Topic: Noobie Question ? Welded IFS ?

[CrunchySheetMetal]

I have a 90 4X4 with IFS.  I have a detriot in the rear & plan to go SAS next spring.  I did not want to waste any money on an IFS locker in the mean time.  Will a quick lincoln lock job sufice ?

I currently only have a 4" lift, 32" ATs, and a Detroit locker in the rear.  I want to save as much money as I can for a SAS, regear, Dual TCs, & 37"s.  But I have to be able to do some wheeling in the mean time.

THANKS!

IM A NOOB!!

[KYOTA]

hell yeah weld it up, but do it right, oh and your not gonna like it the tight turns the trail your PS pump will hate you too. and when you do the SAS put the dtroit in the front and weld or spool the rear 

[mudaddict]

agreed!!! i went the locker way not a good idea waste of money if you are going to sas it but i didnt plan on doing mine so soon so. hell i will be selling my front diff with the locker installed in it here pretty soon if you want one. but def agree with kyota when you do the sas switch teh carriers and put the detroit in front and weld the rear.

[mr4x42u]

I welded up the front of my mud taco,,and its turns funky,,but its turning way better then a solid axle would welded,,why?I don't know,,must have somthing to do with the ifs,,but its been holding up just fine to a good bashing...I have broken soem axles though,,stubs and shafts both..But I beatthat truck like you would not believe..do it.

[*FFC*]

Yeah I've heard of it bein done, but a fulltime "locker" will make steering realllly funnnnn 

[Hyena]

Just leave the detriot in the rear when you do the ifs.  I put my detriot in the front and welded the rear.  Ended up breaking a front axle shaft which took out the detriot.  Wasn't really that mad, just took awhile to scavenge up a carrier to replace the detriot with.  Welded that up and through it in the front, not that bad of turning either. 

[Shamb]

IF you have the money when you do the SAS, dont put the detroit in the front. Save for an ARB so you can disengauge it when you turn it makes for turning in tight places much MUCH easier...

[Duffil]

IF you have the money when you do the SAS, dont put the detroit in the front. Save for an ARB so you can disengauge it when you turn it makes for turning in tight places much MUCH easier...

and they're a hell of a lot easier on birfs...when used sparingly, anyway.

[SWAMPER]

In that 92 if you have manual loking hubs once  you welded just unlook one when you want to make a tight turn

[grandeyota]

In that 92 if you have manual loking hubs once you welded just unlook one when you want to make a tight turn

Thats what I would always do. Just lock one till I got stuck and then lock the other. Or if I knew it was going to be a good run I'd just lock both. But then again thats for mud. It doesn't really let you turn not matter what you've got.