I dont drive on trips or anything just local driving to school thats 2 miles and i live in the county.What you think about welding rear

 

good question i have the same situation want the welded rear end but its my DD and i drive maybe twenty mins each way to work then its a wheelin machine on the weekends and occasional week night

 

welded diffs are a bad idea for dd, if you hit a puddle on one side under hard acceration it will pull you around very quickly

 

bad idea... you will break something.

 

I feel if its going to be on the road, dont weld it. It changes the whole driving aspects of the vehicle (rear axle permanently locked by any means)....and a weld at that. If it let loose at a decent speed (like welds can do in there), especially on the road, i wouldnt wanna be anywhere near it.

 

and you will not be able to make sharp turns

 

speak from experience guys

i have had a welded rear on a daily driver since 2007

never broke anything due to it
never spontaneously lost control in puddles

i put about 15k miles on my rig per year as well.

tires wear out quicker
tires chirp on corners
turning radius isnt what it used to be, but its not terrible

it's cheap
it's strong (as long as you do it right)
it's effective traction.

 

ok losing control on a puddle on the road is gonna happen when im runnin 33x12.50 not locked in right now and i hydro plane like He** almost losing control so the puddle issue not a big deal. i drive to and from work not like i go on road trips or live in the city so sharp turns only exist in the woods for me and that is where i wanna be locked up anyways.

 

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i would think these would even be better then welding it up... ive heard if you weld the D35 your an idiot though... and just give it a week to fall apart... lol... theres a guy on CL now trying to sell one thats been welded and it blew up actually...

 

ive got a welded rear 8.25 in my 89, i drive it everyday around 25 miles a day, no big problem, you get used to how it handles rain/snow, tire wear isnt too much different then before, though i run swmaper tsl radials so who knows if that matters, the squeeling/hopping on corners gets some weird looks though! especially considering its orange with an 01 on the side of it...

 

u need pics...

 

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welded diffs arent bad i drift in my spare time and my 240 has a welded diff its just diff to get used to you have to accelerate through corners and you tires squeal alot hahaa

 

pics are up in the build thread lol, and drifting a lifted jeep is possible, but gets a bit scary...

 

theres a pic! now i know u have them... and ill go look... lol