Vee_Que
Sam, ive driven for 80,000km with my locking diff in all situations. Its caused no unpredictable handling in tight corners, it has a strong enough spring that it will be locked most of the time, but will unlock easily at very low speeds. Just need to drive steadily as you should anyway and its fine!
87240gl
Lsd or locked.
mechanical lockers are for 4x4.
elijahlaz
I've had a welded diff for months now haven't had any issues really, at the start it's a bit odd but once you get used to it it just turns to a good laugh ahahahah
Tree
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87240gl
Id be puttin more in mate and doesnt look like youve gotten good good penetrations, id give it another go wind the volts up and wire feed
Tree
I thought it was a bit light initially but Welded at 8 points, my mech mate did it. He said the axles will break before the welds. Guess I'll find out...
deleted_user_160
87240gl;60883 wroteId be puttin more in mate and doesnt look like youve gotten good good penetrations, id give it another go wind the volts up and wire feed
My thoughts exactly.
Send in the glue tree. Just jam rod in there as much as you can.
Vee_Que
Alternatively.... Dont do it like country bumpkin. Locker or lsd.
Tree
Its only temporary guys, I'll prob get the xj jeep lsd as bear suggests
GingerNinja
Unless it does awesome skids in peak hour traffic and then it stays.
Tree
I'll admit I'm a little paranoid about the axle once I get sticky tyres as she won't just be a drift pig
87240gl
Haha country bumpkin i like that, that hate is reall from you vee que!!! You wont snap and axle man i run toyo r1rs and had no issues!! Just drive it stop stressing everyone its just a locked diff been done many times
deleted_user_160
Keen for an Aussie locker myself. Add some functional clickety clack
87240gl
Thats what i had in mine for about 6months and i got so sick of it in a manual you get bad back lash and if you pull into a park and put the clutch in it locks unlocks and locks makes a bad bangin and churping noise haha you might have a different experience but i hated mine good for locking though cause once your foot is even resting it will lock up.
Vee_Que
You've been driving off your ls for not even 2 years, and don't put any threads up for your car etc, its hard to believe you. Toyo r1s are not cheap, and plenty of other tyres will do the job on a non turbo 240 for grip, or even one with a td05 12b on it. Let alone the cost of an aussi locka, why not sell it if it was no good to you?
deleted_user_160
Yeah I would be happy to buy it.
I hear Alex's Aussie locker mechanically activating regularly when he's moving around places.
And that's far from annoying. The feedback through the clutch could be frustrating though nothing I couldn't/wouldn't get used to and learn.
87240gl
If anyone actually wants my aussie locker they can have it but youll be so disapointed in a manual ;)
PaddlerEd
Observations following from reading this:
My 4Runner has an LSD that tends to result in sideways action on wet roundabouts and T-junctions, so I cant imagine what a locked/welded diff would be like... Have you ever seen a semi trailer running 3 axles try to take a tight turn? Lots of tyre scrub and generally not a lot of movement, that's very similar to the result of a locked diff.
Having also ridden quad bikes a fair bit, they also handle like a bitch when making tight turns due to no rear diff.
Vee Que is abrasive, BUT a lot of what he says has a lot if value, and is worth listening to quite often. Understanding that the other users here are often a lot older, and have a bit more experience in a variety of different environments - everything from licenced mechanics to self taught, and all manner of vehicles.
deleted_user_160
Adding to that running stretched rubber on a welded diff could have Nasty side effects
Tree
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Was this the super expensive LSD you were talking about Alex?