is there any way to make an open rear axle into a solid rear axle?


ive heard of people welding something together in the rear differential but i am not sure if this is even possible.

please help!!

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Its possible. My buddy welded his. and now it shakes and scrapes when he turns haha

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yeah you can weld your spider gears essentially making a spool. if you drive the truck on the road i dont suggest doing that though. not only will it steer and turn horribly but you will risk snapping axle shafts.

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is that his rear axkle? y does it do that?

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do you know of any other way that has less of a risk of breaking everything

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a selectable locker. the differential is there for a reason, when you make a turn the wheel on the inside of the turn will rotate slower then the outside and the differential allows for thats difference in speed between the two wheels. if you weld the diff it will no longer do that so the inner and outer wheel will both try and go the same speed meaning the inside tire will hop and chirp, if that tire gets just enough traction it will just snap the axle shaft. a selectable locker will lock the axle only when you want it (offroad, snow ect) and then you can unlock it on the road so you can drive normal. they arent cheap though.

Edit: you could look into a luchbox locker like a lock-rite. its an auto locker that sits in your stock diff housing and are probably the cheapest option in lockers.

http://www.offroaders.com/tech/lock-right-locker.htm

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A great demonstration of what happens when you weld your spider gears is to visit the local roundy round track. Wait for a spin out, and then watch for the car(s) to re-enter the track. When they do, if the spider gears are welded on any of the cars, chances are you'll see one of the wheels hopping up and down during a sudden turn.

Don't weld your spider gears on a street vehicle. If the welds break, damage will ensue.

Go find an Exploder or Ranger rear end with the limited slip 8.8 inch. Well worth the investment, the Exploder if you get the right year you can get disks factory too in some years.

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i am not just wanting a solid axle for off roading although it will help. i am wanting to make both wheels spin when i hit ice or something instead of just one. it will give be more traction and less of a chance to get stuck.

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that is a great idea but i am trying to find a way to make mine a solid axle without having to shell out the money. if i cant find anything i willl try and get one though

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Trust me welding your spiders is cheap, but then you make the rear more fragile for every day driving, it's fine on dirt rigs because dirt allows some slip. Really finding a selectable locker or a Limited Slip rear is the only way that you are going to get it done right and reliable for a long time to come. You gotta pay to play brosky.

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i know youve gotta pay to play. how much does a used solid or limited slip rearend run for an exploder or ranger?

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^^ how hard is it to install a new rear end from an expo? mine is an open 8.8 but i want and L/S 8.8

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if you weld you will pay in the long run i have a friend that welded the rear in his jeep about a month after i was flowing him to the local mud hole and i heard a loud boom and clank he broke his weld and after that happend he fraged his entire rear end gears and all the rest of the day was spent finding,buying,and replaceing his rear axle. its not worth it i promise just do what the other guys have said and go get you a LS 8.8 best and prolly the cheapest way to do it

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i dont want a limited slip i want a solid axle. i want to be able to slide around and it not start stutering in the rear

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well factory L/S is a 2:1 bias for trac lock, and 2.2:1 for torsen... with trac lock you can get a kit and get it to 3:1 which is considered a bit much for street use...

a e-locker will give you the best of both worlds though... or you can just buy a spool and make a lot of noise lol

i have no idea what all the numbers mean

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