Lincoln Locker

[Mike]

I know many people are against it.

But.... hear me out .

Depending on how well my jeep does or doesnt do at Mohawk, i was thinking of getting my rear end welded up for when i go to MaBell so i can do some of the harder stuff.

I have the 27 8.25 which is weak, but if I am not driving like a dick head, and take it easy on the gas, how will it hold up?

I have a another rear end ( same one ) if i had to swap it out , and i have 2 spare axle shafts as well.

What do you think?

[Jeep Creep]

if you have another rear end then id do it.

[KtmRacer419]

if you can trust your welds do eeeeetttt

[Mike]

well drthunder is gonna weld it for me and hes been welding for years

[HeavyMetal]

cant beat it offroad

on road it will eat up your tires fast and get annoying if you DD it. trust me on that oneee

[Mike]

tire life is not a worry, and how annoying does it get? just tires squealing?

i could just swap in my open carrier if it got bad.


my real worries are will my shafts be prone to more breakage on 33's and locked?

[HeavyMetal]

well it just got annoying for me in parking lots always having my tires chriping everywhere, i had it like that for 6 months of a lot of daily driving. also my rear BFGs were basically wasted. but anyway

as far as breakage is concerned, that all depends how you look at it, a locker can both increase, and decrease stress. having a locker, there will be less 'shock load', meaning there wont be a time when youre spinning one tire like a bat outta hell and then have it grab and then a shock force is applied and a shaft is grenaded. lockers typically produce less tire spin, which can in turn be thought of as less stress (at least shock-wise). Butttttt if youre in a situation where a tire's wedged or in a really tough spot with the jeeps weight on it (see: doug's jeep on committed ), its going to want to spin no matter what, thus increasing chance of a shaft break.

[HeavyMetal]

and to think im helping you after you smited me an hour ago

[Mike]

had to do it.

you have more karma than any normal person can handle and am in need of some

[DUG]

admin said:

well it just got annoying for me in parking lots always having my tires chriping everywhere, i had it like that for 6 months of a lot of daily driving. also my rear BFGs were basically wasted. but anyway

as far as breakage is concerned, that all depends how you look at it, a locker can both increase, and decrease stress. having a locker, there will be less 'shock load', meaning there wont be a time when youre spinning one tire like a bat outta hell and then have it grab and then a shock force is applied and a shaft is grenaded. lockers typically produce less tire spin, which can in turn be thought of as less stress (at least shock-wise). Butttttt if youre in a situation where a tire's wedged or in a really tough spot with the jeeps weight on it (see: doug's jeep on committed ), its going to want to spin no matter what, thus increasing chance of a shaft break.

I bent my axle tube smashing it against rocks @mabell, which is what caused the axle shaft to break the spool. I agree with Will on the less tire spin... I can crawl up rocks nice and slow, but on the road its not like driving a normal vehicle. Without the spool in there on the way home... it was soooo smooth, but I like it being locked all the time since the vehicle is not my DD.

[loudog3114]

I think you better bring those spare axle shafts.

[Mike]

i am bringing a couple spares actually

[Mike]

Its SOOO sick. my jeep is 100x more capable now. I love it

[Jeep Creep]

thats alot of weld

[KtmRacer419]

no it's not,


this is alot of weld