Topic: Welded Or Spool

[84krawler]

Wat do you think would be best spool it or say F it and weld it?

[pumkin toy]

depends on whether you want to spend any money or not, that and the fact that welds will eventually break, spool usually does not.  Those are really the only two factors.

[Sparkplug]

i vote weld it

[jimbo74]

weld is cheap.... and could break, depends on who is doing the welding

spools aren't cheap, but rarely break.....

as far as performance... they are the same......

[gtoyonrocks]

I would weld it. It can be welded and will not break if it's done properly.

[Early]

im not saying weld is good or bad. im spool rear and weld front. I decided to go with a spool in the back, mostly because i absolutely need that to work to get me home, the front not so much. a few bucks to have more of a sure thing where it counts. my

also depends on if you need to setup gears, if you just want to do it to your exsisting gears just weld it.

[zippo]

A spool is 189 buck, you can prolly find a good used one for alot less. I say spool it.

[H8PVMNT]

I have had good results with welded rears.

[Thomas P]

If its daily driven DO NOT weld it, it will eventually fail and you will be pissed, if its rarely driven then weld it

[jimbo74]

If its daily driven DO NOT weld it, it will eventually fail and you will be pissed, if its rarely driven then weld it

what is wrong with welding it on a daily driver? if the debate is between welding and a spool?

[IronClad]

meh just gotta weld it right

[WHITE_TRASH]

I have busted a welded yota diff but it wasn't welded anywhere close to correctly.  Spools are a great way to waste money.  I've seen people weld a diff wrong and warp the carrier and I've seen bent spools.  Only one of those will cause you near $200 so you make the call.

[superyota]

im not saying weld is good or bad. im spool rear and weld front. I decided to go with a spool in the back, mostly because i absolutely need that to work to get me home, the front not so much. a few bucks to have more of a sure thing where it counts. my

also depends on if you need to setup gears, if you just want to do it to your exsisting gears just weld it.

x2.  i got my spool for $80 shipped new.  then again, amount of wire you probably use to weld it up is around $2 i'm guessing.  more of peace of mind thing for me though.

[Rocksurfer]

If you have the $ spool it, if you have a welder and no $ weld it. A spool won't break and the welds can. I voted for the spool.

[Thomas P]

what is wrong with welding it on a daily driver? if the debate is between welding and a spool?

I was just thinking it depends on the applicaton and mileage, if you are gonna put lots of miles, its worth the cash for the spool, I paid $80 for mine brand new through the forum

[axled89]

spool it.  and forget about it.

[84krawler [OP]]

I was just saying cause i have another 3rd member with stock gears just in case.......and i am welding it cause i don't have the money at the moment for a spool hope it doesnt take a crap on me haha

[Early]

Then weld it, just make sure your shafts still slide in all the way

[jimbo74]

I was just saying cause i have another 3rd member with stock gears just in case.......and i am welding it cause i don't have the money at the moment for a spool hope it doesnt take a crap on me haha

make sure to weld it properly...... there are right and wrong ways to do it... i would have no issues running welded on the street, if it were done correctly..... if it is a hack job, then a spool that needs to be setup is the proper way to do it

[Dingman.]

I was just thinking it depends on the applicaton and mileage, if you are gonna put lots of miles, its worth the cash for the spool, I paid $80 for mine brand new through the forum

And he has seen how many welded diffs ive had problems with.

I say spool it as well, save up and buy a locker, or leave it open.

[IronClad]

And he has seen how many welded diffs ive had problems with.

I say spool it as well, save up and buy a locker, or leave it open.

shoulda let me glue it haha!

[jimbo74]

shoulda let me glue it haha!

jb weld

[Dingman.]

you know.. Ive only had one 4cyl where only the welds broke.

I had one 4cyl carrier break, cause it was welded.
I had the first one where the welds broke
and i had my last welded diff have the side gears shear off, but the welds held fine.

ANd now im running open rear, arb front.  Wish i had another arb.

[IronClad]

yeah i dont get why that v6 one broke like that.. im thinking it was a fluke tbh

[Early]

jb weld

do it and let us know. i mean you got an extra, lets see how strong it is

[IronClad]

do it and let us know. i mean you got an extra, lets see how strong it is

ive heard that some old school race drivers used to fill their carrier with lead instead of weld and it worked great and if something catastrophic decided to happen the lead would give and instead of the rear end going boom it would just be eaten up in the gears as its soft enough to not harm anything

[Dingman.]

yeah i dont get why that v6 one broke like that.. im thinking it was a fluke tbh

Ive heard of that happening from more than one person though.>   I think when you weld it, it weakens those side gears and then they break.

[Rocksurfer]

I've run 2 welded diffs never had one break and both were dd's and I wheeled the piss out of them. At the time there was a welder sitting there and no spools so I just did it. If I had the time to wait instead of being rushed I'd want the spool. If you don't have the $ then just weld it. There are a few threads here that have good welding thirds info.

[Early]

ive heard that some old school race drivers used to fill their carrier with lead instead of weld and it worked great and if something catastrophic decided to happen the lead would give and instead of the rear end going boom it would just be eaten up in the gears as its soft enough to not harm anything

makes sense, i wish i knew more old motor/hot rod/ racer guys  they've got allot of cool tricks, but they don't know how to use the internet to tell me