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14 bolt spool prices
- Thread starter mason72
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Could the cheaper versions be a mini spool that goes inside a stock carrier? The $300 Yukon unit is likely a full carrier.
Whats your application?
Could also weld the spiders and get the same function, and save you the money. Many folks run welded diffs for offroad rigs. If this is a street rig, i wouldn’t run welded or spool, you will eat tires quicker than a true locker, selectable locker or open diff
Could also weld the spiders and get the same function, and save you the money. Many folks run welded diffs for offroad rigs. If this is a street rig, i wouldn’t run welded or spool, you will eat tires quicker than a true locker, selectable locker or open diff
They are all full spools.
It is going in a 72 k5 to that has been narrowed and bobbed. Not sure how to post a link but there is a build on here under 72 k5 narrowed. I'm building a d60 and a 14b for it now. It will end up with 40's
It gets both driven and trailered to trails.
I'm not 100% sold on the spool. I may end up with something like Yukon grizzly locker.
It is going in a 72 k5 to that has been narrowed and bobbed. Not sure how to post a link but there is a build on here under 72 k5 narrowed. I'm building a d60 and a 14b for it now. It will end up with 40's
It gets both driven and trailered to trails.
I'm not 100% sold on the spool. I may end up with something like Yukon grizzly locker.
I know it doesn't answer the original question, but would suggest just welding it especially if you are on the fence about a spool or other locker. You can tack weld the spiders and side gears together with them in the carrier so they are lined up , and then pull them out and fully weld them in to basically a mini spool. After they cool down drop them back into the carrier. If you can weld it's basically a free way to test out how a spool would work and seems to hold up really good. I welded up my 14-bolt 15 years ago thinking it would be temporary until buying a Detroit...but it's still welded. A bunch of guys in our club have ran welded diffs also in everything from Toyota axles to Dana 60 and 70, etc... with no issues. If you weld up the 14FF the way I mentioned above all can always remove it down the road and replace with a locker without ruining the factory carrier.
When I first installed the welded 14FF I drove mine to the trails. First set of tires were 35" MT/R radials and didn't really notice any excessive wear on the back. After that I went to 13/38-16 TSL's that were grooved. They did wear faster on the back but I wouldn't call it extreme (at least not considering I was burning up grooved bias ply TSL's on the freeway). On average each wheelin' trip was 200 miles on pavement with a large percentage running 60-70 mph. I also regularly drove around town with that setup. Guessing I put 10,000-ish miles on that setup and the 38" TSL's still had okay tread on them when I went to bigger tires. Keep in mind that was a lot of off-road use and spinning on rocks, and you would be lucky to get 20,000 miles out of a set of those on the road before the cords started showing. I though handling was perfectly fine and never had any issues. The only thing you noticed was some tire squealing when making sharp turns in town or in a parking lot. In regards to tire wear, a friend ran a welded rear in his '78 F-250 on 42" TSL's for years and drove to the trails and the tires wore evenly front to rear, which I contribute to the lighter rear end weight on a pickup.
When I first installed the welded 14FF I drove mine to the trails. First set of tires were 35" MT/R radials and didn't really notice any excessive wear on the back. After that I went to 13/38-16 TSL's that were grooved. They did wear faster on the back but I wouldn't call it extreme (at least not considering I was burning up grooved bias ply TSL's on the freeway). On average each wheelin' trip was 200 miles on pavement with a large percentage running 60-70 mph. I also regularly drove around town with that setup. Guessing I put 10,000-ish miles on that setup and the 38" TSL's still had okay tread on them when I went to bigger tires. Keep in mind that was a lot of off-road use and spinning on rocks, and you would be lucky to get 20,000 miles out of a set of those on the road before the cords started showing. I though handling was perfectly fine and never had any issues. The only thing you noticed was some tire squealing when making sharp turns in town or in a parking lot. In regards to tire wear, a friend ran a welded rear in his '78 F-250 on 42" TSL's for years and drove to the trails and the tires wore evenly front to rear, which I contribute to the lighter rear end weight on a pickup.
Thanks for all the info.
Tire wear might be my my only concern with something like a spool but I've talked to guys that run them 50/50 street and trail and say they like them.
Not sure why but I've never been fond of welding the spider gears. I have friends who welded theirs. I'll consider trying that first.
I have a lockrite in the 12 bolt that I installed 13yrs ago and love it.
Tire wear might be my my only concern with something like a spool but I've talked to guys that run them 50/50 street and trail and say they like them.
Not sure why but I've never been fond of welding the spider gears. I have friends who welded theirs. I'll consider trying that first.
I have a lockrite in the 12 bolt that I installed 13yrs ago and love it.
Same on the welding spiders. I want to and will be running a spool as well. Just want to. Don’t give a crap about tire wear. Long as they’re diggin!
