soc
Need a Spot
Reged: 05/29/05
Posts: 15
Loc: mississippi
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somebody give me the pros and cons of welding up a rearend. with all the other things i have done to my cj-5 i am to broke to buy a locker for the rearend. do i weld the dana 44 or just wait untill i can afford a good locker.i still drive this rig on the street (if and when i get my sway bar hooked back up).
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1981 cj5 12.50x33 mt baja claw radials 350 chevy engine np435 tranny dana 300 4 inch superlift 3 inch body lift scout dana 44's front and rear and dana 300 twin stick.
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superdawg
Body Damage is Cool
Reged: 10/13/99
Posts: 2211
Loc: Denver, Colorado
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Non-daily driver, for playing in mud, Miller, Lincoln to your hearts content. (don't weld to the cast steel carrier, only gear to gear.)
If a DD don't and save your dimes for a real locker.
SD
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Anonymous
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They work if you have a good strong welder. Also you must clean the heak out of the case once you are done. You get lots of welding goobers in the oil you might get them in the bearings or gears.
It cost 250$ at the most shipped for a lunch box locker. If you really have done lots and lots of work on your jeep and have no money, wait a couple weeks and just buy a lunch box. It will lock it and not put metal in the case.
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Anonymous
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lunch box locker?????? i have considered some sort of real locker(still have to watch cost) when i either rebuild the model 20 or find a dana 44, over the limmited slip unit in the model 20 in my jeep right now.
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BigJim
Web Wheeler
Reged: 10/07/03
Posts: 7724
Loc: Central Texas
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All of them act essentially the same.. Some make a clicking noise when on the street in turn. Others like my Powertrax are completely quiet..
I would think anyone with the desire could install one in his rear end in less than 2 hours with only about 3 standard tools. With practice maybe only 45 minutes.
Cost is near $250.
Big Jim 
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professional bovine relocation specialist
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Anonymous
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If you don't plan on heavy rock crawling, then the lunch box will work fine. Of course if you don't mind saving and waiting for a detroit, get it. I'm running a lock right in my jeep now, not the best but worth the money.
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BROWNBAGG
Getting the Wheeling Fever
Reged: 06/19/05
Posts: 52
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a welded rear and a lunchbox locker will be about the same strength, they still use the cast carrier, which is the weak spot. I run aussie lunchbox and it stronger than people think. If you do not run a huge tire it last a lifetime.
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