ya im welded frt and rear and it does great i dont have too worry about the locker not working or breaking. my buddys locker he had a lock right and the shaft fell out of the middle and tore up his 5.29 ring and pinion and he is only runnin a 4 banger with 35 boggers.
Welding them u know its locked for good and if u weld them good they wont break myne has been 4wheeld hard and clutch dumped and my 33 boggers smoked like crazy on pavement showing off and they havent broke yet. and plus if u want a locker later on just swap one out becuase u junk the spider gears anyways with a locker.