tyrhine

when you weld your rear end does it make it hard to turn?

84wagoneer

uh.... yes

tyrhine

sorry don't know alot about locked or welded rear ends. I have a friend who has a welded cherokee and its his DD. how hard does it make it?

offroad rider

Welded rear ends will make the outside tire skip in turns because it will not be able to spin fast enough freely.

tyrhine

ahh I see thanks!

radio flyer

The inside tire will not be able to spin as fast as the outside tire

4.3L XJ

Welded rear ends or spools were really only designed for one use. Going straight. Generally for our purposes, they are a bad deal.

jschulte11

i think u mean it spins the same, but needs to spin faster on the outside tire

radio flyer

Not faster, the same - A spool or welded diff will make both tires spin exactly the same number of revolution and as such in say a right turn, the chassis will unload on the right side ideally allowing the right tire to spin on the pavement rather than break any of the internal components.

98CherokeeSport

either way its still not good if its your DD. just throw an aussie in the rear. they are cheap and are great lockers

TrekkerJmm

I had a Blazer with a Dana 60 in the rear and welded the spider-gears and it was non stoppable when I went wheeling BUT I broke allot of axles with 40 inch mudders on the street. I also went through back tires like crazy but it was FUN ...Tj

tyrhine

yeah I was looking into a aussie locker and that seems like a better choice so which is better locking the from or rear first? I'm going to lock both but not at the same time

ktmracer419

i have run spools in my past 2 rears

and have a welded rear in my xj now.

and will be putting a spooled rear in my new xj soon

my jeep(s) are/have been daily drivers, rock crawlers, and weekend warriors.

nothing wrong with them. but most everything is a tradeoff

its cheap, reliable traction (no locker to break). but increased tire wear and "chirping" on corners

it changes the way the jeep handles on the street slightly, but its not a bad change. turning difficulty is a little harder but barely noticeable.

ill take a spool over an open diff any day