ok this is a drag only car no street time ever..

i want ed to run a drag spool but since i cant find any and if i were to find one funds are getting low im gonna weld the diff..

anyone have a writeup or pictures or a idea how to do it.. gimiie a idea so i can have something in my head to start with.. post post post

 

ttt

 

ive been wondering the same thing

 

somone chime in !

 

Weld it with the axles in place or just some spare inners you have, be DAMN careful about spatter so good shielding and good cleaning will help. Just weld the spider gears together that allow the power to bias to one side or the other. Once solid, no more open diff.

 

souns good im gonan tka ethe diff out and bring it to the welding shoop soon what kind of weld should i use.. gas mig or tig wich is gonna be stronger

 

Well, MIG vs TIG isn't really going to come down to strength, both are strong when performed properly. For this particular application MIG would probably be more ideal. MIG will be able to just load and penetrate the gears quickly and easily.

Here's a few welded diff pics:



This one, the two spider gears are removed along with the center pin



Neither of the above are pics of my welds...just don't want anyone thinking I roll like that...lol


Modified by RC000E at 2:05 AM 5/6/2007

 

so the first one all he did was weld the center pin?

 

I couldn't say for certain.....can't see the inside. I would personally just load up the diff gears, both to the housing and each other...just do it evenly to distribute the heat.

 

Here is the dif out of my old D trans, just go slow and make sure both axles are click in. Also dont weld the axle end to the dif.

 

so how did it feel around corners?

 

hahhaha

 

It wasnt a street car but I can tell you it was a bitch to turn in the pits on slicks with 8 psi in them. Also you had better have GOOD motor mounts.

 

why not just get a $300 obx lsd??

 

cuz its a (insert monster garage voice) "FREEBIE"

 

casue a locked diff will get ALOT better traaction than any lsd.. lsd has to let a wheel spin a revoloution or two to lock up locked diff will pull hardfer and never slip a tire thats why DRAG ONLY cars us drag spools not lsd's