard...
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Re: Lock the Front
[Re: powerRam50]
#589167
04/05/05 09:48 PM
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Honestly the arb is so damn cheap, that unless you can weld it yourself I wouldnt weld it.
DougH
1997 SR - Current Lawn Ornament
1995 SR - RIP
1993 RS - RIP
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Re: Lock the Front
[Re: DougH]
#589168
04/05/05 09:59 PM
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Joined: Dec 2004
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Considering the limited options available to the 2.6 rigs, I chose to take out the front diff and put in a front diff from a '91, then put the ARB in. I like the flexibility it provides...open most of the time but locked when I want it to be locked.
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Re: Lock the Front
[Re: CapnCrunch]
#589169
04/05/05 10:10 PM
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Joined: Jan 2003
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Body Damage is Cool
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i would of done that if i could of affoerded it in this life time.i have a buddy who is a welder/fabricater that has done welded diffs before and since i just got the gears before i put them in i had him weld them up for me.i figure if i did not like the front welded it is only about 2 hours to swap it out,and 4.6 gears are easy to find.but i do love the rear welded.i would never go back to a open rear again.
87 dodge power ram 50,35" tires,5 1/2" total lift,4.6 gears,lockers front and rear,Rancho RS5000's,custom front bumper,custom rock sliders,cct extended diff breathers,75 amp alt(40 amp stock),thorely header,K&N,wheeled hard...
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