Don't weld a front diff. No how, no way. I've yet to hear of a single individual who was glad they did.

Scott Whitmore
"Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality." Dalai Lama

 

As others have said, don't weld. Ltd slips won't work up front. Your choices are a locker like the LockRight, or the turn it on/off capability of the ARB.

http://www.rocky-road.com

 

Do not weld the front diff! If you want the front locked get a locker, but not a lincon locker! I have a lincon locker in the back of my samurai (welded) and it works great.. all you need to do is weld the spider gears togeather. Get it done by a professional otherwise it will break.

Anton

 

When locked do the air lockers act as a spool or lincon locker?

anton

 

A spool and "lincoln" locker behave in the same manner

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Yeah i know, but when an air locker is locked is is locked like a spool or a lockrite?

Anton

 

When an air locker is locked both axles will always turn at the same speed just like a spool ar a lincoln. Most folks only lock the front ARB for a short time when the situation calls for it. HTH

Scott Whitmore
"Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality." Dalai Lama

 

Do they make spools for the sammy? I have never seen one, but I have heard great things about them when they where used on other trucks!

Thanx
Studly
92 Zuki/235's/1.6(soon)/Still Building
72 fj40/crate 350/33's/discs

 

Nope, none available.

JEEPN
Winter Harbor, Maine
'81 CJ-8 Scrambled, It's a Jeep, Chevy, IHC kinda thing!
'88.5 Zuki, 5" Calmini, Locked, Swamped, Rolled, and just generally broken in right!

 

Just to clear up that that you've never heard of anyone who liked welded diffs. I have a scout with lincoln lockers f/r and wouldn't trade them for a set of lockers if they were free and installed. But it has d44's and they can handle the stress much better then a samurai front axle

88 Samurai, 16 V EFI motor, Dana 44's, 36" Swampers, ARB and Detroit
lockers, custom drop arms, GRS II, 5.38 r&p, Warn 8000, custom bumpers,
leather seats & lots more.

 

DO NOT WELD THE FRONT BYE A LOCKER TRUST ME i HAVE SEEN IT DONE AND THE GUY HATED IT i HAVE A LOCKER IN THE FRONT AND LOVE IT

 

Thanx a lot! That sux they dont have spools available..but I do know people who do that stuff and I will talk to them cause I have heard some great things about spools! Would anyone be interested if they could start a line of spools??

Thanx
Studly
92 Zuki/235's/1.6(soon)/Still Building
72 fj40/crate 350/33's/discs

 

P.S. I am feelin' cheap otherwise so how does a limited slip sound?

Thanx
Studly
92 Zuki/235's/1.6(soon)/Still Building
72 fj40/crate 350/33's/discs