track lock dana 44 question

[88mjmanche]

can you weld the spiders to make it full time locked.orrrr will it mess up the limited slip disks and cause self destroction :ack:.. just wondering cause my buddy said " why did you buy a locker and new carrier, why dident you just weld it"

[cracker]

:huh???:

You won't need the limited slip discs if it is welded. :doh:

 

It turns it into a spool. ;)

 

Welding a carrier is a cheap but usually unreliable way of locking a carrier. Once it is welded, it is not really steet drivable and can be dangerous if it were bad weather. :smart:

[Eagle]

:huh???:

You won't need the limited slip discs if it is welded. :doh:

 

It turns it into a spool. ;)

 

Welding a carrier is a cheap but usually unreliable way of locking a carrier. Once it is welded, it is not really steet drivable and can be dangerous if it were bad weather. :smart:

:agree:

[project88mj]

your ride will want to "push" in the turns and you will go through tires faster

[JeepcoMJ]

short answer, no...you cannot weld a trac-lock carrier's spider gears to each other. nor can you weld them to the carrier...w/o the clutch discs, you'll have to put 10lbs of wire into the carrier to hold everything in place. no bueno.

 

and you can't weld the spiders while the clutch discs are in there...discs will fracture and eventually break off/fall out and destroy your bearings

[88mjmanche]

ok thanks guys i was right in doing the carrier and locker instead of welding :clapping: