Welded diff

[dusty88]

Hey been awhile since I've been on. Anyway I wanted to see if anyone on here has a welded rear diff and drives daily on it. I know people talk about how the tires will chirp and wear down faster and all but is it really that terrible. I got a sweet deal on a ford 8.8 with 31 spline chromo shafts and disc brakes and he's throwing in a locker for the d30 for free! Can't really pass up on a deal like that. I'm moving down to the Houston area in October and im only taking one car so you can guess which one I chose. Just wanted to see if people had run it on the streets and what there experiences have been. Just need it to get me to work and back till I can afford to buy a DD.

[abebehrmann]

The only person on here that I know has a welded diff is OnearmedArrowSlinger but his isn't a DD.

[4.3LXJ]

I think Big Jim has a welded diff. Personally I would never do one on a DD

[rabies]

welded dif is a major major nono on the road. unles...you dont care like me :D
drift on accident every turn if you goose it.
torture on your axles. hassle when turning. etc.
makes for sweet burnouts though

[downsy]

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I ran a "Lincoln Locked" 8.25 for a few years in the back of the above pictured XJ. After a while I kind of got tired of it especially when the wife was driving it but boy did it crawl over stuff haha. I wound up having an open carrier installed back in it and then put a Lock Right up front in the Dana 30.

I actually liked the way it crawled over obstacles better with the locker up front and the rear open. IMO this is the best way to setup a daily driver unless you can afford a selectable locker or something like a Detroit TruTrac in the rear. That's how mine will be setup eventually.

On the 97 I have no one of the first things I did was put a Lock Right up front. When you are in 2WD on the street it's just like not having lockers at all other than a few clicks and clanks here and there.