lockers?spool?welded? pros and cons?? help

[Huhwhye]

Yeah that is a bit of an extreme case.  I find the truck handles better in the twistys with the locker.  Give it gas and the added traction really plants the rear.  Controlled throttle steering    I hate it when cars/trucks have open diffs and the inside tire looses all traction in the turn when I hit the gas.  Spoils my fun and slows me down.

[Skinny_Pedal]

For racing, serious off-road, or crazy hot-rodders, a spool is the ultimate traction differential. Actually, it can hardly be called a differential because it does not differentiate. Spools have several purposes in a differential. First, they lock both left and right axles solid together so that there can be no loss of power due to the unit allowing one wheel to spin faster than the other. Second, they usually support the ring gear much better than most other differentials. Last, they can be lighter than a differential, which saves rotating mass as well as un-sprung weight that the suspension has to contain. The main shortcoming of spools is the fact that the outside wheel has to turn faster when negotiating a turn if both wheels are to maintain traction. If the axles are locked together, one or both wheels have to slip in order for the outside wheel to travel farther than the inside wheel. This can cause the rear of the vehicle to spin out, fish-tale, or can cause a lot of noise that sounds like positraction clutch chatter as the axles twist and release. Sometimes these effects are not all that bad, and they are less severe when 35-spline or larger axles are used. For those people on a budget, there are mini-spools available for many rearend designs. A mini-spool fits inside the standard open carrier, replacing the spider gears, and locking the left and right axle shafts together just like a spool does. A mini spool drives exactly like a full spool does, but they are not as strong as a full spool and do not add any extra support to the ring gear like a spool does.

[Mike D]

I'm now kinda thinking that a spool wouldn't be to bad for my dd as long as i drive like its a 4x4 not and not a porsche.

[SWAMPER]

But I do drive mine like a porsche

[Mike D]

you wont when you get that thing lifted

[SWAMPER]

I bet

[Mike D]

I drive my dads car like a porsche