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 Welded front---Will my birfields last?
#642513
08/31/05 02:16 PM
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Anonymous
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Being the poor college student that I am i'm thinking of welding the front diff on my 85' solid axle yota. I have a spare 3rd member so if I hate it I can change it back. Just trying to justify spending the $250+ bucks for a lock-rite or ez-locker. I know it's harder on the birfields but with 33"s and 4.55 gearing do you guys think they'll hold on? Should I just scratch this idea and get a locker or is it worth the money saved? I would think a locker would be pretty hard on the birfields as well. I don't know though.
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Re: Welded front---Will my birfields last?
#642514
08/31/05 02:18 PM
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Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 1,042
Body Damage is Cool
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dont do it for ur birtfields do it for your steerability... steering with a lockrite sucks enough i cant even imagion steering with a welded front... well worth 250 bucks.
Welding and Fabrication Engineer
2003 taco V6 ext cab sr5
1988 Toyota Pickup V6(totaled)
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Re: Welded front---Will my birfields last?
#642515
08/31/05 03:48 PM
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Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 934
Rock Warrior
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Stock birf's won't hold up, but Long's Super Birf's will. I've been running a spooled front end w/ Long's for over a year now.
Nothing wrong with welding the front diff. Steering effort and turning radius increases a bunch, and the PS pump gets a real work out. I use synthetic ATF in the PS to help from burning the fluid.
"Nine-11 changed me," he said. "I'm shocked that it didn't change the whole country, frankly."
Dennis Miller
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Re: Welded front---Will my birfields last?
[Re: gota87toy]
#642516
08/31/05 06:26 PM
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Joined: Apr 2000
Posts: 4,230
Roll Me Over
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[color:"blue"]Welded front---Will my birfields last? [/color] No!!! Not if they are stock and it will be a bummer to turn on tight trails!!!!!!!! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/butwiggle.gif" alt="" />
David Fritzsche
1990 Ex-Cab V-6,5-speed, with a few mods
04.5 CTD Dodge 2500 Ram--Tow Rig
Roseville, CA
"Serenity through Sobriety"
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Re: Welded front---Will my birfields last?
#642517
09/02/05 02:57 AM
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Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 70
Getting the Wheeling Fever
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I think it depends on your type of wheeling. I have a welded front and stock birfs but all i get to do is play in the mud, no rocks here. I beat on it pretty good sometimes(took second in a mud bog comp. last weekend <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />) but i could see where on the rocks it wouldn't hold up and i second the fact that the steering sucks!!! it's about the only downfall i've seen yet. If you don't get out and unlock a hub first turning around is a real PITA!!
1987 4Runner SR5,SAS,6 inches of lift,35in BFG's,Welded Front,Detroit E-Z locker V-6 Rear, 5.29's 
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