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Okey so i have a 97 xj with a D30 up front nd D35 rear. I was thinking about having a "lincon locker" rear nd a selectable locker up front. Oh nd my xj its a trail only rig the only time it would see pavement is wen im crossing a streets around where we go wheeling or wen im unloading it to my backyard. I mainly wanna know ppls thoughts on the welded up rear if its a good idea or nt.
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I run a mechanical locker in the back right now as a dd. Since your rig is a dd, weld it up. It won't do harm since it won't see street time at all. Just lay a nice thick bead around the spiders then fill the middle. Others will chime in with another process. But, good luck!
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I've got my rear end welded and am very happy with it, you got to have the spiders CLEAN before welding them though. I do drive mine on the street and in all honesty I much prefer them welded or a spool in the rear to a ratcheting locker, the lockers are very twitchy and unpredictable and can unsettle the handling of whatever they're in at very awkward times. Spools and welded spiders can be a pain in tight parking lots and such but are much more predictable and easier to live with on the road which is more important to me then chirping tires in a parking lot.
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I've got the miller locker and I drive it on the road every so often and you get used to it. It was cheaper then going with a locker and I am very pleased with the results
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I would not lincoln lock a d35 ever again.
Back when I first got into wheeling, I lincoln locked my D35 only running 31'' tires. Before I ever got it offroad, I was tuning a corner and all of the sudden, It stopped chirping. Broke a d35 axle shaft turning a corner at 5 mph. Luck for me, it was not a c-clip d35, so my axle didnt come out of the housing but fluid started coming out of the axle tube instantly.
I would swap in a 29 spline chryco 8.25, cherokee d44, or a ford 8.8 before locking it out back. Im not one that says IT IS GOING TO EXPLODE!!, but it happened to me!
Back when I first got into wheeling, I lincoln locked my D35 only running 31'' tires. Before I ever got it offroad, I was tuning a corner and all of the sudden, It stopped chirping. Broke a d35 axle shaft turning a corner at 5 mph. Luck for me, it was not a c-clip d35, so my axle didnt come out of the housing but fluid started coming out of the axle tube instantly.
I would swap in a 29 spline chryco 8.25, cherokee d44, or a ford 8.8 before locking it out back. Im not one that says IT IS GOING TO EXPLODE!!, but it happened to me!
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Okey so after a lil research nd looking under my xj i found out it has a chrysr 8.25 nt a D35...would it still be okey to weld it up...im like so happy cause i always thought it was a D35, this is gonna be a great day
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I wouldn't recommend Lincoln locking a DD. Its generally unsafe and puts excessive strain on driveline components and tires. Lincoln locking is better kept to trail rigs.
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I was also thinking of something along the lines of a lunch box style locker...anyone have any experience with them
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Come to think of it, I don't think I've ever heard of any one running one of those style lockers. You should run one and report back.
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Originally Posted by lowrange2
He says it's a trail rig only.
Come to think of it, I don't think I've ever heard of any one running one of those style lockers. You should run one and report back.
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Yea I have a lock rite in my 8.25, I drive it alot on the street, in the snow, rain and everything else. Works great off road and I have had no problems with it on road. I just pay attenion to what I am doing. Richmond recommends 85-140 gear oil and that is what I use. You can faintly hear the racheting around corners but not bad at all. Mine was 300 bucks and installed in a couple hours.