You can weld it if you want. I had a z71 with a welded diff it did fine to be honest with you. ive also had a 240sx with a welded diff and a few friends of mine still run them. I have never personally had problems i actually think my 240sx was more noticable than my z71. In the z71 i could really only tell when i was trying to pull into a parking space. They also welded a diff on this weeks xtreme 4x4. But i would keep a spare diff around just in case.

 

hmmmmmm, im contimplating.....but i dont want to ruin my 4.10's if it doesnt work.

 

He can have mine when I'm done with it. I have been searching google and there is a lot of ppl out there that are saying not to do it. But the ppl that have had no issue. BUT these threads are a few years old.

 

im gunna run it by my boss tomorrow on what he thinks...and if he'll help me do it after work lol

 

i can probally call 5-7 people running welded diffs right now and have been for years with no problems. Its all about how you drive it. its no more strain than a locker. A locker supposedly "unlocks" when you let off the gas but in my experience the only time im turning sharp enough to need it to unlock im turning on to another street or into a parking space. so its gonna be locked anyway.

 

welded spider gears don't allow the outside tire to rotate more during a turn so you'll be looking at faster tire wear if you do a lot of pavement driving because when you turn sharp the inside tire will slip and skip.

i'm not saying don't do it, but it isn't for me.
now if i had a trail only truck that would be different story. both axles would be welded.

 

You don't want a locker or welded gears on the street. If you were offroading then you would. On the street it is too much strain on the axle when turning.

 

it is my DD, and i put like 2500 miles on her a month lol, so i may eliminate this idea if its going to lead to problems. i jsut didnt know this was possible.

 

i got a buddy that welded up the axle in his jeep cheeroke and he drove it for 2 years on the street everyday to school and now its a trail rig, and he has never had a problem with it at all, and he beats the **** outa it. Just run some really cheep tires cause you will eat them up

 

the tires im looking into getting after xmas are going to run me around 950 installed, balanced etc.