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
drift on accident every turn if you goose it.
torture on your axles. hassle when turning. etc.
makes for sweet burnouts though

[downsy]

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.